Panama vs. Costa Rica
Environment
| Panama | Costa Rica |
|---|
| Air pollutants | particulate matter emissions: 11.18 micrograms per cubic meter (2016 est.)
carbon dioxide emissions: 10.71 megatons (2016 est.)
methane emissions: 5.97 megatons (2020 est.) | particulate matter emissions: 15.85 micrograms per cubic meter (2016 est.)
carbon dioxide emissions: 8.02 megatons (2016 est.)
methane emissions: 5.61 megatons (2020 est.) |
| Total water withdrawal | municipal: 759.1 million cubic meters (2017 est.)
industrial: 6.2 million cubic meters (2017 est.)
agricultural: 446.1 million cubic meters (2017 est.) | municipal: 652 million cubic meters (2017 est.)
industrial: 240 million cubic meters (2017 est.)
agricultural: 2.302 billion cubic meters (2017 est.) |
| Revenue from forest resources | forest revenues: 0.08% of GDP (2018 est.) | forest revenues: 0.82% of GDP (2018 est.) |
| Revenue from coal | coal revenues: 0% of GDP (2018 est.) | coal revenues: 0% of GDP (2018 est.) |
| Waste and recycling | municipal solid waste generated annually: 1,472,262 tons (2015 est.) | municipal solid waste generated annually: 1.46 million tons (2014 est.)
municipal solid waste recycled annually: 18,396 tons (2014 est.)
percent of municipal solid waste recycled: 1.3% (2014 est.) |
Source: CIA Factbook
