Nutrient nitrogen N: Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) … gaps in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Nutrient nitrogen N: Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) … gaps was 108.28 million kg in 2050. ▲ Rising
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) in Costa Rica, 1961–2050
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg.
Analysis
In 2050, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) in Costa Rica stood at 108.28 million kg. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
Over the whole period, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) in Costa Rica peaked at 108.28 million kg in 2050 and was at its lowest, 6.23 million kg, in 1961.
Costa Rica ranks 85th of 216 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Nutrient nitrogen N: Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) … gaps in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | kg | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 6.23 million kg | — |
| 1962 | 8.83 million kg | +41.8% |
| 1963 | 21.00 million kg | +137.8% |
| 1964 | 24.00 million kg | +14.3% |
| 1965 | 10.00 million kg | -58.3% |
| 1966 | 16.70 million kg | +67.0% |
| 1967 | 15.70 million kg | -6.0% |
| 1968 | 29.00 million kg | +84.7% |
| 1969 | 39.98 million kg | +37.9% |
| 1970 | 37.37 million kg | -6.5% |
| 1971 | 26.80 million kg | -28.3% |
| 1972 | 25.90 million kg | -3.4% |
| 1973 | 34.00 million kg | +31.3% |
| 1974 | 33.90 million kg | -0.3% |
| 1975 | 31.10 million kg | -8.3% |
| 1976 | 28.49 million kg | -8.4% |
| 1977 | 40.54 million kg | +42.3% |
| 1978 | 40.88 million kg | +0.8% |
| 1979 | 39.40 million kg | -3.6% |
| 1980 | 40.50 million kg | +2.8% |
| 1981 | 45.20 million kg | +11.6% |
| 1982 | 49.00 million kg | +8.4% |
| 1983 | 54.00 million kg | +10.2% |
| 1984 | 50.60 million kg | -6.3% |
| 1985 | 49.00 million kg | -3.2% |
| 1986 | 52.00 million kg | +6.1% |
| 1987 | 55.00 million kg | +5.8% |
| 1988 | 58.97 million kg | +7.2% |
| 1989 | 63.00 million kg | +6.8% |
| 1990 | 55.60 million kg | -11.7% |
| 1991 | 62.40 million kg | +12.2% |
| 1992 | 65.00 million kg | +4.2% |
| 1993 | 60.00 million kg | -7.7% |
| 1994 | 70.00 million kg | +16.7% |
| 1995 | 70.00 million kg | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 89.00 million kg | +27.1% |
| 1997 | 100.00 million kg | +12.4% |
| 1998 | 104.00 million kg | +4.0% |
| 1999 | 80.00 million kg | -23.1% |
| 2000 | 68.00 million kg | -15.0% |
| 2001 | 53.22 million kg | -21.7% |
| 2002 | 54.92 million kg | +3.2% |
| 2003 | 77.40 million kg | +40.9% |
| 2004 | 63.07 million kg | -18.5% |
| 2005 | 68.02 million kg | +7.8% |
| 2006 | 71.53 million kg | +5.2% |
| 2007 | 74.15 million kg | +3.7% |
| 2008 | 81.54 million kg | +10.0% |
| 2009 | 45.37 million kg | -44.4% |
| 2010 | 61.20 million kg | +34.9% |
| 2011 | 94.61 million kg | +54.6% |
| 2012 | 87.87 million kg | -7.1% |
| 2013 | 89.98 million kg | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 77.92 million kg | -13.4% |
| 2015 | 85.18 million kg | +9.3% |
| 2016 | 98.94 million kg | +16.2% |
| 2017 | 90.74 million kg | -8.3% |
| 2018 | 96.21 million kg | +6.0% |
| 2019 | 93.28 million kg | -3.0% |
| 2020 | 94.72 million kg | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 81.39 million kg | -14.1% |
| 2022 | 70.11 million kg | -13.9% |
| 2023 | 87.86 million kg | +25.3% |
| 2030 | 93.08 million kg | +5.9% |
| 2050 | 108.28 million kg | +16.3% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 108.28 million kg is above the median for high income countries, which is 53.90 million kg, 2.0× the median. (61 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 108.28 million kg is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 36.85 million kg, 2.9× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient nitrogen N: Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) … gaps 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% | 8.83 million kg | 21.00 million kg |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 19.05 million kg | 6.23 million kg | 39.98 million kg | 9 |
| 1970s | 33.84 million kg | 25.90 million kg | 40.88 million kg | 10 |
| 1980s | 51.73 million kg | 40.50 million kg | 63.00 million kg | 10 |
| 1990s | 75.60 million kg | 55.60 million kg | 104.00 million kg | 10 |
| 2000s | 65.72 million kg | 45.37 million kg | 81.54 million kg | 10 |
| 2010s | 87.59 million kg | 61.20 million kg | 98.94 million kg | 10 |
| 2020s | 83.52 million kg | 70.11 million kg | 94.72 million kg | 4 |
| 2030s | 93.08 million kg | 93.08 million kg | 93.08 million kg | 1 |
| 2050s | 108.28 million kg | 108.28 million kg | 108.28 million kg | 1 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
- 82 Sudan 120.48 million kg compare
- 83 Burkina Faso 118.69 million kg compare
- 84 New Zealand 113.13 million kg compare
- 86 Austria 100.61 million kg compare
- 87 Dominican Republic 99.83 million kg compare
- 88 Nicaragua 98.12 million kg compare
More climate change data for Costa Rica
- 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)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 2.34 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) in Costa Rica?
- Nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) in Costa Rica was 108.28 million kg in 2050, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 108.28 million kg in 2050.
- What is the lowest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.23 million kg in 1961.
- How does Costa Rica rank for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural)?
- Costa Rica ranks 85th out of 216 countries with data for 2050.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural use), gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural use) with 54 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
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) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural use) with 54 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.