Costa Rica vs Spain: Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus use efficiency
Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus use efficiency over time
- Costa Rica
- Spain
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 40.54 % against 39.13 % in Spain, a difference of 1.41 %.
The two have swapped places 21 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Spain ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 155th and Spain ranks 158th of 201 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 3 and Spain in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 39.73 % | 33.53 % | 6.2 % | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 34.86 % | 31.35 % | 3.5 % | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 38.4 % | 37 % | 1.4 % | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 32.92 % | 33.61 % | 0.6907 % | Spain |
| 2000s | 33.39 % | 41.75 % | 8.36 % | Spain |
| 2010s | 40.17 % | 47.53 % | 7.36 % | Spain |
| 2020s | 43.31 % | 49.25 % | 5.94 % | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency, Costa Rica or Spain?
- Costa Rica, at 40.54 % against 39.13 % in Spain as of 2023.
- What is the difference in nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency between Costa Rica and Spain?
- 1.41 %, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Spain?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and Spain rank globally for nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency?
- Costa Rica ranks 155th and Spain ranks 158th of 201 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus use efficiency. 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 (%).