Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) was 1,721 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) in Costa Rica, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) in Costa Rica is 1,721 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) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) in Costa Rica peaked at 2,037 kg per square kilometre in 1998 and was at its lowest, 121.94 kg per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Costa Rica 29th 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 square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 121.94 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 172.95 kg per square kilometre | +41.8% |
| 1963 | 411.28 kg per square kilometre | +137.8% |
| 1964 | 470.04 kg per square kilometre | +14.3% |
| 1965 | 195.85 kg per square kilometre | -58.3% |
| 1966 | 327.07 kg per square kilometre | +67.0% |
| 1967 | 307.48 kg per square kilometre | -6.0% |
| 1968 | 567.96 kg per square kilometre | +84.7% |
| 1969 | 783 kg per square kilometre | +37.9% |
| 1970 | 731.79 kg per square kilometre | -6.5% |
| 1971 | 524.87 kg per square kilometre | -28.3% |
| 1972 | 507.25 kg per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 1973 | 665.88 kg per square kilometre | +31.3% |
| 1974 | 663.92 kg per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1975 | 609.09 kg per square kilometre | -8.3% |
| 1976 | 557.93 kg per square kilometre | -8.4% |
| 1977 | 794.03 kg per square kilometre | +42.3% |
| 1978 | 800.63 kg per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1979 | 771.64 kg per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 1980 | 793.18 kg per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1981 | 885.23 kg per square kilometre | +11.6% |
| 1982 | 959.65 kg per square kilometre | +8.4% |
| 1983 | 1,058 kg per square kilometre | +10.2% |
| 1984 | 990.99 kg per square kilometre | -6.3% |
| 1985 | 959.65 kg per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 1986 | 1,018 kg per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 1987 | 1,077 kg per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 1988 | 1,155 kg per square kilometre | +7.2% |
| 1989 | 1,234 kg per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 1990 | 1,089 kg per square kilometre | -11.7% |
| 1991 | 1,222 kg per square kilometre | +12.2% |
| 1992 | 1,273 kg per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1993 | 1,175 kg per square kilometre | -7.7% |
| 1994 | 1,371 kg per square kilometre | +16.7% |
| 1995 | 1,371 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 1,743 kg per square kilometre | +27.1% |
| 1997 | 1,958 kg per square kilometre | +12.4% |
| 1998 | 2,037 kg per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1999 | 1,567 kg per square kilometre | -23.1% |
| 2000 | 1,332 kg per square kilometre | -15.0% |
| 2001 | 1,042 kg per square kilometre | -21.7% |
| 2002 | 1,076 kg per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2003 | 1,516 kg per square kilometre | +40.9% |
| 2004 | 1,235 kg per square kilometre | -18.5% |
| 2005 | 1,332 kg per square kilometre | +7.8% |
| 2006 | 1,401 kg per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 2007 | 1,452 kg per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 2008 | 1,597 kg per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 2009 | 888.63 kg per square kilometre | -44.4% |
| 2010 | 1,199 kg per square kilometre | +34.9% |
| 2011 | 1,853 kg per square kilometre | +54.6% |
| 2012 | 1,721 kg per square kilometre | -7.1% |
| 2013 | 1,762 kg per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 1,526 kg per square kilometre | -13.4% |
| 2015 | 1,668 kg per square kilometre | +9.3% |
| 2016 | 1,938 kg per square kilometre | +16.2% |
| 2017 | 1,777 kg per square kilometre | -8.3% |
| 2018 | 1,884 kg per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 2019 | 1,827 kg per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 2020 | 1,855 kg per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 1,594 kg per square kilometre | -14.1% |
| 2022 | 1,373 kg per square kilometre | -13.9% |
| 2023 | 1,721 kg per square kilometre | +25.3% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 1,721 kg per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 520.77 kg per square kilometre, 3.3× the median. (61 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 1,721 kg per square kilometre is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 335.11 kg per square kilometre, 5.1× 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 | +137.8% | 172.95 kg per square kilometre | 411.28 kg per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 373.06 kg per square kilometre | 121.94 kg per square kilometre | 783 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 662.7 kg per square kilometre | 507.25 kg per square kilometre | 800.63 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,013 kg per square kilometre | 793.18 kg per square kilometre | 1,234 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,481 kg per square kilometre | 1,089 kg per square kilometre | 2,037 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,287 kg per square kilometre | 888.63 kg per square kilometre | 1,597 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,716 kg per square kilometre | 1,199 kg per square kilometre | 1,938 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,636 kg per square kilometre | 1,373 kg per square kilometre | 1,855 kg per square kilometre | 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 1,721 kg per square kilometre 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 2,037 kg per square kilometre in 1998.
- What is the lowest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 121.94 kg per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Costa Rica rank for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural)?
- Costa Rica ranks 29th 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 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) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural use), per square kilometre. 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 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) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural use) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers 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) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural use) 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.