Costa Rica vs Southern Africa: Synthetic Fertilizers — Direct emissions, annual growth rate

Costa Rica
25.32 % change on previous year
in 2023
Southern Africa
-19.03 % change on previous year
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
31st
Southern Africa rank
32nd

Synthetic Fertilizers — Direct emissions, annual growth rate over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Southern Africa
-50050100150196219922023

How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 25.32 % change on previous year against -19.03 % change on previous year in Southern Africa, a difference of 44.35 % change on previous year.

That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.3 times Southern Africa's.

The two have swapped places 34 times across 62 shared years of data; in 1962 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 31st and Southern Africa ranks 32nd of 196 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 5 and Southern Africa in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Southern Africa Difference Ahead
1960s 39.91 % change on previous year 13.81 % change on previous year 26.1 % change on previous year Costa Rica
1970s 1.57 % change on previous year 10.57 % change on previous year 9 % change on previous year Southern Africa
1980s 4.95 % change on previous year 0.1429 % change on previous year 4.81 % change on previous year Costa Rica
1990s 3.4 % change on previous year 1.1 % change on previous year 2.31 % change on previous year Costa Rica
2000s -2.88 % change on previous year 1.08 % change on previous year 3.97 % change on previous year Southern Africa
2010s 9.15 % change on previous year 3.54 % change on previous year 5.61 % change on previous year Costa Rica
2020s -0.266 % change on previous year -4.34 % change on previous year 4.08 % change on previous year Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher synthetic fertilizers — direct emissions, annual growth rate, Costa Rica or Southern Africa?
Costa Rica, at 25.32 % change on previous year against -19.03 % change on previous year in Southern Africa as of 2023.
What is the difference in synthetic fertilizers — direct emissions, annual growth rate between Costa Rica and Southern Africa?
44.35 % change on previous year, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Southern Africa?
62 years are reported by both, from 1962 to 2023.
How do Costa Rica and Southern Africa rank globally for synthetic fertilizers — direct emissions, annual growth rate?
Costa Rica ranks 31st and Southern Africa ranks 32nd of 196 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Synthetic Fertilizers — Direct emissions (N2O), annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Synthetic Fertilizers — Direct emissions (N2O), annual growth rate
Unit
% change on previous year
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
248 places, 12,506 data points, 1962–2023
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The year-on-year percentage change in Synthetic Fertilizers — Direct emissions (N2O). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.