Costa Rica vs Spain: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied
Costa Rica
1.72 kg per person
in 2023
Spain
1.6 kg per person
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
34th
Spain rank
37th
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied over time
- Costa Rica
- Spain
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 1.72 kg per person against 1.6 kg per person in Spain, a difference of 0.12 kg per person.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times Spain's.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Spain ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 34th and Spain ranks 37th of 176 countries.
Spain has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.17 kg per person | 1.34 kg per person | 0.1694 kg per person | Spain |
| 1970s | 1.63 kg per person | 2.1 kg per person | 0.472 kg per person | Spain |
| 1980s | 1.9 kg per person | 2.53 kg per person | 0.6234 kg per person | Spain |
| 1990s | 2.15 kg per person | 2.59 kg per person | 0.4446 kg per person | Spain |
| 2000s | 1.56 kg per person | 2.31 kg per person | 0.7495 kg per person | Spain |
| 2010s | 1.83 kg per person | 2.12 kg per person | 0.2881 kg per person | Spain |
| 2020s | 1.65 kg per person | 1.89 kg per person | 0.2431 kg per person | Spain |
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 Spain?
- Costa Rica, at 1.72 kg per person against 1.6 kg per person in Spain as of 2023.
- What is the difference in nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied between Costa Rica and Spain?
- 0.12 kg per person, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Spain?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and Spain rank globally for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied?
- Costa Rica ranks 34th and Spain ranks 37th 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.