Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied was 172.08 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Costa Rica, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Costa Rica is 172.08 kg per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 25.3% on the previous year and down 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Costa Rica peaked at 203.68 kg per square kilometre in 1998 and was at its lowest, 12.19 kg per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Costa Rica 29th out of 176 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 12.19 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 17.3 kg per square kilometre | +41.8% |
| 1963 | 41.13 kg per square kilometre | +137.8% |
| 1964 | 47 kg per square kilometre | +14.3% |
| 1965 | 19.58 kg per square kilometre | -58.3% |
| 1966 | 32.71 kg per square kilometre | +67.0% |
| 1967 | 30.75 kg per square kilometre | -6.0% |
| 1968 | 56.8 kg per square kilometre | +84.7% |
| 1969 | 78.3 kg per square kilometre | +37.9% |
| 1970 | 73.18 kg per square kilometre | -6.5% |
| 1971 | 52.49 kg per square kilometre | -28.3% |
| 1972 | 50.72 kg per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 1973 | 66.59 kg per square kilometre | +31.3% |
| 1974 | 66.39 kg per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1975 | 60.91 kg per square kilometre | -8.3% |
| 1976 | 55.79 kg per square kilometre | -8.4% |
| 1977 | 79.4 kg per square kilometre | +42.3% |
| 1978 | 80.06 kg per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1979 | 77.16 kg per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 1980 | 79.32 kg per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1981 | 88.52 kg per square kilometre | +11.6% |
| 1982 | 95.97 kg per square kilometre | +8.4% |
| 1983 | 105.76 kg per square kilometre | +10.2% |
| 1984 | 99.1 kg per square kilometre | -6.3% |
| 1985 | 95.97 kg per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 1986 | 101.84 kg per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 1987 | 107.72 kg per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 1988 | 115.49 kg per square kilometre | +7.2% |
| 1989 | 123.38 kg per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 1990 | 108.89 kg per square kilometre | -11.7% |
| 1991 | 122.21 kg per square kilometre | +12.2% |
| 1992 | 127.3 kg per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1993 | 117.51 kg per square kilometre | -7.7% |
| 1994 | 137.09 kg per square kilometre | +16.7% |
| 1995 | 137.09 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 174.31 kg per square kilometre | +27.1% |
| 1997 | 195.85 kg per square kilometre | +12.4% |
| 1998 | 203.68 kg per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1999 | 156.68 kg per square kilometre | -23.1% |
| 2000 | 133.18 kg per square kilometre | -15.0% |
| 2001 | 104.24 kg per square kilometre | -21.7% |
| 2002 | 107.55 kg per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2003 | 151.58 kg per square kilometre | +40.9% |
| 2004 | 123.53 kg per square kilometre | -18.5% |
| 2005 | 133.22 kg per square kilometre | +7.8% |
| 2006 | 140.1 kg per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 2007 | 145.23 kg per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 2008 | 159.69 kg per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 2009 | 88.86 kg per square kilometre | -44.4% |
| 2010 | 119.87 kg per square kilometre | +34.9% |
| 2011 | 185.29 kg per square kilometre | +54.6% |
| 2012 | 172.09 kg per square kilometre | -7.1% |
| 2013 | 176.22 kg per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 152.61 kg per square kilometre | -13.4% |
| 2015 | 166.82 kg per square kilometre | +9.3% |
| 2016 | 193.78 kg per square kilometre | +16.2% |
| 2017 | 177.72 kg per square kilometre | -8.3% |
| 2018 | 188.43 kg per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 2019 | 182.69 kg per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 2020 | 185.51 kg per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 159.39 kg per square kilometre | -14.1% |
| 2022 | 137.31 kg per square kilometre | -13.9% |
| 2023 | 172.08 kg per square kilometre | +25.3% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 172.08 kg per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 52.08 kg per square kilometre, 3.3× the median. (61 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 172.08 kg per square kilometre is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 33.51 kg per square kilometre, 5.1× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Costa Rica changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | +137.8% | 17.3 kg per square kilometre | 41.13 kg per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 37.31 kg per square kilometre | 12.19 kg per square kilometre | 78.3 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 66.27 kg per square kilometre | 50.72 kg per square kilometre | 80.06 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 101.31 kg per square kilometre | 79.32 kg per square kilometre | 123.38 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 148.06 kg per square kilometre | 108.89 kg per square kilometre | 203.68 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 128.72 kg per square kilometre | 88.86 kg per square kilometre | 159.69 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 171.55 kg per square kilometre | 119.87 kg per square kilometre | 193.78 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 163.57 kg per square kilometre | 137.31 kg per square kilometre | 185.51 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
- 26 Italy 192.56 kg per square kilometre compare
- 27 Malta 183.17 kg per square kilometre compare
- 28 El Salvador 179.94 kg per square kilometre compare
- 30 Ukraine 171.49 kg per square kilometre compare
- 31 Guatemala 168.44 kg per square kilometre compare
- 32 Indonesia 157.72 kg per square kilometre compare
More climate change data for Costa Rica
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 108.28 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 3,751 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 942.79 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 2,808 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 3.56 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 100.29 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 688.78 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 623.33 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 65.45 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 2.35 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Costa Rica?
- Nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Costa Rica was 172.08 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 203.68 kg per square kilometre in 1998.
- What is the lowest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.19 kg per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Costa Rica rank for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied?
- Costa Rica ranks 29th out of 176 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied that volatilises, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied that volatilises 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.
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied that volatilises ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied that volatilises 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.