Costa Rica vs Nicaragua: Leaching — Cropland nitrogen

Costa Rica
17,192 t
in 2023
Nicaragua
16,438 t
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
77th
Nicaragua rank
79th

Leaching — Cropland nitrogen over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Nicaragua
05.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k196119922023

How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 17,192 t against 16,438 t in Nicaragua, a difference of 754 t.

The two have swapped places 15 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Nicaragua ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 77th and Nicaragua ranks 79th of 185 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 4 and Nicaragua in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Nicaragua Difference Ahead
1960s 3,677 t 4,806 t 1,129 t Nicaragua
1970s 6,076 t 7,274 t 1,198 t Nicaragua
1980s 8,318 t 7,779 t 538.66 t Costa Rica
1990s 11,974 t 6,082 t 5,891 t Costa Rica
2000s 12,633 t 11,743 t 889.44 t Costa Rica
2010s 16,451 t 14,947 t 1,504 t Costa Rica
2020s 16,341 t 16,410 t 68.82 t Nicaragua

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher leaching — cropland nitrogen, Costa Rica or Nicaragua?
Costa Rica, at 17,192 t against 16,438 t in Nicaragua as of 2023.
What is the difference in leaching — cropland nitrogen between Costa Rica and Nicaragua?
754 t, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Nicaragua?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Costa Rica and Nicaragua rank globally for leaching — cropland nitrogen?
Costa Rica ranks 77th and Nicaragua ranks 79th 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
Last refreshed

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 (%).