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
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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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Indicator
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural use), per capita
Unit
kg per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
177 places, 9,026 data points, 1961–2023
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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.