Costa Rica vs Sweden: Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus

Costa Rica
8,476 t
in 2023
Sweden
7,563 t
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
57th
Sweden rank
59th

Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Sweden
020.0k40.0k60.0k80.0k196119922023

How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 8,476 t against 7,563 t in Sweden, a difference of 913 t.

That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times Sweden's.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Sweden ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 57th and Sweden ranks 59th of 185 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 2 and Sweden in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Sweden Difference Ahead
1960s 2,774 t 62,505 t 59,731 t Sweden
1970s 5,151 t 64,529 t 59,379 t Sweden
1980s 5,577 t 40,953 t 35,376 t Sweden
1990s 10,137 t 21,000 t 10,864 t Sweden
2000s 10,564 t 11,658 t 1,095 t Sweden
2010s 9,795 t 7,729 t 2,066 t Costa Rica
2020s 8,020 t 6,529 t 1,491 t Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus, Costa Rica or Sweden?
Costa Rica, at 8,476 t against 7,563 t in Sweden as of 2023.
What is the difference in nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus between Costa Rica and Sweden?
913 t, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Sweden?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Costa Rica and Sweden rank globally for nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus?
Costa Rica ranks 57th and Sweden ranks 59th of 185 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus
Unit
t
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
Last refreshed

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 (%).