Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen use efficiency in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen use efficiency was 29.82 % in 2023. ▼ Falling
Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen use efficiency in Costa Rica, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 29.82 % for nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 10.8% on the previous year and down 19.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency in Costa Rica peaked at 54.42 % in 1961 and was at its lowest, 23.79 %, in 1998.
Costa Rica ranks 150th of 186 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen use efficiency in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 54.42 % | — |
| 1962 | 48.9 % | -10.1% |
| 1963 | 38.45 % | -21.4% |
| 1964 | 35.81 % | -6.9% |
| 1965 | 48.45 % | +35.3% |
| 1966 | 45.71 % | -5.6% |
| 1967 | 47.29 % | +3.4% |
| 1968 | 33.07 % | -30.1% |
| 1969 | 26.68 % | -19.3% |
| 1970 | 29.46 % | +10.5% |
| 1971 | 38 % | +29.0% |
| 1972 | 39.68 % | +4.4% |
| 1973 | 34.96 % | -11.9% |
| 1974 | 33.14 % | -5.2% |
| 1975 | 37.61 % | +13.5% |
| 1976 | 39.56 % | +5.2% |
| 1977 | 34.75 % | -12.2% |
| 1978 | 34.56 % | -0.5% |
| 1979 | 35.77 % | +3.5% |
| 1980 | 35.63 % | -0.4% |
| 1981 | 33.74 % | -5.3% |
| 1982 | 29.59 % | -12.3% |
| 1983 | 30.35 % | +2.6% |
| 1984 | 34.39 % | +13.3% |
| 1985 | 34.59 % | +0.6% |
| 1986 | 32.8 % | -5.2% |
| 1987 | 30.83 % | -6.0% |
| 1988 | 30.03 % | -2.6% |
| 1989 | 28.72 % | -4.4% |
| 1990 | 33.11 % | +15.3% |
| 1991 | 31.81 % | -3.9% |
| 1992 | 31.66 % | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 34.56 % | +9.2% |
| 1994 | 33.29 % | -3.7% |
| 1995 | 34.39 % | +3.3% |
| 1996 | 27.91 % | -18.8% |
| 1997 | 26.8 % | -4.0% |
| 1998 | 23.79 % | -11.2% |
| 1999 | 30.29 % | +27.3% |
| 2000 | 33.47 % | +10.5% |
| 2001 | 41.57 % | +24.2% |
| 2002 | 38.87 % | -6.5% |
| 2003 | 37.02 % | -4.8% |
| 2004 | 35.01 % | -5.4% |
| 2005 | 34.83 % | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 36.47 % | +4.7% |
| 2007 | 35.51 % | -2.6% |
| 2008 | 35.14 % | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 40.27 % | +14.6% |
| 2010 | 38.76 % | -3.7% |
| 2011 | 28.14 % | -27.4% |
| 2012 | 35.11 % | +24.8% |
| 2013 | 37.04 % | +5.5% |
| 2014 | 33.76 % | -8.9% |
| 2015 | 31.56 % | -6.5% |
| 2016 | 32.48 % | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 29.93 % | -7.9% |
| 2018 | 27.85 % | -7.0% |
| 2019 | 24.79 % | -11.0% |
| 2020 | 27.82 % | +12.2% |
| 2021 | 30.94 % | +11.2% |
| 2022 | 33.43 % | +8.0% |
| 2023 | 29.82 % | -10.8% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 29.82 % is below the median for high income countries, which is 40.97 %, 73% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 29.82 % is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 46.95 %, 64% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 42.09 % | 26.68 % | 54.42 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 35.75 % | 29.46 % | 39.68 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 32.07 % | 28.72 % | 35.63 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 30.76 % | 23.79 % | 34.56 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 36.81 % | 33.47 % | 41.57 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 31.94 % | 24.79 % | 38.76 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 30.5 % | 27.82 % | 33.43 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
More environment data for Costa Rica
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 2.9 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 2.71 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.257 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.61 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.09 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -0.3048 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency in Costa Rica?
- Nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency in Costa Rica was 29.82 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 54.42 % in 1961.
- What is the lowest nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.79 % in 1998.
- How does Costa Rica rank for nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency?
- Costa Rica ranks 150th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen use efficiency. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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 (%).