Crop residue removal — Cropland potassium per unit area in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Crop residue removal — Cropland potassium per unit area was 30.48 kg/ha in 2023. ▲ Rising
Crop residue removal — Cropland potassium per unit area in Costa Rica, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 30.48 kg/ha for crop residue removal — cropland potassium per unit area in 2023.
That represents a change of up 2.5% on the previous year and down 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, crop residue removal — cropland potassium per unit area in Costa Rica peaked at 32.45 kg/ha in 2014 and was at its lowest, 8.46 kg/ha, in 1961.
Costa Rica ranks 59th of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Crop residue removal — Cropland potassium per unit area in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 8.46 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 9.05 kg/ha | +7.1% |
| 1963 | 8.52 kg/ha | -5.9% |
| 1964 | 8.97 kg/ha | +5.3% |
| 1965 | 9.86 kg/ha | +9.9% |
| 1966 | 10.35 kg/ha | +5.0% |
| 1967 | 10.76 kg/ha | +4.0% |
| 1968 | 13.01 kg/ha | +20.9% |
| 1969 | 13.94 kg/ha | +7.2% |
| 1970 | 15.57 kg/ha | +11.7% |
| 1971 | 18.26 kg/ha | +17.3% |
| 1972 | 18.63 kg/ha | +2.0% |
| 1973 | 18.67 kg/ha | +0.2% |
| 1974 | 18.15 kg/ha | -2.8% |
| 1975 | 20.51 kg/ha | +13.0% |
| 1976 | 19.61 kg/ha | -4.4% |
| 1977 | 21.29 kg/ha | +8.6% |
| 1978 | 23.02 kg/ha | +8.1% |
| 1979 | 23.62 kg/ha | +2.6% |
| 1980 | 27.45 kg/ha | +16.2% |
| 1981 | 25.59 kg/ha | -6.8% |
| 1982 | 21.61 kg/ha | -15.6% |
| 1983 | 26.49 kg/ha | +22.6% |
| 1984 | 25.36 kg/ha | -4.3% |
| 1985 | 24.17 kg/ha | -4.7% |
| 1986 | 21.68 kg/ha | -10.3% |
| 1987 | 22.02 kg/ha | +1.6% |
| 1988 | 24.69 kg/ha | +12.1% |
| 1989 | 25.09 kg/ha | +1.6% |
| 1990 | 28.66 kg/ha | +14.2% |
| 1991 | 28.12 kg/ha | -1.9% |
| 1992 | 28.99 kg/ha | +3.1% |
| 1993 | 27.15 kg/ha | -6.3% |
| 1994 | 28.17 kg/ha | +3.7% |
| 1995 | 28.14 kg/ha | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 29.93 kg/ha | +6.3% |
| 1997 | 30.05 kg/ha | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 32.4 kg/ha | +7.8% |
| 1999 | 31.54 kg/ha | -2.7% |
| 2000 | 30.54 kg/ha | -3.2% |
| 2001 | 27.33 kg/ha | -10.5% |
| 2002 | 25.63 kg/ha | -6.2% |
| 2003 | 27.02 kg/ha | +5.4% |
| 2004 | 27.55 kg/ha | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 24.68 kg/ha | -10.4% |
| 2006 | 28.52 kg/ha | +15.6% |
| 2007 | 28.15 kg/ha | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 28.56 kg/ha | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 23.54 kg/ha | -17.6% |
| 2010 | 28.8 kg/ha | +22.3% |
| 2011 | 30.39 kg/ha | +5.5% |
| 2012 | 31.31 kg/ha | +3.0% |
| 2013 | 31.4 kg/ha | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 32.45 kg/ha | +3.3% |
| 2015 | 28.01 kg/ha | -13.7% |
| 2016 | 30.89 kg/ha | +10.3% |
| 2017 | 29.85 kg/ha | -3.4% |
| 2018 | 31.55 kg/ha | +5.7% |
| 2019 | 28.6 kg/ha | -9.4% |
| 2020 | 31.82 kg/ha | +11.2% |
| 2021 | 30.91 kg/ha | -2.9% |
| 2022 | 29.74 kg/ha | -3.8% |
| 2023 | 30.48 kg/ha | +2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 10.33 kg/ha | 8.46 kg/ha | 13.94 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 19.73 kg/ha | 15.57 kg/ha | 23.62 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 24.42 kg/ha | 21.61 kg/ha | 27.45 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 29.32 kg/ha | 27.15 kg/ha | 32.4 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 27.15 kg/ha | 23.54 kg/ha | 30.54 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 30.33 kg/ha | 28.01 kg/ha | 32.45 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 30.74 kg/ha | 29.74 kg/ha | 31.82 kg/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
- 56 Afghanistan 31.61 kg/ha compare
- 57 South Africa 31.45 kg/ha compare
- 58 Guatemala 30.72 kg/ha compare
- 60 Madagascar 30.09 kg/ha compare
- 61 Dominican Republic 29.48 kg/ha compare
- 62 Mali 29.48 kg/ha compare
More environment data for Costa Rica
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 2.9 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 2.71 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.257 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.61 °C (2025)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import 20.77 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import 0 t per person (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -0.4173 Percentage change (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.64 Percentage change (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value -4.43 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is crop residue removal — cropland potassium per unit area in Costa Rica?
- Crop residue removal — cropland potassium per unit area in Costa Rica was 30.48 kg/ha in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest crop residue removal — cropland potassium per unit area recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 32.45 kg/ha in 2014.
- What is the lowest crop residue removal — cropland potassium per unit area recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.46 kg/ha in 1961.
- How does Costa Rica rank for crop residue removal — cropland potassium per unit area?
- Costa Rica ranks 59th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is crop residue removal — cropland potassium per unit area rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Crop residue removal — Cropland potassium per unit area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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 (%).