Costa Rica vs Greece: Nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita

Costa Rica
0.0172 tonnes per person
in 2023
Greece
0.0168 tonnes per person
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
38th
Greece rank
39th

Nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Greece
00.010.020.030.040.05196119922023

How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 0.0172 tonnes per person against 0.0168 tonnes per person in Greece, a difference of 0.0004 tonnes per person.

The two have swapped places 13 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Greece ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 38th and Greece ranks 39th of 195 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 1 and Greece in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Greece Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0117 tonnes per person 0.0159 tonnes per person 0.0042 tonnes per person Greece
1970s 0.0163 tonnes per person 0.0293 tonnes per person 0.013 tonnes per person Greece
1980s 0.019 tonnes per person 0.0407 tonnes per person 0.0217 tonnes per person Greece
1990s 0.0215 tonnes per person 0.0329 tonnes per person 0.0114 tonnes per person Greece
2000s 0.0156 tonnes per person 0.0214 tonnes per person 0.0059 tonnes per person Greece
2010s 0.0183 tonnes per person 0.0168 tonnes per person 0.0015 tonnes per person Costa Rica
2020s 0.0165 tonnes per person 0.0179 tonnes per person 0.0014 tonnes per person Greece

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita, Costa Rica or Greece?
Costa Rica, at 0.0172 tonnes per person against 0.0168 tonnes per person in Greece as of 2023.
What is the difference in nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita between Costa Rica and Greece?
0.0004 tonnes per person, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Greece?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Costa Rica and Greece rank globally for nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita?
Costa Rica ranks 38th and Greece ranks 39th 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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Indicator
Nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita
Unit
tonnes per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
195 places, 9,961 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

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.