Costa Rica vs Turkmenistan: Fertilizer use per hectare of cropland
Costa Rica
314.57 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
Turkmenistan
338.83 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
9th
Turkmenistan rank
6th
Fertilizer use per hectare of cropland over time
- Costa Rica
- Turkmenistan
How they compare
Turkmenistan currently reports 338.83 kilograms per hectare against 314.57 kilograms per hectare in Costa Rica, a difference of 24.26 kilograms per hectare.
That makes Turkmenistan's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 9th and Turkmenistan ranks 6th of 201 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 3 and Turkmenistan in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Turkmenistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 301.05 kilograms per hectare | 102.67 kilograms per hectare | 198.38 kilograms per hectare | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 305.15 kilograms per hectare | 99.53 kilograms per hectare | 205.62 kilograms per hectare | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 273.99 kilograms per hectare | 217.24 kilograms per hectare | 56.75 kilograms per hectare | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 287.84 kilograms per hectare | 315.81 kilograms per hectare | 27.97 kilograms per hectare | Turkmenistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertilizer use per hectare of cropland, Costa Rica or Turkmenistan?
- Turkmenistan, at 338.83 kilograms per hectare against 314.57 kilograms per hectare in Costa Rica as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertilizer use per hectare of cropland between Costa Rica and Turkmenistan?
- 24.26 kilograms per hectare, with Turkmenistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Turkmenistan?
- 32 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and Turkmenistan rank globally for fertilizer use per hectare of cropland?
- Costa Rica ranks 9th and Turkmenistan ranks 6th of 201 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – 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.