Input — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Input — Cropland phosphorus per unit area was 26.18 kg/ha in 2023. ▲ Rising
Input — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Costa Rica, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
In 2023, input — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Costa Rica stood at 26.18 kg/ha.
The figure is up 28.0% on the previous year and down 8.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, input — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Costa Rica peaked at 40.24 kg/ha in 1998 and was at its lowest, 7.95 kg/ha, in 1966.
Costa Rica ranks 33rd of 186 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Input — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 10.82 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 10.13 kg/ha | -6.4% |
| 1963 | 9.9 kg/ha | -2.3% |
| 1964 | 8.09 kg/ha | -18.3% |
| 1965 | 8.09 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 7.95 kg/ha | -1.6% |
| 1967 | 9.57 kg/ha | +20.3% |
| 1968 | 10.53 kg/ha | +10.0% |
| 1969 | 9.43 kg/ha | -10.4% |
| 1970 | 10.26 kg/ha | +8.7% |
| 1971 | 18.27 kg/ha | +78.1% |
| 1972 | 14.16 kg/ha | -22.5% |
| 1973 | 18.09 kg/ha | +27.8% |
| 1974 | 15.41 kg/ha | -14.8% |
| 1975 | 19.1 kg/ha | +23.9% |
| 1976 | 15.1 kg/ha | -20.9% |
| 1977 | 14.94 kg/ha | -1.1% |
| 1978 | 15.85 kg/ha | +6.1% |
| 1979 | 16.9 kg/ha | +6.6% |
| 1980 | 16.76 kg/ha | -0.8% |
| 1981 | 15.24 kg/ha | -9.0% |
| 1982 | 16.91 kg/ha | +10.9% |
| 1983 | 18.24 kg/ha | +7.9% |
| 1984 | 20.49 kg/ha | +12.4% |
| 1985 | 15.87 kg/ha | -22.6% |
| 1986 | 17.49 kg/ha | +10.2% |
| 1987 | 14.19 kg/ha | -18.9% |
| 1988 | 20.03 kg/ha | +41.2% |
| 1989 | 19.04 kg/ha | -4.9% |
| 1990 | 20.28 kg/ha | +6.5% |
| 1991 | 21.33 kg/ha | +5.2% |
| 1992 | 21.82 kg/ha | +2.3% |
| 1993 | 24.17 kg/ha | +10.8% |
| 1994 | 31.39 kg/ha | +29.9% |
| 1995 | 26.28 kg/ha | -16.3% |
| 1996 | 34.12 kg/ha | +29.8% |
| 1997 | 37.5 kg/ha | +9.9% |
| 1998 | 40.24 kg/ha | +7.3% |
| 1999 | 38.28 kg/ha | -4.9% |
| 2000 | 36.61 kg/ha | -4.4% |
| 2001 | 28.11 kg/ha | -23.2% |
| 2002 | 31.34 kg/ha | +11.5% |
| 2003 | 34.6 kg/ha | +10.4% |
| 2004 | 31.28 kg/ha | -9.6% |
| 2005 | 30.86 kg/ha | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 32.01 kg/ha | +3.7% |
| 2007 | 33.84 kg/ha | +5.7% |
| 2008 | 30.59 kg/ha | -9.6% |
| 2009 | 27.56 kg/ha | -9.9% |
| 2010 | 26.57 kg/ha | -3.6% |
| 2011 | 32.35 kg/ha | +21.7% |
| 2012 | 30.97 kg/ha | -4.3% |
| 2013 | 28.62 kg/ha | -7.6% |
| 2014 | 32.76 kg/ha | +14.5% |
| 2015 | 32.01 kg/ha | -2.3% |
| 2016 | 23.22 kg/ha | -27.5% |
| 2017 | 32.77 kg/ha | +41.1% |
| 2018 | 34.29 kg/ha | +4.6% |
| 2019 | 26.13 kg/ha | -23.8% |
| 2020 | 26.7 kg/ha | +2.2% |
| 2021 | 29.33 kg/ha | +9.9% |
| 2022 | 20.46 kg/ha | -30.3% |
| 2023 | 26.18 kg/ha | +28.0% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 26.18 kg/ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 17.47 kg/ha, 1.5× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 26.18 kg/ha is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 13.96 kg/ha, 1.9× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9.39 kg/ha | 7.95 kg/ha | 10.82 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 15.81 kg/ha | 10.26 kg/ha | 19.1 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 17.43 kg/ha | 14.19 kg/ha | 20.49 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 29.54 kg/ha | 20.28 kg/ha | 40.24 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 31.68 kg/ha | 27.56 kg/ha | 36.61 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 29.97 kg/ha | 23.22 kg/ha | 34.29 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.67 kg/ha | 20.46 kg/ha | 29.33 kg/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
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)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.09 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -0.3048 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is input — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Costa Rica?
- Input — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Costa Rica was 26.18 kg/ha in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest input — cropland phosphorus per unit area recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 40.24 kg/ha in 1998.
- What is the lowest input — cropland phosphorus per unit area recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.95 kg/ha in 1966.
- How does Costa Rica rank for input — cropland phosphorus per unit area?
- Costa Rica ranks 33rd out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is input — cropland phosphorus per unit area rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.5%. 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 Input — Cropland phosphorus 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 (%).