Costa Rica vs Malta: Nitrogen fertilizer use, per square kilometre
Costa Rica
1.72 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2023
Malta
1.83 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
35th
Malta rank
33rd
Nitrogen fertilizer use, per square kilometre over time
- Costa Rica
- Malta
How they compare
Malta currently reports 1.83 tonnes per square kilometre against 1.72 tonnes per square kilometre in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.11 tonnes per square kilometre.
That makes Malta's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.
The two have swapped places 16 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Malta ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 35th and Malta ranks 33rd of 195 countries.
Malta has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Malta | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3731 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.27 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.8971 tonnes per square kilometre | Malta |
| 1970s | 0.6627 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.34 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.6729 tonnes per square kilometre | Malta |
| 1980s | 1.01 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.52 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.5051 tonnes per square kilometre | Malta |
| 1990s | 1.48 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.91 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.4253 tonnes per square kilometre | Malta |
| 2000s | 1.29 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.82 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.5294 tonnes per square kilometre | Malta |
| 2010s | 1.72 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.77 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0595 tonnes per square kilometre | Malta |
| 2020s | 1.64 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.83 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.1955 tonnes per square kilometre | Malta |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher nitrogen fertilizer use, per square kilometre, Costa Rica or Malta?
- Malta, at 1.83 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 Malta?
- 0.11 tonnes per square kilometre, with Malta ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Malta?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and Malta rank globally for nitrogen fertilizer use, per square kilometre?
- Costa Rica ranks 35th and Malta ranks 33rd 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.