Costa Rica vs New Zealand: Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita

Costa Rica
20.34 kg/cap
in 2024
New Zealand
25.36 kg/cap
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
8th
New Zealand rank
6th

Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita over time

  • Costa Rica
  • New Zealand
0204060196119922024

How they compare

New Zealand currently reports 25.36 kg/cap against 20.34 kg/cap in Costa Rica, a difference of 5.02 kg/cap.

That makes New Zealand's figure about 1.2 times Costa Rica's.

Across all 64 years both countries report, New Zealand has been ahead every year.

Costa Rica ranks 8th and New Zealand ranks 6th of 197 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica New Zealand Difference Ahead
1960s 4.46 kg/cap 31.88 kg/cap 27.42 kg/cap New Zealand
1970s 8.57 kg/cap 44.96 kg/cap 36.39 kg/cap New Zealand
1980s 8.09 kg/cap 32.54 kg/cap 24.44 kg/cap New Zealand
1990s 12.41 kg/cap 34.32 kg/cap 21.91 kg/cap New Zealand
2000s 14.94 kg/cap 34.4 kg/cap 19.46 kg/cap New Zealand
2010s 8.76 kg/cap 27.72 kg/cap 18.96 kg/cap New Zealand
2020s 12.87 kg/cap 26.25 kg/cap 13.38 kg/cap New Zealand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher nutrient potash k2o (total) — use per capita, Costa Rica or New Zealand?
New Zealand, at 25.36 kg/cap against 20.34 kg/cap in Costa Rica as of 2024.
What is the difference in nutrient potash k2o (total) — use per capita between Costa Rica and New Zealand?
5.02 kg/cap, with New Zealand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and New Zealand?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Costa Rica and New Zealand rank globally for nutrient potash k2o (total) — use per capita?
Costa Rica ranks 8th and New Zealand ranks 6th of 197 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Nutrient potash K2O (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 potash K2O (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, 13,737 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