Costa Rica vs South Africa: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity, per square kilometre
Costa Rica
0.1159 t per square kilometre
in 2023
South Africa
0.1298 t per square kilometre
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
55th
South Africa rank
53rd
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity, per square kilometre over time
- Costa Rica
- South Africa
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 0.1298 t per square kilometre against 0.1159 t per square kilometre in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.0139 t per square kilometre.
That makes South Africa's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1963 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 55th and South Africa ranks 53rd of 173 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 5 and South Africa in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1399 t per square kilometre | 0.0071 t per square kilometre | 0.1327 t per square kilometre | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 0.3085 t per square kilometre | 0.0241 t per square kilometre | 0.2844 t per square kilometre | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 0.1213 t per square kilometre | 0.0406 t per square kilometre | 0.0807 t per square kilometre | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 0.3299 t per square kilometre | 0.057 t per square kilometre | 0.2729 t per square kilometre | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 0.0969 t per square kilometre | 0.0756 t per square kilometre | 0.0213 t per square kilometre | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 0.1139 t per square kilometre | 0.1183 t per square kilometre | 0.0044 t per square kilometre | South Africa |
| 2020s | 0.1094 t per square kilometre | 0.128 t per square kilometre | 0.0186 t per square kilometre | South Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher nutrient nitrogen n (total) — export quantity, per square kilometre, Costa Rica or South Africa?
- South Africa, at 0.1298 t per square kilometre against 0.1159 t per square kilometre in Costa Rica as of 2023.
- What is the difference in nutrient nitrogen n (total) — export quantity, per square kilometre between Costa Rica and South Africa?
- 0.0139 t per square kilometre, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and South Africa?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1963 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and South Africa rank globally for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — export quantity, per square kilometre?
- Costa Rica ranks 55th and South Africa ranks 53rd of 173 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity 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.