Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) was 17.21 kg per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) in Costa Rica, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) in Costa Rica is 17.21 kg per person, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 24.7% on the previous year and down 9.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) in Costa Rica peaked at 27.49 kg per person in 1998 and was at its lowest, 4.52 kg per person, in 1961.
That places Costa Rica 34th out of 175 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) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 4.52 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 6.18 kg per person | +36.7% |
| 1963 | 14.17 kg per person | +129.4% |
| 1964 | 15.65 kg per person | +10.4% |
| 1965 | 6.3 kg per person | -59.7% |
| 1966 | 10.19 kg per person | +61.7% |
| 1967 | 9.29 kg per person | -8.8% |
| 1968 | 16.67 kg per person | +79.4% |
| 1969 | 22.34 kg per person | +34.0% |
| 1970 | 20.32 kg per person | -9.1% |
| 1971 | 14.19 kg per person | -30.2% |
| 1972 | 13.36 kg per person | -5.8% |
| 1973 | 17.1 kg per person | +28.0% |
| 1974 | 16.62 kg per person | -2.8% |
| 1975 | 14.86 kg per person | -10.6% |
| 1976 | 13.26 kg per person | -10.7% |
| 1977 | 18.39 kg per person | +38.6% |
| 1978 | 18.05 kg per person | -1.8% |
| 1979 | 16.94 kg per person | -6.2% |
| 1980 | 16.94 kg per person | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 18.4 kg per person | +8.6% |
| 1982 | 19.41 kg per person | +5.5% |
| 1983 | 20.81 kg per person | +7.2% |
| 1984 | 18.97 kg per person | -8.8% |
| 1985 | 17.87 kg per person | -5.8% |
| 1986 | 18.46 kg per person | +3.3% |
| 1987 | 19.01 kg per person | +3.0% |
| 1988 | 19.87 kg per person | +4.5% |
| 1989 | 20.7 kg per person | +4.2% |
| 1990 | 17.81 kg per person | -13.9% |
| 1991 | 19.49 kg per person | +9.4% |
| 1992 | 19.79 kg per person | +1.6% |
| 1993 | 17.82 kg per person | -10.0% |
| 1994 | 20.28 kg per person | +13.8% |
| 1995 | 19.8 kg per person | -2.4% |
| 1996 | 24.59 kg per person | +24.2% |
| 1997 | 27.01 kg per person | +9.8% |
| 1998 | 27.49 kg per person | +1.8% |
| 1999 | 20.71 kg per person | -24.7% |
| 2000 | 17.27 kg per person | -16.6% |
| 2001 | 13.28 kg per person | -23.1% |
| 2002 | 13.47 kg per person | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 18.7 kg per person | +38.8% |
| 2004 | 15.02 kg per person | -19.7% |
| 2005 | 15.96 kg per person | +6.3% |
| 2006 | 16.55 kg per person | +3.7% |
| 2007 | 16.93 kg per person | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 18.36 kg per person | +8.5% |
| 2009 | 10.08 kg per person | -45.1% |
| 2010 | 13.43 kg per person | +33.2% |
| 2011 | 20.52 kg per person | +52.8% |
| 2012 | 18.84 kg per person | -8.2% |
| 2013 | 19.08 kg per person | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 16.35 kg per person | -14.3% |
| 2015 | 17.68 kg per person | +8.2% |
| 2016 | 20.33 kg per person | +15.0% |
| 2017 | 18.47 kg per person | -9.2% |
| 2018 | 19.41 kg per person | +5.1% |
| 2019 | 18.66 kg per person | -3.9% |
| 2020 | 18.82 kg per person | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 16.08 kg per person | -14.5% |
| 2022 | 13.8 kg per person | -14.2% |
| 2023 | 17.21 kg per person | +24.7% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 17.21 kg per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 9.65 kg per person, 1.8× the median. (61 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 17.21 kg per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 5.91 kg per person, 2.9× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 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 | +129.4% | 6.18 kg per person | 14.17 kg per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 11.7 kg per person | 4.52 kg per person | 22.34 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 16.31 kg per person | 13.26 kg per person | 20.32 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 19.04 kg per person | 16.94 kg per person | 20.81 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 21.48 kg per person | 17.81 kg per person | 27.49 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 15.56 kg per person | 10.08 kg per person | 18.7 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.28 kg per person | 13.43 kg per person | 20.52 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.48 kg per person | 13.8 kg per person | 18.82 kg per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
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) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) in Costa Rica?
- Nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) in Costa Rica was 17.21 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 27.49 kg per person in 1998.
- What is the lowest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.52 kg per person in 1961.
- How does Costa Rica rank for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural)?
- Costa Rica ranks 34th out of 175 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.8%. 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) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural use), per capita. 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) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural use) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.