Costa Rica vs Mozambique: Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity

Costa Rica
27,141 t
in 2024
Mozambique
25,418 t
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
72nd
Mozambique rank
75th

Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Mozambique
010.0k20.0k30.0k196119922024

How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 27,141 t against 25,418 t in Mozambique, a difference of 1,723 t.

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

The two have swapped places 4 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 72nd and Mozambique ranks 75th of 200 countries.

Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Mozambique Difference Ahead
1960s 9,615 t 740 t 8,875 t Costa Rica
1970s 19,045 t 2,217 t 16,828 t Costa Rica
1980s 15,853 t 5,087 t 10,766 t Costa Rica
1990s 23,672 t 840 t 22,832 t Costa Rica
2000s 24,423 t 3,563 t 20,860 t Costa Rica
2010s 21,266 t 5,582 t 15,684 t Costa Rica
2020s 21,618 t 20,153 t 1,465 t Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — import quantity, Costa Rica or Mozambique?
Costa Rica, at 27,141 t against 25,418 t in Mozambique as of 2024.
What is the difference in nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — import quantity between Costa Rica and Mozambique?
1,723 t, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Mozambique?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Costa Rica and Mozambique rank globally for nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — import quantity?
Costa Rica ranks 72nd and Mozambique ranks 75th of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity
Unit
t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
277 places, 13,840 data points, 1961–2024
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The Fertilizers by Nutrient dataset contains information on the totals in nutrients for Production, Trade and Agriculture Use of inorganic (chemical or mineral) fertilizers. The data are provided for the three primary plant nutrients: nitrogen (N), phosphorus (expressed as P2O5) and potassium (expressed as K2O). Both straight and compound fertilizers are included. Methodological details can be found at: https://files-faostat.fao.org/production/RFN/RFN_EN_README.pdf