Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled was 109,315 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled in Costa Rica, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 109,315 t for nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity, gaps filled in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 49.2% on the previous year and up 177.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity, gaps filled in Costa Rica peaked at 109,315 t in 2024 and was at its lowest, 4,204 t, in 1962.
That places Costa Rica 41st out of 216 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 4,207 t | — |
| 1962 | 4,204 t | -0.1% |
| 1963 | 4,500 t | +7.0% |
| 1964 | 4,500 t | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 10,000 t | +122.2% |
| 1966 | 7,600 t | -24.0% |
| 1967 | 8,900 t | +17.1% |
| 1968 | 12,000 t | +34.8% |
| 1969 | 12,800 t | +6.7% |
| 1970 | 14,500 t | +13.3% |
| 1971 | 19,700 t | +35.9% |
| 1972 | 21,000 t | +6.6% |
| 1973 | 25,280 t | +20.4% |
| 1974 | 27,708 t | +9.6% |
| 1975 | 24,490 t | -11.6% |
| 1976 | 29,000 t | +18.4% |
| 1977 | 21,134 t | -27.1% |
| 1978 | 32,000 t | +51.4% |
| 1979 | 30,700 t | -4.1% |
| 1980 | 28,500 t | -7.2% |
| 1981 | 22,000 t | -22.8% |
| 1982 | 11,300 t | -48.6% |
| 1983 | 19,000 t | +68.1% |
| 1984 | 27,100 t | +42.6% |
| 1985 | 24,600 t | -9.2% |
| 1986 | 21,000 t | -14.6% |
| 1987 | 34,700 t | +65.2% |
| 1988 | 28,357 t | -18.3% |
| 1989 | 32,000 t | +12.8% |
| 1990 | 43,700 t | +36.6% |
| 1991 | 31,900 t | -27.0% |
| 1992 | 41,800 t | +31.0% |
| 1993 | 30,000 t | -28.2% |
| 1994 | 35,000 t | +16.7% |
| 1995 | 45,500 t | +30.0% |
| 1996 | 33,800 t | -25.7% |
| 1997 | 64,100 t | +89.6% |
| 1998 | 62,000 t | -3.3% |
| 1999 | 77,080 t | +24.3% |
| 2000 | 70,809 t | -8.1% |
| 2001 | 45,751 t | -35.4% |
| 2002 | 48,564 t | +6.1% |
| 2003 | 85,815 t | +76.7% |
| 2004 | 72,759 t | -15.2% |
| 2005 | 54,506 t | -25.1% |
| 2006 | 82,875 t | +52.0% |
| 2007 | 74,016 t | -10.7% |
| 2008 | 83,899 t | +13.4% |
| 2009 | 23,347 t | -72.2% |
| 2010 | 40,848 t | +75.0% |
| 2011 | 45,460 t | +11.3% |
| 2012 | 40,597 t | -10.7% |
| 2013 | 32,694 t | -19.5% |
| 2014 | 39,464 t | +20.7% |
| 2015 | 53,164 t | +34.7% |
| 2016 | 42,841 t | -19.4% |
| 2017 | 51,436 t | +20.1% |
| 2018 | 52,714 t | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 49,662 t | -5.8% |
| 2020 | 48,448 t | -2.4% |
| 2021 | 49,331 t | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 69,562 t | +41.0% |
| 2023 | 73,283 t | +5.3% |
| 2024 | 109,315 t | +49.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7,635 t | 4,204 t | 12,800 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 24,551 t | 14,500 t | 32,000 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 24,856 t | 11,300 t | 34,700 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 46,488 t | 30,000 t | 77,080 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 64,234 t | 23,347 t | 85,815 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 44,888 t | 32,694 t | 53,164 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 69,988 t | 48,448 t | 109,315 t | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity, gaps filled in Costa Rica?
- Nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity, gaps filled in Costa Rica was 109,315 t in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity, gaps filled recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 109,315 t in 2024.
- What is the lowest nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity, gaps filled recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,204 t in 1962.
- How does Costa Rica rank for nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity, gaps filled?
- Costa Rica ranks 41st out of 216 countries with data for 2024.
- Is nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity, gaps filled rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 177.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity with 83 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 potash K2O (total) — Import quantity Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
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About this data
Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity with 83 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.