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
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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About this data
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.