Nitrogen use efficiency in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Nitrogen use efficiency was 24.27 in 2014. ▲ Rising
Nitrogen use efficiency in Costa Rica, 1961–2014
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 24.27 for nitrogen use efficiency in 2014.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 15.7% on the previous year and down 8.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nitrogen use efficiency in Costa Rica peaked at 34.4 in 2002 and was at its lowest, 13.75, in 1969.
Costa Rica ranks 153rd of 205 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 54 years of available data.
Nitrogen use efficiency in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 29.7 | — |
| 1962 | 27.05 | -8.9% |
| 1963 | 17.88 | -33.9% |
| 1964 | 16.88 | -5.6% |
| 1965 | 32.16 | +90.5% |
| 1966 | 24.48 | -23.9% |
| 1967 | 26.68 | +9.0% |
| 1968 | 17.51 | -34.4% |
| 1969 | 13.75 | -21.5% |
| 1970 | 13.89 | +1.0% |
| 1971 | 18.77 | +35.2% |
| 1972 | 19.52 | +4.0% |
| 1973 | 17.94 | -8.1% |
| 1974 | 17.39 | -3.0% |
| 1975 | 20.31 | +16.8% |
| 1976 | 22.88 | +12.7% |
| 1977 | 20.38 | -10.9% |
| 1978 | 19.77 | -3.0% |
| 1979 | 20.63 | +4.3% |
| 1980 | 20.82 | +0.9% |
| 1981 | 19.98 | -4.0% |
| 1982 | 17.04 | -14.7% |
| 1983 | 17.99 | +5.6% |
| 1984 | 19.49 | +8.3% |
| 1985 | 19.02 | -2.4% |
| 1986 | 19.3 | +1.5% |
| 1987 | 18.48 | -4.2% |
| 1988 | 18.81 | +1.8% |
| 1989 | 16.75 | -10.9% |
| 1990 | 20.99 | +25.3% |
| 1991 | 19.61 | -6.6% |
| 1992 | 19.17 | -2.3% |
| 1993 | 20.12 | +5.0% |
| 1994 | 20.19 | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 20.76 | +2.8% |
| 1996 | 16.32 | -21.4% |
| 1997 | 15.89 | -2.6% |
| 1998 | 15.1 | -5.0% |
| 1999 | 19.55 | +29.5% |
| 2000 | 24.43 | +25.0% |
| 2001 | 30.03 | +22.9% |
| 2002 | 34.4 | +14.6% |
| 2003 | 23.82 | -30.8% |
| 2004 | 26.41 | +10.9% |
| 2005 | 20.79 | -21.3% |
| 2006 | 27.47 | +32.1% |
| 2007 | 27.3 | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 26.96 | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 26.36 | -2.3% |
| 2010 | 33.69 | +27.8% |
| 2011 | 26.41 | -21.6% |
| 2012 | 26.73 | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 28.78 | +7.7% |
| 2014 | 24.27 | -15.7% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 24.27 is below the median for high income countries, which is 35.97, 67% of the median. (69 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 24.27 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 30.02, 81% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nitrogen use efficiency 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | +90.5% | 16.88 | 32.16 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 22.9 | 13.75 | 32.16 | 9 |
| 1970s | 19.15 | 13.89 | 22.88 | 10 |
| 1980s | 18.77 | 16.75 | 20.82 | 10 |
| 1990s | 18.77 | 15.1 | 20.99 | 10 |
| 2000s | 26.8 | 20.79 | 34.4 | 10 |
| 2010s | 27.98 | 24.27 | 33.69 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
- 150 Colombia 25.88 compare
- 151 Jamaica 25.45 compare
- 152 South Korea 25.16 compare
- 154 Turkmenistan 24.25 compare
- 155 Lebanon 24.15 compare
- 156 Saint Kitts and Nevis 23.93 compare
More reference data data for Costa Rica
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2987 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.406 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.27 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0167 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.27 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.3161 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 2.24 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 5.91 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0907 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nitrogen use efficiency in Costa Rica?
- Nitrogen use efficiency in Costa Rica was 24.27 in 2014, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest nitrogen use efficiency recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 34.4 in 2002.
- What is the lowest nitrogen use efficiency recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.75 in 1969.
- How does Costa Rica rank for nitrogen use efficiency?
- Costa Rica ranks 153rd out of 205 countries with data for 2014.
- Is nitrogen use efficiency rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Nitrogen use efficiency. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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