Costa Rica vs Western Africa: Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus per unit area
Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus per unit area over time
- Costa Rica
- Western Africa
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 15.57 kg/ha against -3.02 kg/ha in Western Africa, a difference of 18.59 kg/ha.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 5.1 times Western Africa's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Costa Rica has been ahead every year.
Costa Rica ranks 33rd and Western Africa ranks 29th 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 | Western Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.72 kg/ha | -1.15 kg/ha | 6.87 kg/ha | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 10.4 kg/ha | -0.9308 kg/ha | 11.33 kg/ha | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 10.79 kg/ha | -0.7397 kg/ha | 11.53 kg/ha | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 20.2 kg/ha | -1.68 kg/ha | 21.88 kg/ha | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 21.18 kg/ha | -2.37 kg/ha | 23.55 kg/ha | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 18.1 kg/ha | -2.47 kg/ha | 20.57 kg/ha | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 14.73 kg/ha | -2.83 kg/ha | 17.56 kg/ha | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area, Costa Rica or Western Africa?
- Costa Rica, at 15.57 kg/ha against -3.02 kg/ha in Western Africa as of 2023.
- What is the difference in nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area between Costa Rica and Western Africa?
- 18.59 kg/ha, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Western Africa?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and Western Africa rank globally for nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area?
- Costa Rica ranks 33rd and Western Africa ranks 29th of 186 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Nutrient balance — 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 (%).