Costa Rica vs Switzerland: Input — Cropland nitrogen per unit area
Input — Cropland nitrogen per unit area over time
- Costa Rica
- Switzerland
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 229.63 kg/ha against 211.63 kg/ha in Switzerland, a difference of 18 kg/ha.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times Switzerland's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Switzerland ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 24th and Switzerland ranks 26th of 201 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 2 and Switzerland in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 64.18 kg/ha | 220.05 kg/ha | 155.87 kg/ha | Switzerland |
| 1970s | 105.16 kg/ha | 273.83 kg/ha | 168.67 kg/ha | Switzerland |
| 1980s | 141.17 kg/ha | 285.46 kg/ha | 144.29 kg/ha | Switzerland |
| 1990s | 206.55 kg/ha | 247.77 kg/ha | 41.22 kg/ha | Switzerland |
| 2000s | 198.23 kg/ha | 219.83 kg/ha | 21.6 kg/ha | Switzerland |
| 2010s | 244.86 kg/ha | 213.26 kg/ha | 31.59 kg/ha | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 236.11 kg/ha | 212.5 kg/ha | 23.62 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 Switzerland?
- Costa Rica, at 229.63 kg/ha against 211.63 kg/ha in Switzerland as of 2023.
- What is the difference in input — cropland nitrogen per unit area between Costa Rica and Switzerland?
- 18 kg/ha, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Switzerland?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and Switzerland rank globally for input — cropland nitrogen per unit area?
- Costa Rica ranks 24th and Switzerland ranks 26th of 201 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 (%).