Costa Rica vs Uruguay: Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita
Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita over time
- Costa Rica
- Uruguay
How they compare
Uruguay currently reports 25.68 kg/cap against 20.34 kg/cap in Costa Rica, a difference of 5.34 kg/cap.
That makes Uruguay's figure about 1.3 times Costa Rica's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 8th and Uruguay ranks 5th of 195 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 5 and Uruguay in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.46 kg/cap | 1.52 kg/cap | 2.94 kg/cap | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 8.57 kg/cap | 1.72 kg/cap | 6.85 kg/cap | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 8.09 kg/cap | 0.974 kg/cap | 7.12 kg/cap | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 12.41 kg/cap | 1.57 kg/cap | 10.84 kg/cap | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 14.71 kg/cap | 1.16 kg/cap | 13.55 kg/cap | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 8.76 kg/cap | 16.17 kg/cap | 7.4 kg/cap | Uruguay |
| 2020s | 12.87 kg/cap | 21.87 kg/cap | 9 kg/cap | Uruguay |
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 Uruguay?
- Uruguay, at 25.68 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 Uruguay?
- 5.34 kg/cap, with Uruguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Uruguay?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and Uruguay rank globally for nutrient potash k2o (total) — use per capita?
- Costa Rica ranks 8th and Uruguay ranks 5th of 195 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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About this data
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