Canada vs Costa Rica: Phosphate fertilizer use per hectare of cropland
Canada
29.36 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
Costa Rica
30.82 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
Canada rank
29th
Costa Rica rank
27th
Phosphate fertilizer use per hectare of cropland over time
- Canada
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 30.82 kilograms per hectare against 29.36 kilograms per hectare in Canada, a difference of 1.46 kilograms per hectare.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Canada ranks 29th and Costa Rica ranks 27th of 201 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7.7 kilograms per hectare | 13.73 kilograms per hectare | 6.04 kilograms per hectare | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 12.56 kilograms per hectare | 23.99 kilograms per hectare | 11.43 kilograms per hectare | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 15.92 kilograms per hectare | 25.64 kilograms per hectare | 9.72 kilograms per hectare | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 15.66 kilograms per hectare | 46.96 kilograms per hectare | 31.3 kilograms per hectare | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 16.12 kilograms per hectare | 46.93 kilograms per hectare | 30.81 kilograms per hectare | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 24.26 kilograms per hectare | 34.17 kilograms per hectare | 9.91 kilograms per hectare | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 28.86 kilograms per hectare | 31.81 kilograms per hectare | 2.95 kilograms per hectare | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher phosphate fertilizer use per hectare of cropland, Canada or Costa Rica?
- Costa Rica, at 30.82 kilograms per hectare against 29.36 kilograms per hectare in Canada as of 2023.
- What is the difference in phosphate fertilizer use per hectare of cropland between Canada and Costa Rica?
- 1.46 kilograms per hectare, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Costa Rica?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Canada and Costa Rica rank globally for phosphate fertilizer use per hectare of cropland?
- Canada ranks 29th and Costa Rica ranks 27th of 201 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Phosphate fertilizer use per hectare of cropland. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Application of phosphate fertilizer, measured in kilograms of total nutrient per hectare.