Costa Rica vs Democratic Republic of the Congo: Mineral fertilizers — Cropland nitrogen per unit area

Costa Rica
142.16 kg/ha
in 2023
Democratic Republic of the Congo
1.91 kg/ha
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
15th
Democratic Republic of the Congo rank
18th

Mineral fertilizers — Cropland nitrogen per unit area over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Democratic Republic of the Congo
050100150200196119922023

How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 142.16 kg/ha against 1.91 kg/ha in Democratic Republic of the Congo, a difference of 140.25 kg/ha.

That makes Costa Rica's figure about 74.4 times Democratic Republic of the Congo's.

Across all 63 years both countries report, Costa Rica has been ahead every year.

Costa Rica ranks 15th and Democratic Republic of the Congo ranks 18th of 186 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Democratic Republic of the Congo Difference Ahead
1960s 37.27 kg/ha 0.1579 kg/ha 37.11 kg/ha Costa Rica
1970s 68.29 kg/ha 0.5367 kg/ha 67.75 kg/ha Costa Rica
1980s 99.73 kg/ha 0.4064 kg/ha 99.32 kg/ha Costa Rica
1990s 150.56 kg/ha 0.3123 kg/ha 150.25 kg/ha Costa Rica
2000s 125.66 kg/ha 0.2201 kg/ha 125.44 kg/ha Costa Rica
2010s 161.5 kg/ha 0.8807 kg/ha 160.62 kg/ha Costa Rica
2020s 151.92 kg/ha 1.57 kg/ha 150.35 kg/ha Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area, Costa Rica or Democratic Republic of the Congo?
Costa Rica, at 142.16 kg/ha against 1.91 kg/ha in Democratic Republic of the Congo as of 2023.
What is the difference in mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area between Costa Rica and Democratic Republic of the Congo?
140.25 kg/ha, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Democratic Republic of the Congo?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Costa Rica and Democratic Republic of the Congo rank globally for mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area?
Costa Rica ranks 15th and Democratic Republic of the Congo ranks 18th 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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Indicator
Mineral fertilizers — Cropland nitrogen per unit area
Unit
kg/ha
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 (%).