Costa Rica vs Taiwan: Fertilizer use vs. GDP per capita
Costa Rica
161.41 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
Taiwan
159.63 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
9th
Taiwan rank
10th
Fertilizer use vs. GDP per capita over time
- Costa Rica
- Taiwan
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 161.41 kilograms per hectare against 159.63 kilograms per hectare in Taiwan, a difference of 1.78 kilograms per hectare.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Taiwan ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 9th and Taiwan ranks 10th of 201 countries.
Taiwan has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Taiwan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 133.81 kilograms per hectare | 225 kilograms per hectare | 91.19 kilograms per hectare | Taiwan |
| 2010s | 162.03 kilograms per hectare | 194.45 kilograms per hectare | 32.42 kilograms per hectare | Taiwan |
| 2020s | 153.43 kilograms per hectare | 165.85 kilograms per hectare | 12.41 kilograms per hectare | Taiwan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertilizer use vs. gdp per capita, Costa Rica or Taiwan?
- Costa Rica, at 161.41 kilograms per hectare against 159.63 kilograms per hectare in Taiwan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertilizer use vs. gdp per capita between Costa Rica and Taiwan?
- 1.78 kilograms per hectare, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Taiwan?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and Taiwan rank globally for fertilizer use vs. gdp per capita?
- Costa Rica ranks 9th and Taiwan ranks 10th 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.