Costa Rica vs Sri Lanka: Volatilisation — Cropland nitrogen

Costa Rica
38,967 t
in 2023
Sri Lanka
39,588 t
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
77th
Sri Lanka rank
75th

Volatilisation — Cropland nitrogen over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Sri Lanka
020.0k40.0k60.0k80.0k196119922023

How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 39,588 t against 38,967 t in Costa Rica, a difference of 621 t.

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

Costa Rica ranks 77th and Sri Lanka ranks 75th of 185 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
1960s 8,373 t 17,909 t 9,536 t Sri Lanka
1970s 14,189 t 22,230 t 8,041 t Sri Lanka
1980s 20,236 t 33,776 t 13,540 t Sri Lanka
1990s 29,301 t 40,377 t 11,076 t Sri Lanka
2000s 28,807 t 55,129 t 26,321 t Sri Lanka
2010s 37,815 t 48,362 t 10,547 t Sri Lanka
2020s 37,040 t 48,870 t 11,829 t Sri Lanka

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher volatilisation — cropland nitrogen, Costa Rica or Sri Lanka?
Sri Lanka, at 39,588 t against 38,967 t in Costa Rica as of 2023.
What is the difference in volatilisation — cropland nitrogen between Costa Rica and Sri Lanka?
621 t, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Sri Lanka?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Costa Rica and Sri Lanka rank globally for volatilisation — cropland nitrogen?
Costa Rica ranks 77th and Sri Lanka ranks 75th of 185 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Volatilisation — Cropland nitrogen. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Volatilisation — 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
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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 (%).