Costa Rica vs Indonesia: Nitrogen fertilizer use, per square kilometre
Costa Rica
1.72 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2023
Indonesia
1.58 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
35th
Indonesia rank
38th
Nitrogen fertilizer use, per square kilometre over time
- Costa Rica
- Indonesia
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 1.72 tonnes per square kilometre against 1.58 tonnes per square kilometre in Indonesia, a difference of 0.14 tonnes per square kilometre.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times Indonesia's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 35th and Indonesia ranks 38th of 195 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 6 and Indonesia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Indonesia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3731 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0589 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.3141 tonnes per square kilometre | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 0.6627 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.208 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.4547 tonnes per square kilometre | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 1.01 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.6874 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.3257 tonnes per square kilometre | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 1.48 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.9796 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.501 tonnes per square kilometre | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 1.29 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.24 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0458 tonnes per square kilometre | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 1.72 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.56 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.1568 tonnes per square kilometre | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 1.64 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.74 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.1091 tonnes per square kilometre | Indonesia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher nitrogen fertilizer use, per square kilometre, Costa Rica or Indonesia?
- Costa Rica, at 1.72 tonnes per square kilometre against 1.58 tonnes per square kilometre in Indonesia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in nitrogen fertilizer use, per square kilometre between Costa Rica and Indonesia?
- 0.14 tonnes per square kilometre, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Indonesia?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and Indonesia rank globally for nitrogen fertilizer use, per square kilometre?
- Costa Rica ranks 35th and Indonesia ranks 38th 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.