Costa Rica vs South Africa: Atmospheric deposition — Cropland nitrogen per unit area
Atmospheric deposition — Cropland nitrogen per unit area over time
- Costa Rica
- South Africa
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 4.74 kg/ha against 4.69 kg/ha in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.05 kg/ha.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was South Africa ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 122nd and South Africa ranks 121st of 186 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 1 and South Africa in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.47 kg/ha | 3.03 kg/ha | 1.55 kg/ha | South Africa |
| 1970s | 1.94 kg/ha | 3.88 kg/ha | 1.95 kg/ha | South Africa |
| 1980s | 2.12 kg/ha | 4.25 kg/ha | 2.13 kg/ha | South Africa |
| 1990s | 3.57 kg/ha | 4.95 kg/ha | 1.39 kg/ha | South Africa |
| 2000s | 4.43 kg/ha | 5.18 kg/ha | 0.7466 kg/ha | South Africa |
| 2010s | 4.8 kg/ha | 4.69 kg/ha | 0.1105 kg/ha | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 4.61 kg/ha | 4.77 kg/ha | 0.1588 kg/ha | South Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher atmospheric deposition — cropland nitrogen per unit area, Costa Rica or South Africa?
- South Africa, at 4.74 kg/ha against 4.69 kg/ha in Costa Rica as of 2023.
- What is the difference in atmospheric deposition — cropland nitrogen per unit area between Costa Rica and South Africa?
- 0.05 kg/ha, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and South Africa?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and South Africa rank globally for atmospheric deposition — cropland nitrogen per unit area?
- Costa Rica ranks 122nd and South Africa ranks 121st of 186 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Atmospheric deposition — Cropland nitrogen per unit area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The Cropland Nutrient balance domain contains information on the flows of nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium from mineral fertilizer, manure applied, atmospheric deposition, crop removal, and biological fixation over cropland and per unit area of cropland. The flows are aggregated to total inputs and total outputs, from which the overall nutrient balance and nutrient use efficiency on cropland are calculated. Statistics are disseminated in units of tonnes and in kg/ha, as appropriate. Nutrient use efficiency is expressed as a fraction (%).