Which has higher nitrogen fertilizer use, gaps filled, Costa Rica or Nigeria?

Costa Rica, at 87,863 tonnes against 87,804 tonnes in Nigeria as of 2023.

What is the difference in nitrogen fertilizer use, gaps filled between Costa Rica and Nigeria?

59 tonnes, with Costa Rica ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Nigeria?

63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

Statizoid (derived), published as Nitrogen fertilizer use, gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Costa Rica vs Nigeria: Nitrogen fertilizer use, gaps filled

Costa Rica

87,863 tonnes

in 2023

Nigeria

87,804 tonnes

in 2023

Costa Rica rank

74th

Nigeria rank

75th

Nitrogen fertilizer use, gaps filled over time

Costa Rica
Nigeria

How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 87,863 tonnes against 87,804 tonnes in Nigeria, a difference of 59 tonnes.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 74th and Nigeria ranks 75th of 202 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 2 and Nigeria in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Costa Rica	Nigeria	Difference	Ahead
1960s	19,049 tonnes	2,266 tonnes	16,782 tonnes	Costa Rica
1970s	33,838 tonnes	23,081 tonnes	10,757 tonnes	Costa Rica
1980s	51,727 tonnes	120,520 tonnes	68,793 tonnes	Nigeria
1990s	75,600 tonnes	153,730 tonnes	78,130 tonnes	Nigeria
2000s	65,723 tonnes	138,646 tonnes	72,923 tonnes	Nigeria
2010s	87,594 tonnes	291,651 tonnes	204,057 tonnes	Nigeria
2020s	83,521 tonnes	307,067 tonnes	223,546 tonnes	Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher nitrogen fertilizer use, gaps filled, Costa Rica or Nigeria?: Costa Rica, at 87,863 tonnes against 87,804 tonnes in Nigeria as of 2023.
What is the difference in nitrogen fertilizer use, gaps filled between Costa Rica and Nigeria?: 59 tonnes, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Nigeria?: 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Costa Rica and Nigeria rank globally for nitrogen fertilizer use, gaps filled?: Costa Rica ranks 74th and Nigeria ranks 75th of 202 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as Nitrogen fertilizer use, gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Nitrogen fertilizer use, gaps filled
Unit: tonnes
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 202 places, 10,323 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 03 October 2026

Nitrogen fertilizer use with 52 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.