Fertiliser use in Costa Rica
Farmers in Costa Rica used 1,402.5 kg of fertiliser per hectare of arable land in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1961.
Costa Rica, 2024
1,402.5
Change from 2023
+36.9%
World, 2023
136.5 kg per hectare
Median of OECD (38 countries), 2024
151.5 kg per hectare
Position in 2024
4th of 190
Fertiliser use in Costa Rica over time
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Kilograms per hectare of arable land. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Costa Rica | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1,402.5 kg per hectare | – |
| 2023 | 1,024.5 kg per hectare | 136.5 kg per hectare |
| 2022 | 898.7 kg per hectare | 134.9 kg per hectare |
| 2021 | 866.3 kg per hectare | 142.6 kg per hectare |
| 2020 | 960.4 kg per hectare | 144.6 kg per hectare |
| 2019 | 870.0 kg per hectare | 135.5 kg per hectare |
| 2018 | 858.6 kg per hectare | 136.9 kg per hectare |
| 2017 | 802.1 kg per hectare | 138.0 kg per hectare |
| 2016 | 711.6 kg per hectare | 135.1 kg per hectare |
| 2015 | 714.4 kg per hectare | 132.9 kg per hectare |
| 2014 | 566.5 kg per hectare | 136.1 kg per hectare |
| 2013 | 589.8 kg per hectare | 133.2 kg per hectare |
| 2012 | 635.3 kg per hectare | 130.8 kg per hectare |
| 2011 | 706.1 kg per hectare | 133.5 kg per hectare |
| 2010 | 519.3 kg per hectare | 128.9 kg per hectare |
| 2009 | 383.0 kg per hectare | 117.6 kg per hectare |
| 2008 | 915.7 kg per hectare | 116.6 kg per hectare |
| 2007 | 858.0 kg per hectare | 124.3 kg per hectare |
| 2006 | 845.5 kg per hectare | 118.8 kg per hectare |
| 2005 | 683.5 kg per hectare | 115.3 kg per hectare |
| 2004 | 751.1 kg per hectare | 114.9 kg per hectare |
| 2003 | 919.7 kg per hectare | 109.6 kg per hectare |
| 2002 | 629.2 kg per hectare | 106.4 kg per hectare |
| 2001 | 558.0 kg per hectare | 103.1 kg per hectare |
| 2000 | 795.2 kg per hectare | 101.1 kg per hectare |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +36.9% from 1,024.5 kg per hectare in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 566.5 kg per hectare, the figure has changed by +147.6%.
- Among the 190 countries with data for 2024, Costa Rica has the 4th highest value.
More for Costa Rica
All statistics for Costa Rica
Cereal yield
3,807 kg per hectare
2024 · World Bank
Agricultural land
31.4%
2024 · World Bank
Cost of a healthy diet
Int$5.04e (Estimate) per person per day
2025 · FAOSTAT
Healthy diet unaffordable
41.8%e (Estimate)
2025 · FAOSTAT
Pesticide use
19.70e (Estimate) kg/ha
2024 · FAOSTAT
Nitrogen fertiliser use
194.9e (Estimate) kg/ha
2024 · FAOSTAT