Costa Rica vs Norway: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural)

Costa Rica
17.21 kg per person
in 2023
Norway
19.23 kg per person
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
34th
Norway rank
31st

Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Norway
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How they compare

Norway currently reports 19.23 kg per person against 17.21 kg per person in Costa Rica, a difference of 2.02 kg per person.

That makes Norway's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Norway ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 34th and Norway ranks 31st of 175 countries.

Norway has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Norway Difference Ahead
1960s 11.7 kg per person 16.81 kg per person 5.11 kg per person Norway
1970s 16.31 kg per person 23.43 kg per person 7.12 kg per person Norway
1980s 19.04 kg per person 26.37 kg per person 7.33 kg per person Norway
1990s 21.48 kg per person 25.21 kg per person 3.73 kg per person Norway
2000s 15.56 kg per person 22.11 kg per person 6.55 kg per person Norway
2010s 18.28 kg per person 19.13 kg per person 0.8487 kg per person Norway
2020s 16.48 kg per person 19.74 kg per person 3.27 kg per person Norway

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural), Costa Rica or Norway?
Norway, at 19.23 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 Costa Rica and Norway?
2.02 kg per person, with Norway ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Norway?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Costa Rica and Norway rank globally for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural)?
Costa Rica ranks 34th and Norway ranks 31st 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.