Costa Rica vs Middle Africa: Input — Cropland phosphorus per unit area

Costa Rica
26.18 kg/ha
in 2023
Middle Africa
1.78 kg/ha
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
32nd
Middle Africa rank
37th

Input — Cropland phosphorus per unit area over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Middle Africa
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How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 26.18 kg/ha against 1.78 kg/ha in Middle Africa, a difference of 24.4 kg/ha.

That makes Costa Rica's figure about 14.7 times Middle Africa's.

Across all 63 years both countries report, Costa Rica has been ahead every year.

Costa Rica ranks 32nd and Middle Africa ranks 37th of 185 countries.

Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Middle Africa Difference Ahead
1960s 9.39 kg/ha 0.5048 kg/ha 8.89 kg/ha Costa Rica
1970s 15.81 kg/ha 0.8178 kg/ha 14.99 kg/ha Costa Rica
1980s 17.43 kg/ha 1.06 kg/ha 16.36 kg/ha Costa Rica
1990s 29.54 kg/ha 1.17 kg/ha 28.37 kg/ha Costa Rica
2000s 31.68 kg/ha 1.44 kg/ha 30.24 kg/ha Costa Rica
2010s 29.97 kg/ha 1.62 kg/ha 28.35 kg/ha Costa Rica
2020s 25.67 kg/ha 1.75 kg/ha 23.92 kg/ha Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher input — cropland phosphorus per unit area, Costa Rica or Middle Africa?
Costa Rica, at 26.18 kg/ha against 1.78 kg/ha in Middle Africa as of 2023.
What is the difference in input — cropland phosphorus per unit area between Costa Rica and Middle Africa?
24.4 kg/ha, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Middle Africa?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Costa Rica and Middle Africa rank globally for input — cropland phosphorus per unit area?
Costa Rica ranks 32nd and Middle Africa ranks 37th of 185 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Input — Cropland phosphorus per unit area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Input — Cropland phosphorus per unit area
Unit
kg/ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
233 places, 13,500 data points, 1961–2023
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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 (%).