Costa Rica vs El Salvador: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural)
Costa Rica
1,721 kg per square kilometre
in 2023
El Salvador
1,799 kg per square kilometre
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
29th
El Salvador rank
28th
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) over time
- Costa Rica
- El Salvador
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 1,799 kg per square kilometre against 1,721 kg per square kilometre in Costa Rica, a difference of 78 kg per square kilometre.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was El Salvador ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 29th and El Salvador ranks 28th of 175 countries.
El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | El Salvador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 373.06 kg per square kilometre | 1,298 kg per square kilometre | 924.86 kg per square kilometre | El Salvador |
| 1970s | 662.7 kg per square kilometre | 3,162 kg per square kilometre | 2,500 kg per square kilometre | El Salvador |
| 1980s | 1,013 kg per square kilometre | 2,685 kg per square kilometre | 1,672 kg per square kilometre | El Salvador |
| 1990s | 1,481 kg per square kilometre | 2,646 kg per square kilometre | 1,166 kg per square kilometre | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 1,287 kg per square kilometre | 2,605 kg per square kilometre | 1,318 kg per square kilometre | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 1,716 kg per square kilometre | 2,729 kg per square kilometre | 1,013 kg per square kilometre | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 1,636 kg per square kilometre | 1,803 kg per square kilometre | 167.73 kg per square kilometre | El Salvador |
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 El Salvador?
- El Salvador, at 1,799 kg per square kilometre against 1,721 kg per square kilometre in Costa Rica as of 2023.
- What is the difference in nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) between Costa Rica and El Salvador?
- 78 kg per square kilometre, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and El Salvador?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and El Salvador rank globally for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural)?
- Costa Rica ranks 29th and El Salvador ranks 28th of 175 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural use), per square kilometre. 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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.