Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium per unit area in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium per unit area was 90.28 kg/ha in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient balance — 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 90.28 kg/ha for nutrient balance — cropland potassium per unit area in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 28.2% on the previous year and up 85.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient balance — cropland potassium per unit area in Costa Rica peaked at 113.36 kg/ha in 2003 and was at its lowest, 3.6 kg/ha, in 1970.
Costa Rica ranks 18th of 201 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 11.7 kg/ha | 6.06 kg/ha | 17.16 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 25.05 kg/ha | 3.6 kg/ha | 43.47 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 29.05 kg/ha | 10.83 kg/ha | 41.01 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 51.23 kg/ha | 23.07 kg/ha | 102.47 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 94.65 kg/ha | 48.23 kg/ha | 113.36 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 74.62 kg/ha | 38.86 kg/ha | 106.95 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 89.54 kg/ha | 70.44 kg/ha | 106.05 kg/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
- 15 Djibouti 94.79 kg/ha compare
- 16 Slovenia 91.05 kg/ha compare
- 17 Republic of Korea 90.73 kg/ha compare
- 19 Trinidad and Tobago 89.01 kg/ha compare
- 20 Luxembourg 85.57 kg/ha compare
- 21 China, Taiwan Province of 83.95 kg/ha compare
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- Standard Deviation 0.257 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.61 °C (2025)
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- Total fibre furnish — Production 281,000 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value 971 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import quantity 221 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Export value 21,862 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Export quantity 37,676 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import value 353,976 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import quantity 429,657 t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient balance — cropland potassium per unit area in Costa Rica?
- Nutrient balance — cropland potassium per unit area in Costa Rica was 90.28 kg/ha in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest nutrient balance — cropland potassium per unit area recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 113.36 kg/ha in 2003.
- What is the lowest nutrient balance — cropland potassium per unit area recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.6 kg/ha in 1970.
- How does Costa Rica rank for nutrient balance — cropland potassium per unit area?
- Costa Rica ranks 18th out of 201 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient balance — cropland potassium per unit area rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 85.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 potassium 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 (%).