Costa Rica vs Uruguay: Potassium chloride (muriate of potash) (MOP) — Import quantity

Costa Rica
157,115 t
in 2024
Uruguay
135,534 t
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
29th
Uruguay rank
32nd

Potassium chloride (muriate of potash) (MOP) — Import quantity over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Uruguay
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How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 157,115 t against 135,534 t in Uruguay, a difference of 21,581 t.

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

The two have swapped places 4 times across 23 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 29th and Uruguay ranks 32nd of 178 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 1 and Uruguay in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Uruguay Difference Ahead
2000s 76,097 t 11,789 t 64,308 t Costa Rica
2010s 57,743 t 71,213 t 13,470 t Uruguay
2020s 99,903 t 117,103 t 17,200 t Uruguay

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher potassium chloride (muriate of potash) (mop) — import quantity, Costa Rica or Uruguay?
Costa Rica, at 157,115 t against 135,534 t in Uruguay as of 2024.
What is the difference in potassium chloride (muriate of potash) (mop) — import quantity between Costa Rica and Uruguay?
21,581 t, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Uruguay?
23 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2024.
How do Costa Rica and Uruguay rank globally for potassium chloride (muriate of potash) (mop) — import quantity?
Costa Rica ranks 29th and Uruguay ranks 32nd of 178 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Potassium chloride (muriate of potash) (MOP) — Import quantity. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Potassium chloride (muriate of potash) (MOP) — Import quantity
Unit
t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
222 places, 4,456 data points, 2002–2024
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