Costa Rica vs Spain: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural)
Costa Rica
17.21 kg per person
in 2023
Spain
15.99 kg per person
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
34th
Spain rank
37th
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) over time
- Costa Rica
- Spain
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 17.21 kg per person against 15.99 kg per person in Spain, a difference of 1.22 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 175 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 | 11.7 kg per person | 13.4 kg per person | 1.69 kg per person | Spain |
| 1970s | 16.31 kg per person | 21.03 kg per person | 4.72 kg per person | Spain |
| 1980s | 19.04 kg per person | 25.28 kg per person | 6.23 kg per person | Spain |
| 1990s | 21.48 kg per person | 25.93 kg per person | 4.45 kg per person | Spain |
| 2000s | 15.56 kg per person | 23.06 kg per person | 7.49 kg per person | Spain |
| 2010s | 18.28 kg per person | 21.16 kg per person | 2.88 kg per person | Spain |
| 2020s | 16.48 kg per person | 18.91 kg per person | 2.43 kg per person | Spain |
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 Spain?
- Costa Rica, at 17.21 kg per person against 15.99 kg per person in Spain as of 2023.
- What is the difference in nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) between Costa Rica and Spain?
- 1.22 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) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural)?
- Costa Rica ranks 34th and Spain ranks 37th 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.