NPK fertilizers — Import quantity in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: NPK fertilizers — Import quantity was 61,148 t in 2024. ▬ Flat
NPK fertilizers — Import quantity in Costa Rica, 2002–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 61,148 t for npk fertilizers — import quantity in 2024. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of up 82.0% on the previous year and up 197.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, npk fertilizers — import quantity in Costa Rica peaked at 61,148 t in 2024 and was at its lowest, 5,770 t, in 2017.
Costa Rica ranks 50th of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
NPK fertilizers — Import quantity in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 31,257 t | — |
| 2003 | 39,654 t | +26.9% |
| 2004 | 31,549 t | -20.4% |
| 2005 | 33,428 t | +6.0% |
| 2006 | 26,392 t | -21.0% |
| 2007 | 18,734 t | -29.0% |
| 2008 | 35,477 t | +89.4% |
| 2009 | 7,550 t | -78.7% |
| 2010 | 30,399 t | +302.6% |
| 2011 | 36,725 t | +20.8% |
| 2012 | 33,694 t | -8.3% |
| 2013 | 31,055 t | -7.8% |
| 2014 | 20,592 t | -33.7% |
| 2015 | 28,470 t | +38.3% |
| 2016 | 8,920 t | -68.7% |
| 2017 | 5,770 t | -35.3% |
| 2018 | 19,858 t | +244.2% |
| 2019 | 15,631 t | -21.3% |
| 2020 | 28,161 t | +80.2% |
| 2021 | 24,281 t | -13.8% |
| 2022 | 25,589 t | +5.4% |
| 2023 | 33,602 t | +31.3% |
| 2024 | 61,148 t | +82.0% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 61,148 t is above the median for high income countries, which is 29,502 t, 2.1× the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 61,148 t is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 11,012 t, 5.6× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where NPK fertilizers — Import quantity in Costa Rica changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +302.6% | 7,550 t | 30,399 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 28,005 t | 7,550 t | 39,654 t | 8 |
| 2010s | 23,111 t | 5,770 t | 36,725 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 34,556 t | 24,281 t | 61,148 t | 5 |
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 npk fertilizers — import quantity in Costa Rica?
- Npk fertilizers — import quantity in Costa Rica was 61,148 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest npk fertilizers — import quantity recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 61,148 t in 2024.
- What is the lowest npk fertilizers — import quantity recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,770 t in 2017.
- How does Costa Rica rank for npk fertilizers — import quantity?
- Costa Rica ranks 50th out of 187 countries with data for 2024.
- Is npk fertilizers — import quantity rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 197.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of NPK fertilizers — Import quantity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Fertilizers by Product dataset contains information on the Production, Trade and Agriculture Use of inorganic (chemical or mineral) fertilizers products. The fertilizer statistics data are for a set of 23 product categories. Both straight and compound fertilizers are included. Methodological details can be found at: https://files-faostat.fao.org/production/RFB/RFB_EN_README.pdf