Costa Rica vs Kuwait: Fertilizer use vs. GDP per capita
Costa Rica
161.41 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
Kuwait
173.21 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
9th
Kuwait rank
7th
Fertilizer use vs. GDP per capita over time
- Costa Rica
- Kuwait
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports 173.21 kilograms per hectare against 161.41 kilograms per hectare in Costa Rica, a difference of 11.8 kilograms per hectare.
That makes Kuwait's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Kuwait ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 9th and Kuwait ranks 7th of 201 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 2 and Kuwait in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Kuwait | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 80.56 kilograms per hectare | 153.33 kilograms per hectare | 72.78 kilograms per hectare | Kuwait |
| 1980s | 100.05 kilograms per hectare | 162.88 kilograms per hectare | 62.83 kilograms per hectare | Kuwait |
| 1990s | 159.43 kilograms per hectare | 174.69 kilograms per hectare | 15.26 kilograms per hectare | Kuwait |
| 2000s | 131.79 kilograms per hectare | 66.76 kilograms per hectare | 65.03 kilograms per hectare | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 162.03 kilograms per hectare | 146.79 kilograms per hectare | 15.24 kilograms per hectare | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 153.43 kilograms per hectare | 195.5 kilograms per hectare | 42.07 kilograms per hectare | Kuwait |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertilizer use vs. gdp per capita, Costa Rica or Kuwait?
- Kuwait, at 173.21 kilograms per hectare against 161.41 kilograms per hectare in Costa Rica as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertilizer use vs. gdp per capita between Costa Rica and Kuwait?
- 11.8 kilograms per hectare, with Kuwait ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Kuwait?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and Kuwait rank globally for fertilizer use vs. gdp per capita?
- Costa Rica ranks 9th and Kuwait ranks 7th of 201 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Fertilizer use vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Average fertilizer use, measured in kilograms per hectare of cropland versus GDP per capita, adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.