Costa Rica vs Spain: Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Farm-gate

Costa Rica
0.0563 units per square kilometre
in 2019
Spain
0.0548 units per square kilometre
in 2019
Costa Rica rank
55th
Spain rank
57th

Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Farm-gate over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Spain
00.020.040.060.08199020042019

How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 0.0563 units per square kilometre against 0.0548 units per square kilometre in Spain, a difference of 0.0015 units per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 30 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 55th and Spain ranks 57th of 208 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 1 and Spain in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Spain Difference Ahead
1990s 0.0634 units per square kilometre 0.0506 units per square kilometre 0.0127 units per square kilometre Costa Rica
2000s 0.0462 units per square kilometre 0.0561 units per square kilometre 0.0099 units per square kilometre Spain
2010s 0.0527 units per square kilometre 0.0528 units per square kilometre 0.0001 units per square kilometre Spain

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) - farm-gate, Costa Rica or Spain?
Costa Rica, at 0.0563 units per square kilometre against 0.0548 units per square kilometre in Spain as of 2019.
What is the difference in emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) - farm-gate between Costa Rica and Spain?
0.0015 units per square kilometre, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Spain?
30 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2019.
How do Costa Rica and Spain rank globally for emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) - farm-gate?
Costa Rica ranks 55th and Spain ranks 57th of 208 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Farm-gate emissions, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Farm-gate emissions, per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
209 places, 6,088 data points, 1990–2019
Last refreshed

Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Farm-gate emissions divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.