China vs Costa Rica: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural)
China
17.49 kg per person
in 2023
Costa Rica
17.21 kg per person
in 2023
China rank
32nd
Costa Rica rank
34th
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) over time
- China
- Costa Rica
How they compare
China currently reports 17.49 kg per person against 17.21 kg per person in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.28 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 175 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 | 2.24 kg per person | 11.7 kg per person | 9.47 kg per person | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 6.07 kg per person | 16.31 kg per person | 10.24 kg per person | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 13.92 kg per person | 19.04 kg per person | 5.12 kg per person | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 18.02 kg per person | 21.48 kg per person | 3.46 kg per person | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 20.13 kg per person | 15.56 kg per person | 4.57 kg per person | China |
| 2010s | 21.78 kg per person | 18.28 kg per person | 3.51 kg per person | China |
| 2020s | 17.77 kg per person | 16.48 kg per person | 1.3 kg per person | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural), China or Costa Rica?
- China, at 17.49 kg per person against 17.21 kg per person in Costa Rica as of 2023.
- What is the difference in nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) between China and Costa Rica?
- 0.28 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) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural)?
- China ranks 32nd and Costa Rica ranks 34th of 175 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural use), 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) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural use) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.