Costa Rica vs Portugal: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity, per square kilometre
Costa Rica
1.84 t per square kilometre
in 2023
Portugal
1.61 t per square kilometre
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
30th
Portugal rank
33rd
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity, per square kilometre over time
- Costa Rica
- Portugal
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 1.84 t per square kilometre against 1.61 t per square kilometre in Portugal, a difference of 0.23 t per square kilometre.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times Portugal's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Portugal ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 30th and Portugal ranks 33rd of 173 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.209 t per square kilometre | 0.0674 t per square kilometre | 0.1416 t per square kilometre | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 0.4772 t per square kilometre | 0.0846 t per square kilometre | 0.3926 t per square kilometre | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 0.4736 t per square kilometre | 0.1758 t per square kilometre | 0.2978 t per square kilometre | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 0.9829 t per square kilometre | 0.3931 t per square kilometre | 0.5898 t per square kilometre | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 1.34 t per square kilometre | 0.9831 t per square kilometre | 0.3578 t per square kilometre | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 1.82 t per square kilometre | 1.42 t per square kilometre | 0.4035 t per square kilometre | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 1.75 t per square kilometre | 1.59 t per square kilometre | 0.1608 t per square kilometre | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher nutrient nitrogen n (total) — import quantity, per square kilometre, Costa Rica or Portugal?
- Costa Rica, at 1.84 t per square kilometre against 1.61 t per square kilometre in Portugal as of 2023.
- What is the difference in nutrient nitrogen n (total) — import quantity, per square kilometre between Costa Rica and Portugal?
- 0.23 t per square kilometre, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Portugal?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and Portugal rank globally for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — import quantity, per square kilometre?
- Costa Rica ranks 30th and Portugal ranks 33rd of 173 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import 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) — Import 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.