Costa Rica vs Guatemala: Nitrogen fertilizer use, per square kilometre
Costa Rica
1.72 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2023
Guatemala
1.68 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
35th
Guatemala rank
37th
Nitrogen fertilizer use, per square kilometre over time
- Costa Rica
- Guatemala
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 1.72 tonnes per square kilometre against 1.68 tonnes per square kilometre in Guatemala, a difference of 0.04 tonnes per square kilometre.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 35th and Guatemala ranks 37th of 195 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 6 and Guatemala in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Guatemala | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3731 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.1264 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.2467 tonnes per square kilometre | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 0.6627 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.3564 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.3063 tonnes per square kilometre | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 1.01 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.5819 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.4311 tonnes per square kilometre | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 1.48 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.9944 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.4862 tonnes per square kilometre | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 1.29 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.12 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.1663 tonnes per square kilometre | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 1.72 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.62 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0977 tonnes per square kilometre | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 1.64 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.7 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0689 tonnes per square kilometre | Guatemala |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher nitrogen fertilizer use, per square kilometre, Costa Rica or Guatemala?
- Costa Rica, at 1.72 tonnes per square kilometre against 1.68 tonnes per square kilometre in Guatemala as of 2023.
- What is the difference in nitrogen fertilizer use, per square kilometre between Costa Rica and Guatemala?
- 0.04 tonnes per square kilometre, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Guatemala?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and Guatemala rank globally for nitrogen fertilizer use, per square kilometre?
- Costa Rica ranks 35th and Guatemala ranks 37th 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.