Seed — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Seed — Cropland nitrogen per unit area was 0.9451 kg/ha in 2023. ▲ Rising
Seed — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Costa Rica, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 0.9451 kg/ha for seed — cropland nitrogen per unit area in 2023.
The figure is down 33.6% on the previous year and up 12.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, seed — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Costa Rica peaked at 1.42 kg/ha in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.6638 kg/ha, in 1961.
Costa Rica ranks 97th of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Seed — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.6638 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 0.763 kg/ha | +14.9% |
| 1963 | 0.7204 kg/ha | -5.6% |
| 1964 | 0.8265 kg/ha | +14.7% |
| 1965 | 0.872 kg/ha | +5.5% |
| 1966 | 0.6941 kg/ha | -20.4% |
| 1967 | 0.6776 kg/ha | -2.4% |
| 1968 | 0.837 kg/ha | +23.5% |
| 1969 | 0.9016 kg/ha | +7.7% |
| 1970 | 0.8961 kg/ha | -0.6% |
| 1971 | 0.8713 kg/ha | -2.8% |
| 1972 | 0.9213 kg/ha | +5.7% |
| 1973 | 0.9599 kg/ha | +4.2% |
| 1974 | 0.9599 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.956 kg/ha | -0.4% |
| 1976 | 0.8137 kg/ha | -14.9% |
| 1977 | 0.841 kg/ha | +3.4% |
| 1978 | 0.8727 kg/ha | +3.8% |
| 1979 | 0.8829 kg/ha | +1.2% |
| 1980 | 0.9022 kg/ha | +2.2% |
| 1981 | 1.02 kg/ha | +12.6% |
| 1982 | 0.8402 kg/ha | -17.3% |
| 1983 | 0.8675 kg/ha | +3.2% |
| 1984 | 0.8465 kg/ha | -2.4% |
| 1985 | 0.8402 kg/ha | -0.7% |
| 1986 | 0.803 kg/ha | -4.4% |
| 1987 | 0.865 kg/ha | +7.7% |
| 1988 | 0.8847 kg/ha | +2.3% |
| 1989 | 0.9415 kg/ha | +6.4% |
| 1990 | 0.9415 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.9208 kg/ha | -2.2% |
| 1992 | 0.8418 kg/ha | -8.6% |
| 1993 | 0.8586 kg/ha | +2.0% |
| 1994 | 0.8256 kg/ha | -3.8% |
| 1995 | 0.8284 kg/ha | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 0.9258 kg/ha | +11.8% |
| 1997 | 0.8623 kg/ha | -6.9% |
| 1998 | 0.8697 kg/ha | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 0.8854 kg/ha | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 0.9035 kg/ha | +2.0% |
| 2001 | 0.8781 kg/ha | -2.8% |
| 2002 | 0.9035 kg/ha | +2.9% |
| 2003 | 0.9258 kg/ha | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 0.9404 kg/ha | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 0.9286 kg/ha | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 0.8557 kg/ha | -7.9% |
| 2007 | 0.9296 kg/ha | +8.6% |
| 2008 | 0.9735 kg/ha | +4.7% |
| 2009 | 0.9271 kg/ha | -4.8% |
| 2010 | 0.8233 kg/ha | -11.2% |
| 2011 | 0.7926 kg/ha | -3.7% |
| 2012 | 0.8034 kg/ha | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 0.8402 kg/ha | +4.6% |
| 2014 | 0.8067 kg/ha | -4.0% |
| 2015 | 0.8236 kg/ha | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 0.8316 kg/ha | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 0.8294 kg/ha | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.8207 kg/ha | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 0.8131 kg/ha | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 0.8769 kg/ha | +7.8% |
| 2021 | 1.16 kg/ha | +31.7% |
| 2022 | 1.42 kg/ha | +23.2% |
| 2023 | 0.9451 kg/ha | -33.6% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 0.9451 kg/ha is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.54 kg/ha, 61% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 0.9451 kg/ha is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.8538 kg/ha, 1.1× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Seed — Cropland nitrogen per unit area 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | -33.6% | 1.42 kg/ha | 0.9451 kg/ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.7729 kg/ha | 0.6638 kg/ha | 0.9016 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.8975 kg/ha | 0.8137 kg/ha | 0.9599 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.8807 kg/ha | 0.803 kg/ha | 1.02 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.876 kg/ha | 0.8256 kg/ha | 0.9415 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9166 kg/ha | 0.8557 kg/ha | 0.9735 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8185 kg/ha | 0.7926 kg/ha | 0.8402 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.1 kg/ha | 0.8769 kg/ha | 1.42 kg/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
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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 seed — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Costa Rica?
- Seed — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Costa Rica was 0.9451 kg/ha in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest seed — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 1.42 kg/ha in 2022.
- What is the lowest seed — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6638 kg/ha in 1961.
- How does Costa Rica rank for seed — cropland nitrogen per unit area?
- Costa Rica ranks 97th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is seed — cropland nitrogen per unit area rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.5%. 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 Seed — Cropland nitrogen per unit area. 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 (%).