Costa Rica vs Finland: Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per capita

Costa Rica
4.67 kg/cap
in 2024
Finland
4.75 kg/cap
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
44th
Finland rank
43rd

Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per capita over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Finland
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How they compare

Finland currently reports 4.75 kg/cap against 4.67 kg/cap in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.08 kg/cap.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Finland ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 44th and Finland ranks 43rd of 197 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Finland Difference Ahead
1960s 4.31 kg/cap 29.71 kg/cap 25.41 kg/cap Finland
1970s 5.78 kg/cap 36.32 kg/cap 30.55 kg/cap Finland
1980s 4.9 kg/cap 31 kg/cap 26.1 kg/cap Finland
1990s 6.65 kg/cap 14.54 kg/cap 7.89 kg/cap Finland
2000s 5.56 kg/cap 8.14 kg/cap 2.57 kg/cap Finland
2010s 3.88 kg/cap 4.67 kg/cap 0.793 kg/cap Finland
2020s 3.67 kg/cap 4.45 kg/cap 0.784 kg/cap Finland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — use per capita, Costa Rica or Finland?
Finland, at 4.75 kg/cap against 4.67 kg/cap in Costa Rica as of 2024.
What is the difference in nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — use per capita between Costa Rica and Finland?
0.08 kg/cap, with Finland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Finland?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Costa Rica and Finland rank globally for nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — use per capita?
Costa Rica ranks 44th and Finland ranks 43rd of 197 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per capita
Unit
kg/cap
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
245 places, 13,784 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed

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