Costa Rica vs United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus

Costa Rica
8,476 t
in 2023
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
8,205 t
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
57th
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank
58th

Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus over time

  • Costa Rica
  • United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
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How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 8,476 t against 8,205 t in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, a difference of 271 t.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 57th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 58th of 186 countries.

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Difference Ahead
1960s 2,774 t 181,518 t 178,744 t United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
1970s 5,151 t 179,394 t 174,243 t United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
1980s 5,577 t 139,927 t 134,350 t United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
1990s 10,137 t 107,205 t 97,068 t United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2000s 10,564 t 53,208 t 42,645 t United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2010s 9,795 t 27,198 t 17,403 t United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2020s 8,020 t 18,278 t 10,258 t United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus, Costa Rica or United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
Costa Rica, at 8,476 t against 8,205 t in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland as of 2023.
What is the difference in nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus between Costa Rica and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
271 t, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Costa Rica and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank globally for nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus?
Costa Rica ranks 57th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 58th of 186 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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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
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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 (%).