Nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita was 0.0172 tonnes per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita in Costa Rica, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 0.0172 tonnes per person for nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita in 2023.
That represents a change of up 24.7% on the previous year and down 9.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita in Costa Rica peaked at 0.0275 tonnes per person in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0.0045 tonnes per person, in 1961.
Costa Rica ranks 38th of 195 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0045 tonnes per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0062 tonnes per person | +36.7% |
| 1963 | 0.0142 tonnes per person | +129.4% |
| 1964 | 0.0156 tonnes per person | +10.4% |
| 1965 | 0.0063 tonnes per person | -59.7% |
| 1966 | 0.0102 tonnes per person | +61.7% |
| 1967 | 0.0093 tonnes per person | -8.8% |
| 1968 | 0.0167 tonnes per person | +79.4% |
| 1969 | 0.0223 tonnes per person | +34.0% |
| 1970 | 0.0203 tonnes per person | -9.1% |
| 1971 | 0.0142 tonnes per person | -30.2% |
| 1972 | 0.0134 tonnes per person | -5.8% |
| 1973 | 0.0171 tonnes per person | +28.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0166 tonnes per person | -2.8% |
| 1975 | 0.0149 tonnes per person | -10.6% |
| 1976 | 0.0133 tonnes per person | -10.7% |
| 1977 | 0.0184 tonnes per person | +38.6% |
| 1978 | 0.0181 tonnes per person | -1.8% |
| 1979 | 0.0169 tonnes per person | -6.2% |
| 1980 | 0.0169 tonnes per person | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0184 tonnes per person | +8.6% |
| 1982 | 0.0194 tonnes per person | +5.5% |
| 1983 | 0.0208 tonnes per person | +7.2% |
| 1984 | 0.019 tonnes per person | -8.8% |
| 1985 | 0.0179 tonnes per person | -5.8% |
| 1986 | 0.0185 tonnes per person | +3.3% |
| 1987 | 0.019 tonnes per person | +3.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0199 tonnes per person | +4.5% |
| 1989 | 0.0207 tonnes per person | +4.2% |
| 1990 | 0.0178 tonnes per person | -13.9% |
| 1991 | 0.0195 tonnes per person | +9.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0198 tonnes per person | +1.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0178 tonnes per person | -10.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0203 tonnes per person | +13.8% |
| 1995 | 0.0198 tonnes per person | -2.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0246 tonnes per person | +24.2% |
| 1997 | 0.027 tonnes per person | +9.8% |
| 1998 | 0.0275 tonnes per person | +1.8% |
| 1999 | 0.0207 tonnes per person | -24.7% |
| 2000 | 0.0173 tonnes per person | -16.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0133 tonnes per person | -23.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0135 tonnes per person | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0187 tonnes per person | +38.8% |
| 2004 | 0.015 tonnes per person | -19.7% |
| 2005 | 0.016 tonnes per person | +6.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0166 tonnes per person | +3.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0169 tonnes per person | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0184 tonnes per person | +8.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0101 tonnes per person | -45.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0134 tonnes per person | +33.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0205 tonnes per person | +52.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0188 tonnes per person | -8.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0191 tonnes per person | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0163 tonnes per person | -14.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0177 tonnes per person | +8.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0203 tonnes per person | +15.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0185 tonnes per person | -9.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0194 tonnes per person | +5.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0187 tonnes per person | -3.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0188 tonnes per person | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0161 tonnes per person | -14.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0138 tonnes per person | -14.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0172 tonnes per person | +24.7% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 0.0172 tonnes per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0101 tonnes per person, 1.7× the median. (68 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 0.0172 tonnes per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0058 tonnes per person, 3.0× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita 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 | +129.4% | 0.0062 tonnes per person | 0.0142 tonnes per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0117 tonnes per person | 0.0045 tonnes per person | 0.0223 tonnes per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0163 tonnes per person | 0.0133 tonnes per person | 0.0203 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.019 tonnes per person | 0.0169 tonnes per person | 0.0208 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0215 tonnes per person | 0.0178 tonnes per person | 0.0275 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0156 tonnes per person | 0.0101 tonnes per person | 0.0187 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0183 tonnes per person | 0.0134 tonnes per person | 0.0205 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0165 tonnes per person | 0.0138 tonnes per person | 0.0188 tonnes per person | 4 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Costa Rica
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 4.56 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0337 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 672.15 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -1.57 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.2027 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 3.4% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 3.4% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.1% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita in Costa Rica?
- Nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita in Costa Rica was 0.0172 tonnes per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0275 tonnes per person in 1998.
- What is the lowest nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0045 tonnes per person in 1961.
- How does Costa Rica rank for nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita?
- Costa Rica ranks 38th out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.8%. 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, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Nitrogen fertilizer use divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Nitrogen fertilizer use ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Nitrogen fertilizer use Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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 divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.