Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus per unit area was 15.57 kg/ha in 2023. ▲ Rising
Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Costa Rica, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Costa Rica is 15.57 kg/ha, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 62.7% on the previous year and down 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Costa Rica peaked at 30.78 kg/ha in 1998 and was at its lowest, 3.91 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.
Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 7.98 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 7.13 kg/ha | -10.7% |
| 1963 | 6.69 kg/ha | -6.2% |
| 1964 | 4.72 kg/ha | -29.4% |
| 1965 | 4.35 kg/ha | -7.8% |
| 1966 | 3.91 kg/ha | -10.1% |
| 1967 | 5.4 kg/ha | +38.1% |
| 1968 | 6.2 kg/ha | +14.7% |
| 1969 | 5.09 kg/ha | -17.8% |
| 1970 | 5.85 kg/ha | +14.8% |
| 1971 | 13.65 kg/ha | +133.4% |
| 1972 | 9.4 kg/ha | -31.1% |
| 1973 | 12.9 kg/ha | +37.3% |
| 1974 | 10.39 kg/ha | -19.5% |
| 1975 | 13.49 kg/ha | +29.8% |
| 1976 | 9.47 kg/ha | -29.8% |
| 1977 | 8.69 kg/ha | -8.2% |
| 1978 | 9.59 kg/ha | +10.4% |
| 1979 | 10.58 kg/ha | +10.3% |
| 1980 | 10.41 kg/ha | -1.6% |
| 1981 | 8.81 kg/ha | -15.3% |
| 1982 | 11.17 kg/ha | +26.7% |
| 1983 | 11.59 kg/ha | +3.8% |
| 1984 | 13.53 kg/ha | +16.7% |
| 1985 | 9.08 kg/ha | -32.9% |
| 1986 | 10.84 kg/ha | +19.4% |
| 1987 | 7.73 kg/ha | -28.6% |
| 1988 | 13.1 kg/ha | +69.4% |
| 1989 | 11.65 kg/ha | -11.1% |
| 1990 | 12.49 kg/ha | +7.1% |
| 1991 | 13.23 kg/ha | +6.0% |
| 1992 | 13.44 kg/ha | +1.6% |
| 1993 | 15.13 kg/ha | +12.6% |
| 1994 | 21.67 kg/ha | +43.2% |
| 1995 | 16.3 kg/ha | -24.8% |
| 1996 | 23.97 kg/ha | +47.0% |
| 1997 | 26.88 kg/ha | +12.1% |
| 1998 | 30.78 kg/ha | +14.5% |
| 1999 | 28.14 kg/ha | -8.6% |
| 2000 | 26.31 kg/ha | -6.5% |
| 2001 | 18 kg/ha | -31.6% |
| 2002 | 21.94 kg/ha | +21.9% |
| 2003 | 24.62 kg/ha | +12.2% |
| 2004 | 21.17 kg/ha | -14.0% |
| 2005 | 20.53 kg/ha | -3.0% |
| 2006 | 21.14 kg/ha | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 22.61 kg/ha | +7.0% |
| 2008 | 18.8 kg/ha | -16.8% |
| 2009 | 16.69 kg/ha | -11.3% |
| 2010 | 15.27 kg/ha | -8.5% |
| 2011 | 21.12 kg/ha | +38.3% |
| 2012 | 18.87 kg/ha | -10.7% |
| 2013 | 16.33 kg/ha | -13.5% |
| 2014 | 20.33 kg/ha | +24.5% |
| 2015 | 20.02 kg/ha | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 9.96 kg/ha | -50.3% |
| 2017 | 21.16 kg/ha | +112.5% |
| 2018 | 21.77 kg/ha | +2.9% |
| 2019 | 16.21 kg/ha | -25.5% |
| 2020 | 15.86 kg/ha | -2.2% |
| 2021 | 17.94 kg/ha | +13.1% |
| 2022 | 9.57 kg/ha | -46.7% |
| 2023 | 15.57 kg/ha | +62.7% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 15.57 kg/ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 7.75 kg/ha, 2.0× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 15.57 kg/ha is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 6.41 kg/ha, 2.4× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus per unit area 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | +133.4% | 5.85 kg/ha | 13.65 kg/ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.72 kg/ha | 3.91 kg/ha | 7.98 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 10.4 kg/ha | 5.85 kg/ha | 13.65 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 10.79 kg/ha | 7.73 kg/ha | 13.53 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 20.2 kg/ha | 12.49 kg/ha | 30.78 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 21.18 kg/ha | 16.69 kg/ha | 26.31 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.1 kg/ha | 9.96 kg/ha | 21.77 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.73 kg/ha | 9.57 kg/ha | 17.94 kg/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
- 30 China, mainland 16.57 kg/ha compare
- 31 Iceland 16.36 kg/ha compare
- 32 Uzbekistan 16.05 kg/ha compare
- 34 Bahamas 15.22 kg/ha compare
- 35 Chile 14.5 kg/ha compare
- 36 Belgium-Luxembourg 14.2 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)
- 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 nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Costa Rica?
- Nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Costa Rica was 15.57 kg/ha in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 30.78 kg/ha in 1998.
- What is the lowest nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.91 kg/ha in 1966.
- How does Costa Rica rank for nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area?
- Costa Rica ranks 33rd out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.6%. 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 Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus per unit area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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 (%).