Costa Rica vs Spain: Nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita
Costa Rica
0.0172 tonnes per person
in 2023
Spain
0.016 tonnes per person
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
38th
Spain rank
41st
Nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita over time
- Costa Rica
- Spain
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 0.0172 tonnes per person against 0.016 tonnes per person in Spain, a difference of 0.0012 tonnes per person.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times Spain's.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Spain ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 38th and Spain ranks 41st of 195 countries.
Spain has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0117 tonnes per person | 0.0134 tonnes per person | 0.0017 tonnes per person | Spain |
| 1970s | 0.0163 tonnes per person | 0.021 tonnes per person | 0.0047 tonnes per person | Spain |
| 1980s | 0.019 tonnes per person | 0.0253 tonnes per person | 0.0062 tonnes per person | Spain |
| 1990s | 0.0215 tonnes per person | 0.0259 tonnes per person | 0.0044 tonnes per person | Spain |
| 2000s | 0.0156 tonnes per person | 0.0231 tonnes per person | 0.0075 tonnes per person | Spain |
| 2010s | 0.0183 tonnes per person | 0.0212 tonnes per person | 0.0029 tonnes per person | Spain |
| 2020s | 0.0165 tonnes per person | 0.0189 tonnes per person | 0.0024 tonnes per person | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita, Costa Rica or Spain?
- Costa Rica, at 0.0172 tonnes per person against 0.016 tonnes per person in Spain as of 2023.
- What is the difference in nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita between Costa Rica and Spain?
- 0.0012 tonnes per person, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Spain?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and Spain rank globally for nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita?
- Costa Rica ranks 38th and Spain ranks 41st 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.