Costa Rica vs Northern America: Input — Cropland potassium per unit area
Input — Cropland potassium per unit area over time
- Costa Rica
- Northern America
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 183.9 kg/ha against 32.14 kg/ha in Northern America, a difference of 151.76 kg/ha.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 5.7 times Northern America's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Costa Rica has been ahead every year.
Costa Rica ranks 10th and Northern America ranks 11th of 186 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Northern America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 33.56 kg/ha | 22.84 kg/ha | 10.71 kg/ha | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 61.51 kg/ha | 27.14 kg/ha | 34.37 kg/ha | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 69.91 kg/ha | 27.43 kg/ha | 42.48 kg/ha | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 121.21 kg/ha | 26.64 kg/ha | 94.57 kg/ha | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 172.35 kg/ha | 27.07 kg/ha | 145.28 kg/ha | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 169.79 kg/ha | 29.65 kg/ha | 140.14 kg/ha | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 183.46 kg/ha | 31.85 kg/ha | 151.62 kg/ha | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher input — cropland potassium per unit area, Costa Rica or Northern America?
- Costa Rica, at 183.9 kg/ha against 32.14 kg/ha in Northern America as of 2023.
- What is the difference in input — cropland potassium per unit area between Costa Rica and Northern America?
- 151.76 kg/ha, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Northern America?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and Northern America rank globally for input — cropland potassium per unit area?
- Costa Rica ranks 10th and Northern America ranks 11th of 186 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Input — Cropland potassium per unit area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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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 (%).