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

Costa Rica
0.0562 units per square kilometre
in 2019
Spain
0.0548 units per square kilometre
in 2019
Costa Rica rank
54th
Spain rank
55th

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

  • Costa Rica
  • Spain
00.020.040.060.08196119902019

How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 0.0562 units per square kilometre against 0.0548 units per square kilometre in Spain, a difference of 0.0014 units per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Spain ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 54th and Spain ranks 55th of 206 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 4 and Spain in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Spain Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0411 units per square kilometre 0.0373 units per square kilometre 0.0038 units per square kilometre Costa Rica
1970s 0.0608 units per square kilometre 0.0402 units per square kilometre 0.0206 units per square kilometre Costa Rica
1980s 0.0766 units per square kilometre 0.0452 units per square kilometre 0.0314 units per square kilometre Costa Rica
1990s 0.0634 units per square kilometre 0.0506 units per square kilometre 0.0128 units per square kilometre Costa Rica
2000s 0.0461 units per square kilometre 0.0561 units per square kilometre 0.0099 units per square kilometre Spain
2010s 0.0526 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) - ipcc, Costa Rica or Spain?
Costa Rica, at 0.0562 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) - ipcc between Costa Rica and Spain?
0.0014 units per square kilometre, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Spain?
59 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2019.
How do Costa Rica and Spain rank globally for emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) - ipcc?
Costa Rica ranks 54th and Spain ranks 55th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture, 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) - IPCC Agriculture, per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
206 places, 10,733 data points, 1961–2019
Last refreshed

Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 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.