Potatoes — Crop residues (N content), per capita in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Potatoes — Crop residues (N content), per capita was 0.029 kg per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Potatoes — Crop residues (N content), per capita in Costa Rica, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for potatoes — crop residues (n content), per capita in Costa Rica is 0.029 kg per person, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.1% on the previous year and up 35.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, potatoes — crop residues (n content), per capita in Costa Rica peaked at 0.045 kg per person in 1983 and was at its lowest, 0.0211 kg per person, in 2020.
That places Costa Rica 88th out of 137 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Potatoes — Crop residues (N content), per capita in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0362 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0372 kg per person | +2.6% |
| 1963 | 0.0359 kg per person | -3.4% |
| 1964 | 0.0356 kg per person | -1.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0367 kg per person | +3.3% |
| 1966 | 0.0373 kg per person | +1.4% |
| 1967 | 0.037 kg per person | -0.8% |
| 1968 | 0.0377 kg per person | +1.9% |
| 1969 | 0.0346 kg per person | -8.1% |
| 1970 | 0.0285 kg per person | -17.8% |
| 1971 | 0.0295 kg per person | +3.8% |
| 1972 | 0.0356 kg per person | +20.5% |
| 1973 | 0.0332 kg per person | -6.8% |
| 1974 | 0.0346 kg per person | +4.2% |
| 1975 | 0.0328 kg per person | -5.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0326 kg per person | -0.8% |
| 1977 | 0.0347 kg per person | +6.6% |
| 1978 | 0.035 kg per person | +0.9% |
| 1979 | 0.0354 kg per person | +0.9% |
| 1980 | 0.0356 kg per person | +0.6% |
| 1981 | 0.0383 kg per person | +7.7% |
| 1982 | 0.0376 kg per person | -1.9% |
| 1983 | 0.045 kg per person | +19.6% |
| 1984 | 0.0281 kg per person | -37.5% |
| 1985 | 0.0349 kg per person | +24.3% |
| 1986 | 0.032 kg per person | -8.5% |
| 1987 | 0.0323 kg per person | +1.1% |
| 1988 | 0.037 kg per person | +14.6% |
| 1989 | 0.0446 kg per person | +20.5% |
| 1990 | 0.0313 kg per person | -29.8% |
| 1991 | 0.0324 kg per person | +3.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0367 kg per person | +13.3% |
| 1993 | 0.0296 kg per person | -19.4% |
| 1994 | 0.0252 kg per person | -14.8% |
| 1995 | 0.0256 kg per person | +1.7% |
| 1996 | 0.0302 kg per person | +17.9% |
| 1997 | 0.0275 kg per person | -8.9% |
| 1998 | 0.0404 kg per person | +46.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0353 kg per person | -12.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0382 kg per person | +8.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0403 kg per person | +5.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0388 kg per person | -3.7% |
| 2003 | 0.036 kg per person | -7.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0342 kg per person | -5.2% |
| 2005 | 0.033 kg per person | -3.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0247 kg per person | -25.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0288 kg per person | +16.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0279 kg per person | -3.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0308 kg per person | +10.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0227 kg per person | -26.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0254 kg per person | +11.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0275 kg per person | +8.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0214 kg per person | -21.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0314 kg per person | +46.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0352 kg per person | +12.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0376 kg per person | +7.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0335 kg per person | -10.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0226 kg per person | -32.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0241 kg per person | +6.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0211 kg per person | -12.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0296 kg per person | +39.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0278 kg per person | -5.9% |
| 2023 | 0.029 kg per person | +4.1% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 0.029 kg per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0663 kg per person, 44% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 0.029 kg per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0205 kg per person, 1.4× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0365 kg per person | 0.0346 kg per person | 0.0377 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0332 kg per person | 0.0285 kg per person | 0.0356 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0365 kg per person | 0.0281 kg per person | 0.045 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0314 kg per person | 0.0252 kg per person | 0.0404 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0333 kg per person | 0.0247 kg per person | 0.0403 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0282 kg per person | 0.0214 kg per person | 0.0376 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0269 kg per person | 0.0211 kg per person | 0.0296 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 potatoes — crop residues (n content), per capita in Costa Rica?
- Potatoes — crop residues (n content), per capita in Costa Rica was 0.029 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest potatoes — crop residues (n content), per capita recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.045 kg per person in 1983.
- What is the lowest potatoes — crop residues (n content), per capita recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0211 kg per person in 2020.
- How does Costa Rica rank for potatoes — crop residues (n content), per capita?
- Costa Rica ranks 88th out of 137 countries with data for 2023.
- Is potatoes — crop residues (n content), per capita rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Potatoes — Crop residues (N content), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Potatoes — Crop residues (N content) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Potatoes — Crop residues (N content) ÷ Population, total
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- Potatoes — Crop residues Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Potatoes — Crop residues (N content) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.