Costa Rica vs South Africa: Potatoes — Crop residues (N content), per square kilometre
Costa Rica
2.9 kg per square kilometre
in 2023
South Africa
3.12 kg per square kilometre
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
73rd
South Africa rank
72nd
Potatoes — Crop residues (N content), per square kilometre over time
- Costa Rica
- South Africa
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 3.12 kg per square kilometre against 2.9 kg per square kilometre in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.22 kg per square kilometre.
That makes South Africa's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.
The two have swapped places 16 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was South Africa ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 73rd and South Africa ranks 72nd of 137 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 2 and South Africa in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.13 kg per square kilometre | 1.16 kg per square kilometre | 0.0314 kg per square kilometre | South Africa |
| 1970s | 1.35 kg per square kilometre | 1.37 kg per square kilometre | 0.0209 kg per square kilometre | South Africa |
| 1980s | 1.94 kg per square kilometre | 1.88 kg per square kilometre | 0.0587 kg per square kilometre | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 2.15 kg per square kilometre | 2.21 kg per square kilometre | 0.0528 kg per square kilometre | South Africa |
| 2000s | 2.74 kg per square kilometre | 2.44 kg per square kilometre | 0.3025 kg per square kilometre | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 2.64 kg per square kilometre | 3.07 kg per square kilometre | 0.4226 kg per square kilometre | South Africa |
| 2020s | 2.67 kg per square kilometre | 3.31 kg per square kilometre | 0.6401 kg per square kilometre | South Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher potatoes — crop residues (n content), per square kilometre, Costa Rica or South Africa?
- South Africa, at 3.12 kg per square kilometre against 2.9 kg per square kilometre in Costa Rica as of 2023.
- What is the difference in potatoes — crop residues (n content), per square kilometre between Costa Rica and South Africa?
- 0.22 kg per square kilometre, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and South Africa?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and South Africa rank globally for potatoes — crop residues (n content), per square kilometre?
- Costa Rica ranks 73rd and South Africa ranks 72nd of 137 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Potatoes — Crop residues (N content), 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
Potatoes — Crop residues (N content) 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.