Americas vs Costa Rica: Volatilisation — Cropland nitrogen per unit area
Volatilisation — Cropland nitrogen per unit area over time
- Americas
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 71.59 kg/ha against 22.37 kg/ha in Americas, a difference of 49.22 kg/ha.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 3.2 times Americas's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Costa Rica has been ahead every year.
Americas ranks 5th and Costa Rica ranks 14th of 10 groups.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Americas | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7.44 kg/ha | 17.23 kg/ha | 9.78 kg/ha | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 11.02 kg/ha | 28.63 kg/ha | 17.61 kg/ha | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 12.91 kg/ha | 39.15 kg/ha | 26.24 kg/ha | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 14.77 kg/ha | 58.33 kg/ha | 43.56 kg/ha | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 16.82 kg/ha | 57.72 kg/ha | 40.9 kg/ha | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 20.26 kg/ha | 69.95 kg/ha | 49.69 kg/ha | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 22.51 kg/ha | 68.05 kg/ha | 45.53 kg/ha | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher volatilisation — cropland nitrogen per unit area, Americas or Costa Rica?
- Costa Rica, at 71.59 kg/ha against 22.37 kg/ha in Americas as of 2023.
- What is the difference in volatilisation — cropland nitrogen per unit area between Americas and Costa Rica?
- 49.22 kg/ha, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Americas and Costa Rica?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Americas and Costa Rica rank globally for volatilisation — cropland nitrogen per unit area?
- Americas ranks 5th and Costa Rica ranks 14th of 10 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Volatilisation — Cropland nitrogen per unit area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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 (%).