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
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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About this data
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.