Costa Rica vs Northern Africa: Input — Cropland nitrogen per unit area
Input — Cropland nitrogen per unit area over time
- Costa Rica
- Northern Africa
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 229.63 kg/ha against 50.44 kg/ha in Northern Africa, a difference of 179.19 kg/ha.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 4.6 times Northern Africa's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Costa Rica has been ahead every year.
Costa Rica ranks 24th and Northern Africa ranks 23rd of 186 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Northern Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 64.18 kg/ha | 17.83 kg/ha | 46.34 kg/ha | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 105.16 kg/ha | 27.3 kg/ha | 77.86 kg/ha | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 141.17 kg/ha | 38.22 kg/ha | 102.95 kg/ha | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 206.55 kg/ha | 40.99 kg/ha | 165.56 kg/ha | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 198.23 kg/ha | 50.01 kg/ha | 148.22 kg/ha | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 244.86 kg/ha | 50.38 kg/ha | 194.48 kg/ha | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 236.11 kg/ha | 53.51 kg/ha | 182.61 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 Northern Africa?
- Costa Rica, at 229.63 kg/ha against 50.44 kg/ha in Northern Africa as of 2023.
- What is the difference in input — cropland nitrogen per unit area between Costa Rica and Northern Africa?
- 179.19 kg/ha, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Northern Africa?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and Northern Africa rank globally for input — cropland nitrogen per unit area?
- Costa Rica ranks 24th and Northern Africa ranks 23rd of 186 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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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 (%).