Costa Rica vs Nicaragua: Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium
Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium over time
- Costa Rica
- Nicaragua
How they compare
Nicaragua currently reports 53,531 t against 49,144 t in Costa Rica, a difference of 4,387 t.
That makes Nicaragua's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.
The two have swapped places 16 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Nicaragua ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 45th and Nicaragua ranks 42nd of 186 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 4 and Nicaragua in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Nicaragua | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5,680 t | 8,021 t | 2,342 t | Nicaragua |
| 1970s | 12,423 t | 11,579 t | 844.54 t | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 15,032 t | 8,614 t | 6,418 t | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 25,659 t | 11,600 t | 14,059 t | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 47,149 t | 39,112 t | 8,038 t | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 40,245 t | 47,219 t | 6,974 t | Nicaragua |
| 2020s | 48,741 t | 54,590 t | 5,849 t | Nicaragua |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher nutrient balance — cropland potassium, Costa Rica or Nicaragua?
- Nicaragua, at 53,531 t against 49,144 t in Costa Rica as of 2023.
- What is the difference in nutrient balance — cropland potassium between Costa Rica and Nicaragua?
- 4,387 t, with Nicaragua ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Nicaragua?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and Nicaragua rank globally for nutrient balance — cropland potassium?
- Costa Rica ranks 45th and Nicaragua ranks 42nd of 186 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium. 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 (%).