China vs Costa Rica: Nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita
China
0.0174 tonnes per person
in 2023
Costa Rica
0.0172 tonnes per person
in 2023
China rank
37th
Costa Rica rank
38th
Nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita over time
- China
- Costa Rica
How they compare
China currently reports 0.0174 tonnes per person against 0.0172 tonnes per person in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.0002 tonnes per person.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Costa Rica ahead.
China ranks 37th and Costa Rica ranks 38th of 195 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, China averaged higher in 3 and Costa Rica in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0022 tonnes per person | 0.0117 tonnes per person | 0.0095 tonnes per person | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 0.0061 tonnes per person | 0.0163 tonnes per person | 0.0102 tonnes per person | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 0.0139 tonnes per person | 0.019 tonnes per person | 0.0051 tonnes per person | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 0.018 tonnes per person | 0.0215 tonnes per person | 0.0035 tonnes per person | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 0.02 tonnes per person | 0.0156 tonnes per person | 0.0045 tonnes per person | China |
| 2010s | 0.0217 tonnes per person | 0.0183 tonnes per person | 0.0034 tonnes per person | China |
| 2020s | 0.0177 tonnes per person | 0.0165 tonnes per person | 0.0012 tonnes per person | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita, China or Costa Rica?
- China, at 0.0174 tonnes per person against 0.0172 tonnes per person in Costa Rica as of 2023.
- What is the difference in nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita between China and Costa Rica?
- 0.0002 tonnes per person, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Costa Rica?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do China and Costa Rica rank globally for nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita?
- China ranks 37th and Costa Rica ranks 38th of 195 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Nitrogen fertilizer use divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.