Belgium vs Costa Rica: Mineral fertilizers — Cropland nitrogen per unit area
Mineral fertilizers — Cropland nitrogen per unit area over time
- Belgium
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Belgium currently reports 148.86 kg/ha against 142.16 kg/ha in Costa Rica, a difference of 6.7 kg/ha.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Belgium ahead.
Belgium ranks 12th and Costa Rica ranks 15th of 186 countries.
Belgium has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 179.76 kg/ha | 125.66 kg/ha | 54.1 kg/ha | Belgium |
| 2010s | 206.98 kg/ha | 161.5 kg/ha | 45.47 kg/ha | Belgium |
| 2020s | 166.42 kg/ha | 151.92 kg/ha | 14.5 kg/ha | Belgium |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area, Belgium or Costa Rica?
- Belgium, at 148.86 kg/ha against 142.16 kg/ha in Costa Rica as of 2023.
- What is the difference in mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area between Belgium and Costa Rica?
- 6.7 kg/ha, with Belgium ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Costa Rica?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Belgium and Costa Rica rank globally for mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area?
- Belgium ranks 12th and Costa Rica ranks 15th of 186 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Mineral fertilizers — 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 (%).