Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) in Costa Rica

Costa Rica: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) was 0.001 kg per US$ of GDP in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
0.001 kg per US$ of GDP
Change on year
up 1.7%
World rank
67th
of 174 countries
All-time high
0.0468 kg per US$ of GDP
in 1969
All-time low
0.001 kg per US$ of GDP
in 2022
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) in Costa Rica, 1961–2023

00.010.020.030.040.05196119922023

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per US$ of GDP.

Analysis

Costa Rica recorded 0.001 kg per US$ of GDP for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.7% on the previous year and down 43.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) in Costa Rica peaked at 0.0468 kg per US$ of GDP in 1969 and was at its lowest, 0.001 kg per US$ of GDP, in 2022.

That places Costa Rica 67th out of 174 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) in Costa Rica, year by year

Annual values for Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural use), per unit of GDP in Costa Rica, 1961 to 2023.
Year kg per US$ of GDP Change
1961 0.0127 kg per US$ of GDP
1962 0.0184 kg per US$ of GDP +45.1%
1963 0.041 kg per US$ of GDP +122.6%
1964 0.0442 kg per US$ of GDP +7.8%
1965 0.0169 kg per US$ of GDP -61.9%
1966 0.0258 kg per US$ of GDP +53.0%
1967 0.0224 kg per US$ of GDP -13.0%
1968 0.0375 kg per US$ of GDP +67.0%
1969 0.0468 kg per US$ of GDP +25.0%
1970 0.0379 kg per US$ of GDP -19.0%
1971 0.0249 kg per US$ of GDP -34.4%
1972 0.0209 kg per US$ of GDP -15.9%
1973 0.0222 kg per US$ of GDP +6.3%
1974 0.0203 kg per US$ of GDP -8.5%
1975 0.0159 kg per US$ of GDP -22.0%
1976 0.0118 kg per US$ of GDP -25.5%
1977 0.0132 kg per US$ of GDP +11.8%
1978 0.0116 kg per US$ of GDP -12.1%
1979 0.0098 kg per US$ of GDP -15.9%
1980 0.0084 kg per US$ of GDP -14.1%
1981 0.0172 kg per US$ of GDP +105.5%
1982 0.0188 kg per US$ of GDP +9.1%
1983 0.0172 kg per US$ of GDP -8.7%
1984 0.0138 kg per US$ of GDP -19.4%
1985 0.0125 kg per US$ of GDP -9.6%
1986 0.0118 kg per US$ of GDP -5.9%
1987 0.0121 kg per US$ of GDP +3.1%
1988 0.0128 kg per US$ of GDP +5.3%
1989 0.012 kg per US$ of GDP -6.1%
1990 0.0097 kg per US$ of GDP -18.9%
1991 0.0086 kg per US$ of GDP -11.2%
1992 0.0076 kg per US$ of GDP -12.4%
1993 0.0063 kg per US$ of GDP -17.2%
1994 0.0067 kg per US$ of GDP +6.4%
1995 0.006 kg per US$ of GDP -9.4%
1996 0.0076 kg per US$ of GDP +26.1%
1997 0.0079 kg per US$ of GDP +4.0%
1998 0.0076 kg per US$ of GDP -4.1%
1999 0.0056 kg per US$ of GDP -26.2%
2000 0.0045 kg per US$ of GDP -19.3%
2001 0.0033 kg per US$ of GDP -26.4%
2002 0.0033 kg per US$ of GDP -0.6%
2003 0.0045 kg per US$ of GDP +35.3%
2004 0.0034 kg per US$ of GDP -24.4%
2005 0.0034 kg per US$ of GDP +0.1%
2006 0.0031 kg per US$ of GDP -7.2%
2007 0.0028 kg per US$ of GDP -12.4%
2008 0.0026 kg per US$ of GDP -4.0%
2009 0.0015 kg per US$ of GDP -44.3%
2010 0.0016 kg per US$ of GDP +10.1%
2011 0.0022 kg per US$ of GDP +36.1%
2012 0.0019 kg per US$ of GDP -15.9%
2013 0.0018 kg per US$ of GDP -5.1%
2014 0.0015 kg per US$ of GDP -15.2%
2015 0.0015 kg per US$ of GDP +0.7%
2016 0.0017 kg per US$ of GDP +11.4%
2017 0.0015 kg per US$ of GDP -10.8%
2018 0.0015 kg per US$ of GDP +2.6%
2019 0.0014 kg per US$ of GDP -6.3%
2020 0.0015 kg per US$ of GDP +4.7%
2021 0.0012 kg per US$ of GDP -17.7%
2022 0.001 kg per US$ of GDP -20.4%
2023 0.001 kg per US$ of GDP +1.7%

Costa Rica compared with similar countries

  • Costa Rica's 0.001 kg per US$ of GDP is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0002 kg per US$ of GDP, 4.4× the median. (61 countries reporting)
  • Costa Rica's 0.001 kg per US$ of GDP is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0007 kg per US$ of GDP, 1.5× 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.

YearChange FromTo
1963 +122.6% 0.0184 kg per US$ of GDP 0.041 kg per US$ of GDP
1981 +105.5% 0.0084 kg per US$ of GDP 0.0172 kg per US$ of GDP

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.0295 kg per US$ of GDP 0.0127 kg per US$ of GDP 0.0468 kg per US$ of GDP 9
1970s 0.0189 kg per US$ of GDP 0.0098 kg per US$ of GDP 0.0379 kg per US$ of GDP 10
1980s 0.0137 kg per US$ of GDP 0.0084 kg per US$ of GDP 0.0188 kg per US$ of GDP 10
1990s 0.0074 kg per US$ of GDP 0.0056 kg per US$ of GDP 0.0097 kg per US$ of GDP 10
2000s 0.0032 kg per US$ of GDP 0.0015 kg per US$ of GDP 0.0045 kg per US$ of GDP 10
2010s 0.0017 kg per US$ of GDP 0.0014 kg per US$ of GDP 0.0022 kg per US$ of GDP 10
2020s 0.0012 kg per US$ of GDP 0.001 kg per US$ of GDP 0.0015 kg per US$ of GDP 4

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

  1. 64 Rwanda 0.001 kg per US$ of GDP compare
  2. 65 Croatia 0.001 kg per US$ of GDP compare
  3. 66 Lesotho 0.001 kg per US$ of GDP compare
  4. 68 Malaysia 0.001 kg per US$ of GDP compare
  5. 69 Ghana 0.001 kg per US$ of GDP compare
  6. 70 Estonia 0.0009 kg per US$ of GDP compare

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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 0.001 kg per US$ of GDP 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 0.0468 kg per US$ of GDP in 1969.
What is the lowest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 0.001 kg per US$ of GDP in 2022.
How does Costa Rica rank for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural)?
Costa Rica ranks 67th out of 174 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 43.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
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 unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural use) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

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Indicator
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural use), per unit of GDP
Unit
kg per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
176 places, 8,614 data points, 1961–2023
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Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural use) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.