Nitrogen fertilizer use, gaps filled in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Nitrogen fertilizer use, gaps filled was 87,863 tonnes in 2023. ▲ Rising
Nitrogen fertilizer use, gaps filled in Costa Rica, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
In 2023, nitrogen fertilizer use, gaps filled in Costa Rica stood at 87,863 tonnes.
The figure is up 25.3% on the previous year and down 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nitrogen fertilizer use, gaps filled in Costa Rica peaked at 104,000 tonnes in 1998 and was at its lowest, 6,226 tonnes, in 1961.
That places Costa Rica 74th out of 202 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Nitrogen fertilizer use, gaps filled in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 6,226 tonnes | — |
| 1962 | 8,831 tonnes | +41.8% |
| 1963 | 21,000 tonnes | +137.8% |
| 1964 | 24,000 tonnes | +14.3% |
| 1965 | 10,000 tonnes | -58.3% |
| 1966 | 16,700 tonnes | +67.0% |
| 1967 | 15,700 tonnes | -6.0% |
| 1968 | 29,000 tonnes | +84.7% |
| 1969 | 39,980 tonnes | +37.9% |
| 1970 | 37,365 tonnes | -6.5% |
| 1971 | 26,800 tonnes | -28.3% |
| 1972 | 25,900 tonnes | -3.4% |
| 1973 | 34,000 tonnes | +31.3% |
| 1974 | 33,900 tonnes | -0.3% |
| 1975 | 31,100 tonnes | -8.3% |
| 1976 | 28,488 tonnes | -8.4% |
| 1977 | 40,543 tonnes | +42.3% |
| 1978 | 40,880 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1979 | 39,400 tonnes | -3.6% |
| 1980 | 40,500 tonnes | +2.8% |
| 1981 | 45,200 tonnes | +11.6% |
| 1982 | 49,000 tonnes | +8.4% |
| 1983 | 54,000 tonnes | +10.2% |
| 1984 | 50,600 tonnes | -6.3% |
| 1985 | 49,000 tonnes | -3.2% |
| 1986 | 52,000 tonnes | +6.1% |
| 1987 | 55,000 tonnes | +5.8% |
| 1988 | 58,970 tonnes | +7.2% |
| 1989 | 63,000 tonnes | +6.8% |
| 1990 | 55,600 tonnes | -11.7% |
| 1991 | 62,400 tonnes | +12.2% |
| 1992 | 65,000 tonnes | +4.2% |
| 1993 | 60,000 tonnes | -7.7% |
| 1994 | 70,000 tonnes | +16.7% |
| 1995 | 70,000 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 89,000 tonnes | +27.1% |
| 1997 | 100,000 tonnes | +12.4% |
| 1998 | 104,000 tonnes | +4.0% |
| 1999 | 80,000 tonnes | -23.1% |
| 2000 | 68,000 tonnes | -15.0% |
| 2001 | 53,223 tonnes | -21.7% |
| 2002 | 54,917 tonnes | +3.2% |
| 2003 | 77,399 tonnes | +40.9% |
| 2004 | 63,074 tonnes | -18.5% |
| 2005 | 68,020 tonnes | +7.8% |
| 2006 | 71,534 tonnes | +5.2% |
| 2007 | 74,155 tonnes | +3.7% |
| 2008 | 81,538 tonnes | +10.0% |
| 2009 | 45,374 tonnes | -44.4% |
| 2010 | 61,205 tonnes | +34.9% |
| 2011 | 94,607 tonnes | +54.6% |
| 2012 | 87,872 tonnes | -7.1% |
| 2013 | 89,978 tonnes | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 77,922 tonnes | -13.4% |
| 2015 | 85,178 tonnes | +9.3% |
| 2016 | 98,943 tonnes | +16.2% |
| 2017 | 90,742 tonnes | -8.3% |
| 2018 | 96,212 tonnes | +6.0% |
| 2019 | 93,281 tonnes | -3.0% |
| 2020 | 94,724 tonnes | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 81,386 tonnes | -14.1% |
| 2022 | 70,111 tonnes | -13.9% |
| 2023 | 87,863 tonnes | +25.3% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nitrogen fertilizer use, gaps filled in Costa Rica changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | +137.8% | 8,831 tonnes | 21,000 tonnes |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 19,049 tonnes | 6,226 tonnes | 39,980 tonnes | 9 |
| 1970s | 33,838 tonnes | 25,900 tonnes | 40,880 tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 51,727 tonnes | 40,500 tonnes | 63,000 tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 75,600 tonnes | 55,600 tonnes | 104,000 tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 65,723 tonnes | 45,374 tonnes | 81,538 tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 87,594 tonnes | 61,205 tonnes | 98,943 tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 83,521 tonnes | 70,111 tonnes | 94,724 tonnes | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is nitrogen fertilizer use, gaps filled in Costa Rica?
- Nitrogen fertilizer use, gaps filled in Costa Rica was 87,863 tonnes in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest nitrogen fertilizer use, gaps filled recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 104,000 tonnes in 1998.
- What is the lowest nitrogen fertilizer use, gaps filled recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 6,226 tonnes in 1961.
- How does Costa Rica rank for nitrogen fertilizer use, gaps filled?
- Costa Rica ranks 74th out of 202 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nitrogen fertilizer use, gaps filled rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Nitrogen fertilizer use, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Nitrogen fertilizer use with 52 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Nitrogen fertilizer use Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Nitrogen fertilizer use with 52 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.