Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled was 27,141 t in 2024. ▲ Rising
Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled in Costa Rica, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 27,141 t for nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — import quantity, gaps filled in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 36.6% on the previous year and up 24.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — import quantity, gaps filled in Costa Rica peaked at 33,923 t in 1971 and was at its lowest, 6,000 t, in 1966.
Costa Rica ranks 76th of 217 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 8,254 t | — |
| 1962 | 11,179 t | +35.4% |
| 1963 | 12,000 t | +7.3% |
| 1964 | 12,000 t | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 11,000 t | -8.3% |
| 1966 | 6,000 t | -45.5% |
| 1967 | 7,500 t | +25.0% |
| 1968 | 9,000 t | +20.0% |
| 1969 | 9,600 t | +6.7% |
| 1970 | 12,100 t | +26.0% |
| 1971 | 33,923 t | +180.4% |
| 1972 | 17,800 t | -47.5% |
| 1973 | 19,195 t | +7.8% |
| 1974 | 28,276 t | +47.3% |
| 1975 | 14,924 t | -47.2% |
| 1976 | 15,322 t | +2.7% |
| 1977 | 15,573 t | +1.6% |
| 1978 | 16,839 t | +8.1% |
| 1979 | 16,500 t | -2.0% |
| 1980 | 20,000 t | +21.2% |
| 1981 | 12,000 t | -40.0% |
| 1982 | 14,300 t | +19.2% |
| 1983 | 16,200 t | +13.3% |
| 1984 | 15,100 t | -6.8% |
| 1985 | 16,100 t | +6.6% |
| 1986 | 18,000 t | +11.8% |
| 1987 | 14,000 t | -22.2% |
| 1988 | 18,833 t | +34.5% |
| 1989 | 14,000 t | -25.7% |
| 1990 | 15,000 t | +7.1% |
| 1991 | 14,200 t | -5.3% |
| 1992 | 16,000 t | +12.7% |
| 1993 | 17,500 t | +9.4% |
| 1994 | 27,000 t | +54.3% |
| 1995 | 22,500 t | -16.7% |
| 1996 | 28,200 t | +25.3% |
| 1997 | 31,142 t | +10.4% |
| 1998 | 33,000 t | +6.0% |
| 1999 | 32,176 t | -2.5% |
| 2000 | 29,223 t | -9.2% |
| 2001 | 18,220 t | -37.7% |
| 2002 | 24,995 t | +37.2% |
| 2003 | 33,536 t | +34.2% |
| 2004 | 24,878 t | -25.8% |
| 2005 | 22,246 t | -10.6% |
| 2006 | 24,785 t | +11.4% |
| 2007 | 24,957 t | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 23,939 t | -4.1% |
| 2009 | 17,452 t | -27.1% |
| 2010 | 18,707 t | +7.2% |
| 2011 | 27,248 t | +45.7% |
| 2012 | 24,587 t | -9.8% |
| 2013 | 20,023 t | -18.6% |
| 2014 | 21,880 t | +9.3% |
| 2015 | 26,071 t | +19.2% |
| 2016 | 13,534 t | -48.1% |
| 2017 | 23,266 t | +71.9% |
| 2018 | 19,528 t | -16.1% |
| 2019 | 17,816 t | -8.8% |
| 2020 | 23,338 t | +31.0% |
| 2021 | 21,121 t | -9.5% |
| 2022 | 16,627 t | -21.3% |
| 2023 | 19,863 t | +19.5% |
| 2024 | 27,141 t | +36.6% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 27,141 t is above the median for high income countries, which is 13,277 t, 2.0× the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 27,141 t is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 8,486 t, 3.2× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled 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 | +180.4% | 12,100 t | 33,923 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9,615 t | 6,000 t | 12,000 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 19,045 t | 12,100 t | 33,923 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 15,853 t | 12,000 t | 20,000 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 23,672 t | 14,200 t | 33,000 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 24,423 t | 17,452 t | 33,536 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 21,266 t | 13,534 t | 27,248 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 21,618 t | 16,627 t | 27,141 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
- 73 Uzbekistan 35,063 t compare
- 74 Namibia 33,811 t compare
- 75 Caribbean (excluding intra-trade) 27,768 t compare
- 77 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 27,016 t compare
- 78 Sudan 26,957 t compare
- 79 Ghana 25,756 t 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)
- Cooling Degree Days, annual growth rate 1.22 % change on previous year (2024)
- Heating Degree Days, gaps filled 39.75 (2024)
- Heating Degree Days, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Heating Degree Days, per capita 0 units per person (2024)
- Value Added Deflator (Agriculture, forestry and fishery) — Value -4.07 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — import quantity, gaps filled in Costa Rica?
- Nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — import quantity, gaps filled in Costa Rica was 27,141 t in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — import quantity, gaps filled recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 33,923 t in 1971.
- What is the lowest nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — import quantity, gaps filled recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 6,000 t in 1966.
- How does Costa Rica rank for nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — import quantity, gaps filled?
- Costa Rica ranks 76th out of 217 countries with data for 2024.
- Is nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — import quantity, gaps filled rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity with 117 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity with 117 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.