Costa Rica vs South Africa: Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Agricultural Use, per square
Costa Rica
0.3286 t per square kilometre
in 2023
South Africa
0.3448 t per square kilometre
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
47th
South Africa rank
44th
Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Agricultural Use, per square over time
- Costa Rica
- South Africa
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 0.3448 t per square kilometre against 0.3286 t per square kilometre in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.0162 t per square kilometre.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 47th and South Africa ranks 44th of 173 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 3 and South Africa in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1304 t per square kilometre | 0.1693 t per square kilometre | 0.0389 t per square kilometre | South Africa |
| 1970s | 0.2329 t per square kilometre | 0.2945 t per square kilometre | 0.0616 t per square kilometre | South Africa |
| 1980s | 0.2595 t per square kilometre | 0.3189 t per square kilometre | 0.0594 t per square kilometre | South Africa |
| 1990s | 0.4616 t per square kilometre | 0.205 t per square kilometre | 0.2566 t per square kilometre | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 0.4582 t per square kilometre | 0.1647 t per square kilometre | 0.2935 t per square kilometre | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 0.3622 t per square kilometre | 0.2051 t per square kilometre | 0.1571 t per square kilometre | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 0.3391 t per square kilometre | 0.346 t per square kilometre | 0.0068 t per square kilometre | South Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — agricultural use, per square, Costa Rica or South Africa?
- South Africa, at 0.3448 t per square kilometre against 0.3286 t per square kilometre in Costa Rica as of 2023.
- What is the difference in nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — agricultural use, per square between Costa Rica and South Africa?
- 0.0162 t per square kilometre, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and South Africa?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and South Africa rank globally for nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — agricultural use, per square?
- Costa Rica ranks 47th and South Africa ranks 44th of 173 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Agricultural Use, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Agricultural Use divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.