Brazil vs Costa Rica: Fertilizer use per hectare of cropland
Brazil
285.34 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
Costa Rica
314.57 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
Brazil rank
10th
Costa Rica rank
9th
Fertilizer use per hectare of cropland over time
- Brazil
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 314.57 kilograms per hectare against 285.34 kilograms per hectare in Brazil, a difference of 29.23 kilograms per hectare.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times Brazil's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Brazil ranks 10th and Costa Rica ranks 9th of 201 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 1 and Costa Rica in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 10.41 kilograms per hectare | 67.76 kilograms per hectare | 57.35 kilograms per hectare | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 46.45 kilograms per hectare | 128.79 kilograms per hectare | 82.33 kilograms per hectare | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 53.61 kilograms per hectare | 168.44 kilograms per hectare | 114.83 kilograms per hectare | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 84.02 kilograms per hectare | 284.74 kilograms per hectare | 200.72 kilograms per hectare | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 142.96 kilograms per hectare | 305.15 kilograms per hectare | 162.19 kilograms per hectare | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 211.29 kilograms per hectare | 273.99 kilograms per hectare | 62.7 kilograms per hectare | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 303.88 kilograms per hectare | 287.84 kilograms per hectare | 16.04 kilograms per hectare | Brazil |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertilizer use per hectare of cropland, Brazil or Costa Rica?
- Costa Rica, at 314.57 kilograms per hectare against 285.34 kilograms per hectare in Brazil as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertilizer use per hectare of cropland between Brazil and Costa Rica?
- 29.23 kilograms per hectare, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Costa Rica?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Brazil and Costa Rica rank globally for fertilizer use per hectare of cropland?
- Brazil ranks 10th and Costa Rica ranks 9th 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 per hectare of cropland. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Agricultural use of all fertilizer products (including nitrogenous, potash, and phosphate fertilizers) per area of cropland, which corresponds to the sum of arable land and permanent crops.