Phosphate rock — Export quantity in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Phosphate rock — Export quantity was 111.45 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Phosphate rock — Export quantity in Costa Rica, 2007–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 111.45 t for phosphate rock — export quantity in 2024. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 98.6% on the previous year and up 413.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, phosphate rock — export quantity in Costa Rica peaked at 111.45 t in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.08 t, in 2018.
Costa Rica ranks 48th of 92 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Phosphate rock — Export quantity in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 6.05 t | — |
| 2010 | 20 t | +230.6% |
| 2011 | 38.29 t | +91.5% |
| 2013 | 11.17 t | -70.8% |
| 2014 | 21.7 t | +94.3% |
| 2015 | 0.56 t | -97.4% |
| 2017 | 13.63 t | +2333.9% |
| 2018 | 0.08 t | -99.4% |
| 2019 | 1.5 t | +1775.0% |
| 2020 | 0.23 t | -84.7% |
| 2021 | 43.44 t | +18787.0% |
| 2022 | 61.61 t | +41.8% |
| 2023 | 56.13 t | -8.9% |
| 2024 | 111.45 t | +98.6% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 111.45 t is below the median for high income countries, which is 148.03 t, 75% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 111.45 t is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 111.45 t, 1.0× the median. (13 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Phosphate rock — Export quantity 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +18787.0% | 0.23 t | 43.44 t |
| 2017 | +2333.9% | 0.56 t | 13.63 t |
| 2019 | +1775.0% | 0.08 t | 1.5 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.05 t | 6.05 t | 6.05 t | 1 |
| 2010s | 13.37 t | 0.08 t | 38.29 t | 8 |
| 2020s | 54.57 t | 0.23 t | 111.45 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
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 phosphate rock — export quantity in Costa Rica?
- Phosphate rock — export quantity in Costa Rica was 111.45 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest phosphate rock — export quantity recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 111.45 t in 2024.
- What is the lowest phosphate rock — export quantity recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.08 t in 2018.
- How does Costa Rica rank for phosphate rock — export quantity?
- Costa Rica ranks 48th out of 92 countries with data for 2024.
- Is phosphate rock — export quantity rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 413.6%. 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 Phosphate rock — Export quantity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Fertilizers by Product dataset contains information on the Production, Trade and Agriculture Use of inorganic (chemical or mineral) fertilizers products. The fertilizer statistics data are for a set of 23 product categories. Both straight and compound fertilizers are included. Methodological details can be found at: https://files-faostat.fao.org/production/RFB/RFB_EN_README.pdf