Costa Rica vs USSR: Nutrient potash K2O (total) β€” Use per capita

Costa Rica
20.34 kg/cap
in 2024
USSR
17.4 kg/cap
in 1991
Costa Rica rank
8th
USSR rank
10th

Nutrient potash K2O (total) β€” Use per capita over time

  • Costa Rica
  • USSR
510152025196119922024

How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 20.34 kg/cap against 17.4 kg/cap in USSR, a difference of 2.94 kg/cap.

That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.2 times USSR's.

Across all 31 years both countries report, USSR has been ahead every year.

Costa Rica ranks 8th and USSR ranks 10th of 197 countries.

USSR has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica USSR Difference Ahead
1960s 4.46 kg/cap 6.84 kg/cap 2.39 kg/cap USSR
1970s 8.57 kg/cap 16.57 kg/cap 8 kg/cap USSR
1980s 8.09 kg/cap 22.03 kg/cap 13.93 kg/cap USSR
1990s 12.02 kg/cap 17.43 kg/cap 5.41 kg/cap USSR

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher nutrient potash k2o (total) β€” use per capita, Costa Rica or USSR?
Costa Rica, at 20.34 kg/cap against 17.4 kg/cap in USSR as of 2024.
What is the difference in nutrient potash k2o (total) β€” use per capita between Costa Rica and USSR?
2.94 kg/cap, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and USSR?
31 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 1991.
How do Costa Rica and USSR rank globally for nutrient potash k2o (total) β€” use per capita?
Costa Rica ranks 8th and USSR ranks 10th of 197 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Nutrient potash K2O (total) β€” 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) β€” 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
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