Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus use efficiency in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus use efficiency was 40.54 % in 2023. ▲ Rising
Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus use efficiency in Costa Rica, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency in Costa Rica stood at 40.54 %.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 23.9% on the previous year and down 5.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency in Costa Rica peaked at 57.12 % in 2016 and was at its lowest, 23.49 %, in 1998.
Costa Rica ranks 141st of 186 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus use efficiency in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 26.26 % | — |
| 1962 | 29.61 % | +12.8% |
| 1963 | 32.43 % | +9.5% |
| 1964 | 41.58 % | +28.2% |
| 1965 | 46.17 % | +11.0% |
| 1966 | 50.81 % | +10.1% |
| 1967 | 43.55 % | -14.3% |
| 1968 | 41.15 % | -5.5% |
| 1969 | 46.03 % | +11.9% |
| 1970 | 43 % | -6.6% |
| 1971 | 25.3 % | -41.2% |
| 1972 | 33.62 % | +32.9% |
| 1973 | 28.65 % | -14.8% |
| 1974 | 32.57 % | +13.7% |
| 1975 | 29.37 % | -9.8% |
| 1976 | 37.29 % | +27.0% |
| 1977 | 41.84 % | +12.2% |
| 1978 | 39.52 % | -5.5% |
| 1979 | 37.4 % | -5.4% |
| 1980 | 37.9 % | +1.3% |
| 1981 | 42.17 % | +11.3% |
| 1982 | 33.92 % | -19.6% |
| 1983 | 36.42 % | +7.4% |
| 1984 | 33.95 % | -6.8% |
| 1985 | 42.78 % | +26.0% |
| 1986 | 38.01 % | -11.1% |
| 1987 | 45.48 % | +19.6% |
| 1988 | 34.58 % | -24.0% |
| 1989 | 38.8 % | +12.2% |
| 1990 | 38.41 % | -1.0% |
| 1991 | 37.97 % | -1.1% |
| 1992 | 38.4 % | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 37.4 % | -2.6% |
| 1994 | 30.96 % | -17.2% |
| 1995 | 37.99 % | +22.7% |
| 1996 | 29.76 % | -21.7% |
| 1997 | 28.34 % | -4.8% |
| 1998 | 23.49 % | -17.1% |
| 1999 | 26.5 % | +12.8% |
| 2000 | 28.13 % | +6.2% |
| 2001 | 35.98 % | +27.9% |
| 2002 | 29.99 % | -16.6% |
| 2003 | 28.87 % | -3.8% |
| 2004 | 32.32 % | +12.0% |
| 2005 | 33.47 % | +3.6% |
| 2006 | 33.98 % | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 33.18 % | -2.3% |
| 2008 | 38.54 % | +16.2% |
| 2009 | 39.45 % | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 42.53 % | +7.8% |
| 2011 | 34.71 % | -18.4% |
| 2012 | 39.08 % | +12.6% |
| 2013 | 42.96 % | +9.9% |
| 2014 | 37.95 % | -11.6% |
| 2015 | 37.45 % | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 57.12 % | +52.5% |
| 2017 | 35.42 % | -38.0% |
| 2018 | 36.52 % | +3.1% |
| 2019 | 37.95 % | +3.9% |
| 2020 | 40.61 % | +7.0% |
| 2021 | 38.85 % | -4.3% |
| 2022 | 53.23 % | +37.0% |
| 2023 | 40.54 % | -23.9% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 40.54 % is below the median for high income countries, which is 49.04 %, 83% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 40.54 % is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 54.12 %, 75% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 39.73 % | 26.26 % | 50.81 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 34.86 % | 25.3 % | 43 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 38.4 % | 33.92 % | 45.48 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 32.92 % | 23.49 % | 38.41 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 33.39 % | 28.13 % | 39.45 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 40.17 % | 34.71 % | 57.12 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 43.31 % | 38.85 % | 53.23 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
- 138 Sao Tome and Principe 43.33 % compare
- 139 Uruguay 41.45 % compare
- 140 Sudan (former) 40.58 % compare
- 142 Seychelles 40.53 % compare
- 143 Chile 40.13 % compare
- 144 Spain 39.13 % 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 use efficiency in Costa Rica?
- Nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency in Costa Rica was 40.54 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 57.12 % in 2016.
- What is the lowest nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.49 % in 1998.
- How does Costa Rica rank for nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency?
- Costa Rica ranks 141st out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.6%. 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 use efficiency. 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 (%).