What is the difference in fertilizer application rates over the long-run between Costa Rica and New Zealand?

620.53 kilograms per hectare, with New Zealand ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and New Zealand?

13 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2014.

Costa Rica vs New Zealand: Fertilizer application rates over the long-run

Costa Rica

870.47 kilograms per hectare

in 2014

New Zealand

1,491 kilograms per hectare

in 2014

Costa Rica rank

7th

New Zealand rank

4th

Fertilizer application rates over the long-run over time

Costa Rica
New Zealand

How they compare

New Zealand currently reports 1,491 kilograms per hectare against 870.47 kilograms per hectare in Costa Rica, a difference of 620.53 kilograms per hectare.

That makes New Zealand's figure about 1.7 times Costa Rica's.

Across all 13 years both countries report, New Zealand has been ahead every year.

Costa Rica ranks 7th and New Zealand ranks 4th of 161 countries.

New Zealand has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Costa Rica	New Zealand	Difference	Ahead
2000s	771.19 kilograms per hectare	2,049 kilograms per hectare	1,278 kilograms per hectare	New Zealand
2010s	714.48 kilograms per hectare	1,546 kilograms per hectare	831.16 kilograms per hectare	New Zealand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fertilizer application rates over the long-run, Costa Rica or New Zealand?: New Zealand, at 1,491 kilograms per hectare against 870.47 kilograms per hectare in Costa Rica as of 2014.
What is the difference in fertilizer application rates over the long-run between Costa Rica and New Zealand?: 620.53 kilograms per hectare, with New Zealand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and New Zealand?: 13 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2014.
How do Costa Rica and New Zealand rank globally for fertilizer application rates over the long-run?: Costa Rica ranks 7th and New Zealand ranks 4th of 161 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Food and Agriculture Organization and Federico (2017) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Fertilizer application rates over the long-run. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator: Fertilizer application rates over the long-run
Unit: kilograms per hectare
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization and Federico (2017) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 161 places, 2,103 data points, 1880–2014
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Average fertilizer application rates for select countries over the long-run, measured in kilograms of nutrient per hectare of arable land.