Costa Rica vs Vietnam: Nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita
Costa Rica
0.0172 tonnes per person
in 2023
Vietnam
0.0176 tonnes per person
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
38th
Vietnam rank
35th
Nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita over time
- Costa Rica
- Vietnam
How they compare
Vietnam currently reports 0.0176 tonnes per person against 0.0172 tonnes per person in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.0004 tonnes per person.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 38th and Vietnam ranks 35th of 195 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 6 and Vietnam in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Vietnam | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0117 tonnes per person | 0.0011 tonnes per person | 0.0106 tonnes per person | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 0.0163 tonnes per person | 0.0036 tonnes per person | 0.0127 tonnes per person | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 0.019 tonnes per person | 0.005 tonnes per person | 0.014 tonnes per person | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 0.0215 tonnes per person | 0.0113 tonnes per person | 0.0102 tonnes per person | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 0.0156 tonnes per person | 0.0143 tonnes per person | 0.0013 tonnes per person | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 0.0183 tonnes per person | 0.0155 tonnes per person | 0.0028 tonnes per person | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 0.0165 tonnes per person | 0.0168 tonnes per person | 0.0003 tonnes per person | Vietnam |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita, Costa Rica or Vietnam?
- Vietnam, at 0.0176 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 Vietnam?
- 0.0004 tonnes per person, with Vietnam ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Vietnam?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and Vietnam rank globally for nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita?
- Costa Rica ranks 38th and Vietnam ranks 35th 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.