Costa Rica vs Switzerland: Outputs — Cropland phosphorus

Costa Rica
5,778 t
in 2023
Switzerland
5,100 t
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
110th
Switzerland rank
113th

Outputs — Cropland phosphorus over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Switzerland
2.0k4.0k6.0k8.0k196119922023

How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 5,778 t against 5,100 t in Switzerland, a difference of 678 t.

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

The two have swapped places 5 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Switzerland ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 110th and Switzerland ranks 113th of 185 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 2 and Switzerland in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Switzerland Difference Ahead
1960s 1,782 t 4,174 t 2,393 t Switzerland
1970s 2,680 t 4,659 t 1,979 t Switzerland
1980s 3,428 t 5,852 t 2,424 t Switzerland
1990s 4,702 t 6,546 t 1,844 t Switzerland
2000s 5,248 t 6,041 t 792.85 t Switzerland
2010s 6,419 t 5,768 t 651.09 t Costa Rica
2020s 5,953 t 5,403 t 550.34 t Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher outputs — cropland phosphorus, Costa Rica or Switzerland?
Costa Rica, at 5,778 t against 5,100 t in Switzerland as of 2023.
What is the difference in outputs — cropland phosphorus between Costa Rica and Switzerland?
678 t, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Switzerland?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Costa Rica and Switzerland rank globally for outputs — cropland phosphorus?
Costa Rica ranks 110th and Switzerland ranks 113th of 185 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Outputs — Cropland phosphorus. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Outputs — Cropland phosphorus
Unit
t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
233 places, 13,500 data points, 1961–2023
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The Cropland Nutrient balance domain contains information on the flows of nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium from mineral fertilizer, manure applied, atmospheric deposition, crop removal, and biological fixation over cropland and per unit area of cropland. The flows are aggregated to total inputs and total outputs, from which the overall nutrient balance and nutrient use efficiency on cropland are calculated. Statistics are disseminated in units of tonnes and in kg/ha, as appropriate. Nutrient use efficiency is expressed as a fraction (%).