Costa Rica vs South America: Synthetic Fertilizers — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O, annual growth rate

Costa Rica
25.32 % change on previous year
in 2023
South America
-9.16 % change on previous year
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
32nd
South America rank
31st

Synthetic Fertilizers — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O, annual growth rate over time

  • Costa Rica
  • South America
-50050100150196219922023

How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 25.32 % change on previous year against -9.16 % change on previous year in South America, a difference of 34.48 % change on previous year.

That makes Costa Rica's figure about 2.8 times South America's.

The two have swapped places 32 times across 62 shared years of data; in 1962 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 32nd and South America ranks 31st of 196 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 3 and South America in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica South America Difference Ahead
1960s 39.9 % change on previous year 11.83 % change on previous year 28.07 % change on previous year Costa Rica
1970s 1.57 % change on previous year 12.99 % change on previous year 11.42 % change on previous year South America
1980s 4.95 % change on previous year 4.13 % change on previous year 0.8228 % change on previous year Costa Rica
1990s 3.41 % change on previous year 5.85 % change on previous year 2.44 % change on previous year South America
2000s -2.88 % change on previous year 4.24 % change on previous year 7.13 % change on previous year South America
2010s 9.15 % change on previous year 6.8 % change on previous year 2.35 % change on previous year Costa Rica
2020s -0.2669 % change on previous year 4.22 % change on previous year 4.49 % change on previous year South America

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher synthetic fertilizers — emissions (co2eq) from n2o, annual growth rate, Costa Rica or South America?
Costa Rica, at 25.32 % change on previous year against -9.16 % change on previous year in South America as of 2023.
What is the difference in synthetic fertilizers — emissions (co2eq) from n2o, annual growth rate between Costa Rica and South America?
34.48 % change on previous year, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and South America?
62 years are reported by both, from 1962 to 2023.
How do Costa Rica and South America rank globally for synthetic fertilizers — emissions (co2eq) from n2o, annual growth rate?
Costa Rica ranks 32nd and South America ranks 31st of 196 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Synthetic Fertilizers — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5), 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 — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5), 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, 12,514 data points, 1962–2023
Last refreshed

The year-on-year percentage change in Synthetic Fertilizers — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.