China vs Costa Rica: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied

China
5.25 kg per person
in 2023
Costa Rica
5.16 kg per person
in 2023
China rank
32nd
Costa Rica rank
34th

Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied over time

  • China
  • Costa Rica
02468196119922023

How they compare

China currently reports 5.25 kg per person against 5.16 kg per person in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.09 kg per person.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Costa Rica ahead.

China ranks 32nd and Costa Rica ranks 34th of 176 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, China averaged higher in 3 and Costa Rica in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade China Costa Rica Difference Ahead
1960s 0.6709 kg per person 3.51 kg per person 2.84 kg per person Costa Rica
1970s 1.82 kg per person 4.89 kg per person 3.07 kg per person Costa Rica
1980s 4.18 kg per person 5.71 kg per person 1.54 kg per person Costa Rica
1990s 5.41 kg per person 6.44 kg per person 1.04 kg per person Costa Rica
2000s 6.04 kg per person 4.67 kg per person 1.37 kg per person China
2010s 6.54 kg per person 5.48 kg per person 1.05 kg per person China
2020s 5.33 kg per person 4.94 kg per person 0.3887 kg per person China

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied, China or Costa Rica?
China, at 5.25 kg per person against 5.16 kg per person in Costa Rica as of 2023.
What is the difference in nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied between China and Costa Rica?
0.09 kg per person, with China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and Costa Rica?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do China and Costa Rica rank globally for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied?
China ranks 32nd and Costa Rica ranks 34th of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied that leaches, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied that leaches, per capita
Unit
kg per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
178 places, 9,865 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied that leaches divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.