What is the difference in goal 12: responsible consumption and production between Costa Rica and Uruguay?

0 5 year moving average, with Costa Rica ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Uruguay?

20 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

Statistical Performance Indicators, The World Bank (https://datacatalog.worldbank.org/dataset/statistical-performance-indicators), published as GOAL 12: Responsible Consumption and Production (5 year moving average). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Costa Rica vs Uruguay: GOAL 12: Responsible Consumption and Production

Costa Rica

1 5 year moving average

in 2023

Uruguay

1 5 year moving average

in 2023

Costa Rica rank

1st

Uruguay rank

1st

GOAL 12: Responsible Consumption and Production over time

Costa Rica
Uruguay

How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 1 5 year moving average against 1 5 year moving average in Uruguay, a difference of 0 5 year moving average.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 20 shared years of data; in 2004 it was Uruguay ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 1st and Uruguay ranks 1st of 215 countries.

Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Costa Rica	Uruguay	Difference	Ahead
2000s	0.5 5 year moving average	0.5 5 year moving average	0 5 year moving average	—
2010s	0.4165 5 year moving average	0.4165 5 year moving average	0 5 year moving average	—
2020s	0.9375 5 year moving average	0.875 5 year moving average	0.0625 5 year moving average	Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher goal 12: responsible consumption and production, Costa Rica or Uruguay?: Costa Rica, at 1 5 year moving average against 1 5 year moving average in Uruguay as of 2023.
What is the difference in goal 12: responsible consumption and production between Costa Rica and Uruguay?: 0 5 year moving average, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Uruguay?: 20 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2023.
How do Costa Rica and Uruguay rank globally for goal 12: responsible consumption and production?: Costa Rica ranks 1st and Uruguay ranks 1st of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statistical Performance Indicators, The World Bank (https://datacatalog.worldbank.org/dataset/statistical-performance-indicators), published as GOAL 12: Responsible Consumption and Production (5 year moving average). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator: GOAL 12: Responsible Consumption and Production (5 year moving average)
Unit: 5 year moving average
Source: Statistical Performance Indicators, The World Bank (https://datacatalog.worldbank.org/dataset/statistical-performance-indicators)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 215 places, 4,300 data points, 2004–2023
Last refreshed: 10 August 2026

SDG Goal 12 data availability. Source: UN Global SDG Indicators Database