Costa Rica vs Nicaragua: Sulphur dioxide and coal, per square kilometre

Costa Rica
0.1937 units per square kilometre
in 2022
Nicaragua
0.1991 units per square kilometre
in 2022
Costa Rica rank
132nd
Nicaragua rank
130th

Sulphur dioxide and coal, per square kilometre over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Nicaragua
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How they compare

Nicaragua currently reports 0.1991 units per square kilometre against 0.1937 units per square kilometre in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.0054 units per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 62 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 132nd and Nicaragua ranks 130th of 207 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 6 and Nicaragua in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Nicaragua Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0779 units per square kilometre 0.055 units per square kilometre 0.0229 units per square kilometre Costa Rica
1970s 0.1978 units per square kilometre 0.1188 units per square kilometre 0.079 units per square kilometre Costa Rica
1980s 0.3096 units per square kilometre 0.1282 units per square kilometre 0.1814 units per square kilometre Costa Rica
1990s 0.4506 units per square kilometre 0.1834 units per square kilometre 0.2672 units per square kilometre Costa Rica
2000s 0.4979 units per square kilometre 0.3073 units per square kilometre 0.1906 units per square kilometre Costa Rica
2010s 0.3573 units per square kilometre 0.2852 units per square kilometre 0.0721 units per square kilometre Costa Rica
2020s 0.1906 units per square kilometre 0.1952 units per square kilometre 0.0046 units per square kilometre Nicaragua

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sulphur dioxide and coal, per square kilometre, Costa Rica or Nicaragua?
Nicaragua, at 0.1991 units per square kilometre against 0.1937 units per square kilometre in Costa Rica as of 2022.
What is the difference in sulphur dioxide and coal, per square kilometre between Costa Rica and Nicaragua?
0.0054 units per square kilometre, with Nicaragua ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Nicaragua?
62 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2022.
How do Costa Rica and Nicaragua rank globally for sulphur dioxide and coal, per square kilometre?
Costa Rica ranks 132nd and Nicaragua ranks 130th of 207 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Sulphur dioxide and coal, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Sulphur dioxide and coal, per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
207 places, 11,657 data points, 1961–2022
Last refreshed

Sulphur dioxide and coal 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.