Costa Rica vs Sweden: Nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita
Costa Rica
0.0172 tonnes per person
in 2023
Sweden
0.0175 tonnes per person
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
38th
Sweden rank
36th
Nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita over time
- Costa Rica
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 0.0175 tonnes per person against 0.0172 tonnes per person in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.0003 tonnes per person.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Sweden ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 38th and Sweden ranks 36th of 195 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 1 and Sweden in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0117 tonnes per person | 0.0202 tonnes per person | 0.0085 tonnes per person | Sweden |
| 1970s | 0.0163 tonnes per person | 0.0303 tonnes per person | 0.014 tonnes per person | Sweden |
| 1980s | 0.019 tonnes per person | 0.029 tonnes per person | 0.0099 tonnes per person | Sweden |
| 1990s | 0.0215 tonnes per person | 0.0234 tonnes per person | 0.0019 tonnes per person | Sweden |
| 2000s | 0.0156 tonnes per person | 0.0193 tonnes per person | 0.0037 tonnes per person | Sweden |
| 2010s | 0.0183 tonnes per person | 0.0181 tonnes per person | 0.0002 tonnes per person | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 0.0165 tonnes per person | 0.0186 tonnes per person | 0.0022 tonnes per person | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita, Costa Rica or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 0.0175 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 Costa Rica and Sweden?
- 0.0003 tonnes per person, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Sweden?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and Sweden rank globally for nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita?
- Costa Rica ranks 38th and Sweden ranks 36th 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.