Afghanistan vs Costa Rica: Leaching — Cropland nitrogen

Afghanistan
17,885 t
in 2023
Costa Rica
17,192 t
in 2023
Afghanistan rank
75th
Costa Rica rank
77th

Leaching — Cropland nitrogen over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Costa Rica
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How they compare

Afghanistan currently reports 17,885 t against 17,192 t in Costa Rica, a difference of 693 t.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Afghanistan ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 75th and Costa Rica ranks 77th of 185 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Costa Rica Difference Ahead
1960s 12,884 t 3,677 t 9,207 t Afghanistan
1970s 14,860 t 6,076 t 8,784 t Afghanistan
1980s 14,619 t 8,318 t 6,301 t Afghanistan
1990s 12,014 t 11,974 t 40.08 t Afghanistan
2000s 12,992 t 12,633 t 359.09 t Afghanistan
2010s 21,243 t 16,451 t 4,793 t Afghanistan
2020s 17,685 t 16,341 t 1,344 t Afghanistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher leaching — cropland nitrogen, Afghanistan or Costa Rica?
Afghanistan, at 17,885 t against 17,192 t in Costa Rica as of 2023.
What is the difference in leaching — cropland nitrogen between Afghanistan and Costa Rica?
693 t, with Afghanistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Costa Rica?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Afghanistan and Costa Rica rank globally for leaching — cropland nitrogen?
Afghanistan ranks 75th and Costa Rica ranks 77th of 185 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Leaching — Cropland nitrogen. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Leaching — Cropland nitrogen
Unit
t
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 (%).