Costa Rica vs El Salvador: Nitrogen fertilizer use, per square kilometre
Costa Rica
1.72 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2023
El Salvador
1.8 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
35th
El Salvador rank
34th
Nitrogen fertilizer use, per square kilometre over time
- Costa Rica
- El Salvador
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 1.8 tonnes per square kilometre against 1.72 tonnes per square kilometre in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.08 tonnes per square kilometre.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was El Salvador ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 35th and El Salvador ranks 34th of 195 countries.
El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | El Salvador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3731 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.3 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.9249 tonnes per square kilometre | El Salvador |
| 1970s | 0.6627 tonnes per square kilometre | 3.16 tonnes per square kilometre | 2.5 tonnes per square kilometre | El Salvador |
| 1980s | 1.01 tonnes per square kilometre | 2.68 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.67 tonnes per square kilometre | El Salvador |
| 1990s | 1.48 tonnes per square kilometre | 2.65 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.17 tonnes per square kilometre | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 1.29 tonnes per square kilometre | 2.61 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.32 tonnes per square kilometre | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 1.72 tonnes per square kilometre | 2.73 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.01 tonnes per square kilometre | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 1.64 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.8 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.1677 tonnes per square kilometre | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher nitrogen fertilizer use, per square kilometre, Costa Rica or El Salvador?
- El Salvador, at 1.8 tonnes per square kilometre against 1.72 tonnes per square kilometre in Costa Rica as of 2023.
- What is the difference in nitrogen fertilizer use, per square kilometre between Costa Rica and El Salvador?
- 0.08 tonnes per square kilometre, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and El Salvador?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and El Salvador rank globally for nitrogen fertilizer use, per square kilometre?
- Costa Rica ranks 35th and El Salvador ranks 34th of 195 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Nitrogen fertilizer use, per square kilometre. 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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.