Seed — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Seed — Cropland phosphorus per unit area was 0.1059 kg/ha in 2023. ▼ Falling
Seed — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Costa Rica, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
In 2023, seed — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Costa Rica stood at 0.1059 kg/ha.
That represents a change of down 54.8% on the previous year and down 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, seed — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Costa Rica peaked at 0.2342 kg/ha in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.0853 kg/ha, in 2019.
Costa Rica ranks 103rd of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Seed — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.1259 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 0.1334 kg/ha | +6.0% |
| 1963 | 0.1336 kg/ha | +0.1% |
| 1964 | 0.1424 kg/ha | +6.6% |
| 1965 | 0.1462 kg/ha | +2.7% |
| 1966 | 0.1269 kg/ha | -13.2% |
| 1967 | 0.1254 kg/ha | -1.2% |
| 1968 | 0.1394 kg/ha | +11.2% |
| 1969 | 0.1397 kg/ha | +0.2% |
| 1970 | 0.1388 kg/ha | -0.6% |
| 1971 | 0.1326 kg/ha | -4.5% |
| 1972 | 0.1441 kg/ha | +8.7% |
| 1973 | 0.152 kg/ha | +5.5% |
| 1974 | 0.152 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.1514 kg/ha | -0.4% |
| 1976 | 0.1354 kg/ha | -10.6% |
| 1977 | 0.1423 kg/ha | +5.1% |
| 1978 | 0.1445 kg/ha | +1.5% |
| 1979 | 0.1379 kg/ha | -4.6% |
| 1980 | 0.1428 kg/ha | +3.6% |
| 1981 | 0.1561 kg/ha | +9.3% |
| 1982 | 0.1387 kg/ha | -11.1% |
| 1983 | 0.1383 kg/ha | -0.3% |
| 1984 | 0.1373 kg/ha | -0.7% |
| 1985 | 0.135 kg/ha | -1.7% |
| 1986 | 0.1292 kg/ha | -4.3% |
| 1987 | 0.1346 kg/ha | +4.2% |
| 1988 | 0.1373 kg/ha | +2.0% |
| 1989 | 0.1392 kg/ha | +1.4% |
| 1990 | 0.1392 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.136 kg/ha | -2.3% |
| 1992 | 0.1245 kg/ha | -8.5% |
| 1993 | 0.127 kg/ha | +2.0% |
| 1994 | 0.1221 kg/ha | -3.9% |
| 1995 | 0.1205 kg/ha | -1.3% |
| 1996 | 0.1318 kg/ha | +9.4% |
| 1997 | 0.1255 kg/ha | -4.8% |
| 1998 | 0.1278 kg/ha | +1.8% |
| 1999 | 0.123 kg/ha | -3.8% |
| 2000 | 0.1255 kg/ha | +2.0% |
| 2001 | 0.1196 kg/ha | -4.7% |
| 2002 | 0.1255 kg/ha | +4.9% |
| 2003 | 0.123 kg/ha | -2.0% |
| 2004 | 0.1275 kg/ha | +3.7% |
| 2005 | 0.1226 kg/ha | -3.8% |
| 2006 | 0.107 kg/ha | -12.7% |
| 2007 | 0.1138 kg/ha | +6.4% |
| 2008 | 0.1253 kg/ha | +10.1% |
| 2009 | 0.1178 kg/ha | -6.0% |
| 2010 | 0.1054 kg/ha | -10.5% |
| 2011 | 0.1024 kg/ha | -2.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0999 kg/ha | -2.4% |
| 2013 | 0.1061 kg/ha | +6.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0977 kg/ha | -7.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0916 kg/ha | -6.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0937 kg/ha | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0927 kg/ha | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0917 kg/ha | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0853 kg/ha | -7.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0968 kg/ha | +13.5% |
| 2021 | 0.1579 kg/ha | +63.1% |
| 2022 | 0.2342 kg/ha | +48.3% |
| 2023 | 0.1059 kg/ha | -54.8% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 0.1059 kg/ha is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.2366 kg/ha, 45% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 0.1059 kg/ha is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0805 kg/ha, 1.3× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Seed — Cropland phosphorus per unit area 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 | +63.1% | 0.0968 kg/ha | 0.1579 kg/ha |
| 2023 | -54.8% | 0.2342 kg/ha | 0.1059 kg/ha |
| 2022 | +48.3% | 0.1579 kg/ha | 0.2342 kg/ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1348 kg/ha | 0.1254 kg/ha | 0.1462 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.1431 kg/ha | 0.1326 kg/ha | 0.152 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1389 kg/ha | 0.1292 kg/ha | 0.1561 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1277 kg/ha | 0.1205 kg/ha | 0.1392 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1208 kg/ha | 0.107 kg/ha | 0.1275 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0966 kg/ha | 0.0853 kg/ha | 0.1061 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1487 kg/ha | 0.0968 kg/ha | 0.2342 kg/ha | 4 |
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 seed — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Costa Rica?
- Seed — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Costa Rica was 0.1059 kg/ha in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest seed — cropland phosphorus per unit area recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2342 kg/ha in 2022.
- What is the lowest seed — cropland phosphorus per unit area recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0853 kg/ha in 2019.
- How does Costa Rica rank for seed — cropland phosphorus per unit area?
- Costa Rica ranks 103rd out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is seed — cropland phosphorus per unit area rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Seed — Cropland phosphorus 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 (%).