Costa Rica vs Guyana: Nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita
Costa Rica
0.0172 tonnes per person
in 2023
Guyana
0.0165 tonnes per person
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
38th
Guyana rank
40th
Nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita over time
- Costa Rica
- Guyana
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 0.0172 tonnes per person against 0.0165 tonnes per person in Guyana, a difference of 0.0007 tonnes per person.
The two have swapped places 17 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Guyana ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 38th and Guyana ranks 40th of 195 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 5 and Guyana in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Guyana | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0117 tonnes per person | 0.0085 tonnes per person | 0.0032 tonnes per person | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 0.0163 tonnes per person | 0.0109 tonnes per person | 0.0054 tonnes per person | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 0.019 tonnes per person | 0.012 tonnes per person | 0.007 tonnes per person | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 0.0215 tonnes per person | 0.0153 tonnes per person | 0.0062 tonnes per person | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 0.0156 tonnes per person | 0.0145 tonnes per person | 0.0011 tonnes per person | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 0.0183 tonnes per person | 0.0185 tonnes per person | 0.0003 tonnes per person | Guyana |
| 2020s | 0.0165 tonnes per person | 0.0198 tonnes per person | 0.0033 tonnes per person | Guyana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita, Costa Rica or Guyana?
- Costa Rica, at 0.0172 tonnes per person against 0.0165 tonnes per person in Guyana as of 2023.
- What is the difference in nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita between Costa Rica and Guyana?
- 0.0007 tonnes per person, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Guyana?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and Guyana rank globally for nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita?
- Costa Rica ranks 38th and Guyana ranks 40th 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.