Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per capita in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per capita was 20.68 kg/cap in 2024. ▲ Rising
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per capita in Costa Rica, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/cap.
Analysis
The most recent figure for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — use per capita in Costa Rica is 20.68 kg/cap, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 20.2% on the previous year and up 26.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — use per capita in Costa Rica peaked at 27.49 kg/cap in 1998 and was at its lowest, 4.52 kg/cap, in 1961.
That places Costa Rica 32nd out of 197 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per capita in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | kg/cap | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 4.52 kg/cap | — |
| 1962 | 6.18 kg/cap | +36.7% |
| 1963 | 14.17 kg/cap | +129.3% |
| 1964 | 15.65 kg/cap | +10.4% |
| 1965 | 6.3 kg/cap | -59.7% |
| 1966 | 10.19 kg/cap | +61.7% |
| 1967 | 9.29 kg/cap | -8.8% |
| 1968 | 16.67 kg/cap | +79.4% |
| 1969 | 22.34 kg/cap | +34.0% |
| 1970 | 20.32 kg/cap | -9.0% |
| 1971 | 14.19 kg/cap | -30.2% |
| 1972 | 13.36 kg/cap | -5.8% |
| 1973 | 17.1 kg/cap | +28.0% |
| 1974 | 16.62 kg/cap | -2.8% |
| 1975 | 14.86 kg/cap | -10.6% |
| 1976 | 13.26 kg/cap | -10.8% |
| 1977 | 18.39 kg/cap | +38.7% |
| 1978 | 18.05 kg/cap | -1.8% |
| 1979 | 16.94 kg/cap | -6.1% |
| 1980 | 16.94 kg/cap | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 18.4 kg/cap | +8.6% |
| 1982 | 19.41 kg/cap | +5.5% |
| 1983 | 20.81 kg/cap | +7.2% |
| 1984 | 18.97 kg/cap | -8.8% |
| 1985 | 17.87 kg/cap | -5.8% |
| 1986 | 18.46 kg/cap | +3.3% |
| 1987 | 19.01 kg/cap | +3.0% |
| 1988 | 19.87 kg/cap | +4.5% |
| 1989 | 20.7 kg/cap | +4.2% |
| 1990 | 17.81 kg/cap | -14.0% |
| 1991 | 19.49 kg/cap | +9.4% |
| 1992 | 19.79 kg/cap | +1.5% |
| 1993 | 17.82 kg/cap | -10.0% |
| 1994 | 20.28 kg/cap | +13.8% |
| 1995 | 19.8 kg/cap | -2.4% |
| 1996 | 24.59 kg/cap | +24.2% |
| 1997 | 27.01 kg/cap | +9.8% |
| 1998 | 27.49 kg/cap | +1.8% |
| 1999 | 20.71 kg/cap | -24.7% |
| 2000 | 17.27 kg/cap | -16.6% |
| 2001 | 13.28 kg/cap | -23.1% |
| 2002 | 13.47 kg/cap | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 18.7 kg/cap | +38.8% |
| 2004 | 15.02 kg/cap | -19.7% |
| 2005 | 15.96 kg/cap | +6.3% |
| 2006 | 16.55 kg/cap | +3.7% |
| 2007 | 16.93 kg/cap | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 18.36 kg/cap | +8.4% |
| 2009 | 10.08 kg/cap | -45.1% |
| 2010 | 13.43 kg/cap | +33.2% |
| 2011 | 20.52 kg/cap | +52.8% |
| 2012 | 18.84 kg/cap | -8.2% |
| 2013 | 19.08 kg/cap | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 16.35 kg/cap | -14.3% |
| 2015 | 17.68 kg/cap | +8.1% |
| 2016 | 20.33 kg/cap | +15.0% |
| 2017 | 18.47 kg/cap | -9.1% |
| 2018 | 19.41 kg/cap | +5.1% |
| 2019 | 18.66 kg/cap | -3.9% |
| 2020 | 18.82 kg/cap | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 16.08 kg/cap | -14.6% |
| 2022 | 13.8 kg/cap | -14.2% |
| 2023 | 17.21 kg/cap | +24.7% |
| 2024 | 20.68 kg/cap | +20.2% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 20.68 kg/cap is above the median for high income countries, which is 10.83 kg/cap, 1.9× the median. (60 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 20.68 kg/cap is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 4.95 kg/cap, 4.2× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per capita in Costa Rica changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | +129.3% | 6.18 kg/cap | 14.17 kg/cap |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 11.7 kg/cap | 4.52 kg/cap | 22.34 kg/cap | 9 |
| 1970s | 16.31 kg/cap | 13.26 kg/cap | 20.32 kg/cap | 10 |
| 1980s | 19.04 kg/cap | 16.94 kg/cap | 20.81 kg/cap | 10 |
| 1990s | 21.48 kg/cap | 17.81 kg/cap | 27.49 kg/cap | 10 |
| 2000s | 15.56 kg/cap | 10.08 kg/cap | 18.7 kg/cap | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.28 kg/cap | 13.43 kg/cap | 20.52 kg/cap | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.32 kg/cap | 13.8 kg/cap | 20.68 kg/cap | 5 |
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- 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 nitrogen n (total) — use per capita in Costa Rica?
- Nutrient nitrogen n (total) — use per capita in Costa Rica was 20.68 kg/cap in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — use per capita recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 27.49 kg/cap in 1998.
- What is the lowest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — use per capita recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.52 kg/cap in 1961.
- How does Costa Rica rank for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — use per capita?
- Costa Rica ranks 32nd out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — use per capita rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 nitrogen N (total) — Use per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Fertilizers by Nutrient dataset contains information on the totals in nutrients for Production, Trade and Agriculture Use of inorganic (chemical or mineral) fertilizers. The data are provided for the three primary plant nutrients: nitrogen (N), phosphorus (expressed as P2O5) and potassium (expressed as K2O). Both straight and compound fertilizers are included. Methodological details can be found at: https://files-faostat.fao.org/production/RFN/RFN_EN_README.pdf