China vs Costa Rica: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied
China
1.75 kg per person
in 2023
Costa Rica
1.72 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 1.75 kg per person against 1.72 kg per person in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.03 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 | 0.2236 kg per person | 1.17 kg per person | 0.9466 kg per person | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 0.6071 kg per person | 1.63 kg per person | 1.02 kg per person | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 1.39 kg per person | 1.9 kg per person | 0.5121 kg per person | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 1.8 kg per person | 2.15 kg per person | 0.3456 kg per person | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 2.01 kg per person | 1.56 kg per person | 0.4567 kg per person | China |
| 2010s | 2.18 kg per person | 1.83 kg per person | 0.3508 kg per person | China |
| 2020s | 1.78 kg per person | 1.65 kg per person | 0.1296 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 1.75 kg per person against 1.72 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?
- 0.03 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 volatilises, 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 volatilises divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.