Costa Rica vs Eastern Africa: Input — Cropland nitrogen per unit area

Costa Rica
229.63 kg/ha
in 2023
Eastern Africa
51.9 kg/ha
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
24th
Eastern Africa rank
25th

Input — Cropland nitrogen per unit area over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Eastern Africa
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How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 229.63 kg/ha against 51.9 kg/ha in Eastern Africa, a difference of 177.73 kg/ha.

That makes Costa Rica's figure about 4.4 times Eastern Africa's.

Across all 63 years both countries report, Costa Rica has been ahead every year.

Costa Rica ranks 24th and Eastern Africa ranks 25th of 185 countries.

Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Eastern Africa Difference Ahead
1960s 64.18 kg/ha 16.76 kg/ha 47.41 kg/ha Costa Rica
1970s 105.16 kg/ha 19.98 kg/ha 85.17 kg/ha Costa Rica
1980s 141.17 kg/ha 22.54 kg/ha 118.63 kg/ha Costa Rica
1990s 206.55 kg/ha 25.72 kg/ha 180.83 kg/ha Costa Rica
2000s 198.23 kg/ha 28.7 kg/ha 169.52 kg/ha Costa Rica
2010s 244.86 kg/ha 38.66 kg/ha 206.2 kg/ha Costa Rica
2020s 236.11 kg/ha 47.44 kg/ha 188.68 kg/ha Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher input — cropland nitrogen per unit area, Costa Rica or Eastern Africa?
Costa Rica, at 229.63 kg/ha against 51.9 kg/ha in Eastern Africa as of 2023.
What is the difference in input — cropland nitrogen per unit area between Costa Rica and Eastern Africa?
177.73 kg/ha, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Eastern Africa?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Costa Rica and Eastern Africa rank globally for input — cropland nitrogen per unit area?
Costa Rica ranks 24th and Eastern Africa ranks 25th of 185 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Input — Cropland nitrogen per unit area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Input — Cropland nitrogen per unit area
Unit
kg/ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
233 places, 13,500 data points, 1961–2023
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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 (%).