Costa Rica vs Saudi Arabia: Outputs — Cropland nitrogen

Costa Rica
37,279 t
in 2023
Saudi Arabia
39,750 t
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
107th
Saudi Arabia rank
105th

Outputs — Cropland nitrogen over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Saudi Arabia
025.0k50.0k75.0k100.0k196119922023

How they compare

Saudi Arabia currently reports 39,750 t against 37,279 t in Costa Rica, a difference of 2,471 t.

That makes Saudi Arabia's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 107th and Saudi Arabia ranks 105th of 185 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 4 and Saudi Arabia in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Saudi Arabia Difference Ahead
1960s 12,272 t 8,664 t 3,607 t Costa Rica
1970s 18,526 t 7,679 t 10,847 t Costa Rica
1980s 23,277 t 43,710 t 20,434 t Saudi Arabia
1990s 31,374 t 79,077 t 47,703 t Saudi Arabia
2000s 36,274 t 63,077 t 26,803 t Saudi Arabia
2010s 41,740 t 36,071 t 5,669 t Costa Rica
2020s 39,038 t 37,228 t 1,811 t Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher outputs — cropland nitrogen, Costa Rica or Saudi Arabia?
Saudi Arabia, at 39,750 t against 37,279 t in Costa Rica as of 2023.
What is the difference in outputs — cropland nitrogen between Costa Rica and Saudi Arabia?
2,471 t, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Saudi Arabia?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Costa Rica and Saudi Arabia rank globally for outputs — cropland nitrogen?
Costa Rica ranks 107th and Saudi Arabia ranks 105th of 185 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Outputs — Cropland nitrogen. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Outputs — Cropland nitrogen
Unit
t
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 (%).