Costa Rica vs Switzerland: Leaching — Cropland nitrogen per unit area
Leaching — Cropland nitrogen per unit area over time
- Costa Rica
- Switzerland
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 31.58 kg/ha against 30.55 kg/ha in Switzerland, a difference of 1.03 kg/ha.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Switzerland ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 21st and Switzerland ranks 22nd of 185 countries.
Switzerland has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7.57 kg/ha | 36.58 kg/ha | 29.01 kg/ha | Switzerland |
| 1970s | 12.26 kg/ha | 43.37 kg/ha | 31.11 kg/ha | Switzerland |
| 1980s | 16.09 kg/ha | 42.61 kg/ha | 26.52 kg/ha | Switzerland |
| 1990s | 23.83 kg/ha | 36.61 kg/ha | 12.78 kg/ha | Switzerland |
| 2000s | 25.3 kg/ha | 32.81 kg/ha | 7.51 kg/ha | Switzerland |
| 2010s | 30.43 kg/ha | 32.2 kg/ha | 1.77 kg/ha | Switzerland |
| 2020s | 30.02 kg/ha | 30.64 kg/ha | 0.624 kg/ha | Switzerland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher leaching — cropland nitrogen per unit area, Costa Rica or Switzerland?
- Costa Rica, at 31.58 kg/ha against 30.55 kg/ha in Switzerland as of 2023.
- What is the difference in leaching — cropland nitrogen per unit area between Costa Rica and Switzerland?
- 1.03 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 leaching — cropland nitrogen per unit area?
- Costa Rica ranks 21st and Switzerland ranks 22nd of 185 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Leaching — 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 (%).