Costa Rica vs Italy: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use, per square kilometre

Costa Rica
1.72 t per square kilometre
in 2023
Italy
1.93 t per square kilometre
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
29th
Italy rank
26th

Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use, per square kilometre over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Italy
01234196119922023

How they compare

Italy currently reports 1.93 t per square kilometre against 1.72 t per square kilometre in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.21 t per square kilometre.

That makes Italy's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Italy ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 29th and Italy ranks 26th of 173 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Italy Difference Ahead
1960s 0.3731 t per square kilometre 1.5 t per square kilometre 1.13 t per square kilometre Italy
1970s 0.6627 t per square kilometre 2.6 t per square kilometre 1.94 t per square kilometre Italy
1980s 1.01 t per square kilometre 3.35 t per square kilometre 2.34 t per square kilometre Italy
1990s 1.48 t per square kilometre 3 t per square kilometre 1.52 t per square kilometre Italy
2000s 1.29 t per square kilometre 2.62 t per square kilometre 1.34 t per square kilometre Italy
2010s 1.72 t per square kilometre 1.95 t per square kilometre 0.2395 t per square kilometre Italy
2020s 1.64 t per square kilometre 1.93 t per square kilometre 0.2973 t per square kilometre Italy

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher nutrient nitrogen n (total) — agricultural use, per square kilometre, Costa Rica or Italy?
Italy, at 1.93 t per square kilometre against 1.72 t per square kilometre in Costa Rica as of 2023.
What is the difference in nutrient nitrogen n (total) — agricultural use, per square kilometre between Costa Rica and Italy?
0.21 t per square kilometre, with Italy ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Italy?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Costa Rica and Italy rank globally for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — agricultural use, per square kilometre?
Costa Rica ranks 29th and Italy ranks 26th of 173 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use, per square kilometre
Unit
t per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
174 places, 8,896 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.