Costa Rica vs Panama: Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen use efficiency

Costa Rica
29.82 %
in 2023
Panama
30.98 %
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
163rd
Panama rank
160th

Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen use efficiency over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Panama
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How they compare

Panama currently reports 30.98 % against 29.82 % in Costa Rica, a difference of 1.16 %.

The two have swapped places 13 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 163rd and Panama ranks 160th of 201 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Panama Difference Ahead
1960s 42.09 % 42.67 % 0.5864 % Panama
1970s 35.75 % 53.43 % 17.68 % Panama
1980s 32.07 % 49.73 % 17.66 % Panama
1990s 30.76 % 36.7 % 5.93 % Panama
2000s 36.81 % 41.33 % 4.52 % Panama
2010s 31.94 % 40.95 % 9.01 % Panama
2020s 30.5 % 34.97 % 4.46 % Panama

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency, Costa Rica or Panama?
Panama, at 30.98 % against 29.82 % in Costa Rica as of 2023.
What is the difference in nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency between Costa Rica and Panama?
1.16 %, with Panama ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Panama?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Costa Rica and Panama rank globally for nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency?
Costa Rica ranks 163rd and Panama ranks 160th of 201 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen use efficiency. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen use efficiency
Unit
%
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 (%).