What is the difference in fertilizer application rates over the long-run between Costa Rica and United Arab Emirates?

24.07 kilograms per hectare, with Costa Rica ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and United Arab Emirates?

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

Costa Rica vs United Arab Emirates: Fertilizer application rates over the long-run

Costa Rica

870.47 kilograms per hectare

in 2014

United Arab Emirates

846.4 kilograms per hectare

in 2014

Costa Rica rank

7th

United Arab Emirates rank

8th

Fertilizer application rates over the long-run over time

Costa Rica
United Arab Emirates

How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 870.47 kilograms per hectare against 846.4 kilograms per hectare in United Arab Emirates, a difference of 24.07 kilograms per hectare.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 13 shared years of data; in 2002 it was United Arab Emirates ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 7th and United Arab Emirates ranks 8th of 161 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 1 and United Arab Emirates in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Costa Rica	United Arab Emirates	Difference	Ahead
2000s	771.19 kilograms per hectare	761.33 kilograms per hectare	9.86 kilograms per hectare	Costa Rica
2010s	714.48 kilograms per hectare	780.31 kilograms per hectare	65.83 kilograms per hectare	United Arab Emirates

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 United Arab Emirates?: Costa Rica, at 870.47 kilograms per hectare against 846.4 kilograms per hectare in United Arab Emirates as of 2014.
What is the difference in fertilizer application rates over the long-run between Costa Rica and United Arab Emirates?: 24.07 kilograms per hectare, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and United Arab Emirates?: 13 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2014.
How do Costa Rica and United Arab Emirates rank globally for fertilizer application rates over the long-run?: Costa Rica ranks 7th and United Arab Emirates ranks 8th 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: 18 September 2026

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