Africa vs Costa Rica: Manure applied — Cropland phosphorus per unit area
Manure applied — Cropland phosphorus per unit area over time
- Africa
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 15.55 kg/ha against 1.26 kg/ha in Africa, a difference of 14.29 kg/ha.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 12.3 times Africa's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Costa Rica has been ahead every year.
Africa ranks 24th and Costa Rica ranks 29th of 29 groups.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Africa | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4389 kg/ha | 3.78 kg/ha | 3.34 kg/ha | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 0.516 kg/ha | 5.58 kg/ha | 5.06 kg/ha | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 0.6442 kg/ha | 6.19 kg/ha | 5.55 kg/ha | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 0.7733 kg/ha | 8.94 kg/ha | 8.17 kg/ha | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 0.9093 kg/ha | 12.17 kg/ha | 11.26 kg/ha | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 1.09 kg/ha | 14.22 kg/ha | 13.12 kg/ha | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 1.24 kg/ha | 14.7 kg/ha | 13.46 kg/ha | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher manure applied — cropland phosphorus per unit area, Africa or Costa Rica?
- Costa Rica, at 15.55 kg/ha against 1.26 kg/ha in Africa as of 2023.
- What is the difference in manure applied — cropland phosphorus per unit area between Africa and Costa Rica?
- 14.29 kg/ha, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Africa and Costa Rica?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Africa and Costa Rica rank globally for manure applied — cropland phosphorus per unit area?
- Africa ranks 24th and Costa Rica ranks 29th of 29 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Manure applied — Cropland phosphorus 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 (%).