Costa Rica vs El Salvador: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied
Costa Rica
516.23 kg per square kilometre
in 2023
El Salvador
539.81 kg per square kilometre
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
29th
El Salvador rank
28th
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied over time
- Costa Rica
- El Salvador
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 539.81 kg per square kilometre against 516.23 kg per square kilometre in Costa Rica, a difference of 23.58 kg per square kilometre.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was El Salvador ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 29th and El Salvador ranks 28th of 176 countries.
El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | El Salvador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 111.92 kg per square kilometre | 389.38 kg per square kilometre | 277.46 kg per square kilometre | El Salvador |
| 1970s | 198.81 kg per square kilometre | 948.68 kg per square kilometre | 749.86 kg per square kilometre | El Salvador |
| 1980s | 303.92 kg per square kilometre | 805.44 kg per square kilometre | 501.52 kg per square kilometre | El Salvador |
| 1990s | 444.18 kg per square kilometre | 793.88 kg per square kilometre | 349.69 kg per square kilometre | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 386.15 kg per square kilometre | 781.5 kg per square kilometre | 395.35 kg per square kilometre | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 514.65 kg per square kilometre | 818.63 kg per square kilometre | 303.98 kg per square kilometre | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 490.72 kg per square kilometre | 541.04 kg per square kilometre | 50.32 kg per square kilometre | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied, Costa Rica or El Salvador?
- El Salvador, at 539.81 kg per square kilometre against 516.23 kg per square kilometre in Costa Rica as of 2023.
- What is the difference in nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied between Costa Rica and El Salvador?
- 23.58 kg per square kilometre, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and El Salvador?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and El Salvador rank globally for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied?
- Costa Rica ranks 29th and El Salvador ranks 28th of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied that leaches, per square kilometre. 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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.