Costa Rica vs Denmark: Cattle — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre
Costa Rica
2,200 kg per square kilometre
in 2023
Denmark
2,560 kg per square kilometre
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
15th
Denmark rank
12th
Cattle — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre over time
- Costa Rica
- Denmark
How they compare
Denmark currently reports 2,560 kg per square kilometre against 2,200 kg per square kilometre in Costa Rica, a difference of 360 kg per square kilometre.
That makes Denmark's figure about 1.2 times Costa Rica's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Denmark has been ahead every year.
Costa Rica ranks 15th and Denmark ranks 12th of 167 countries.
Denmark has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Denmark | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,032 kg per square kilometre | 6,067 kg per square kilometre | 5,036 kg per square kilometre | Denmark |
| 1970s | 1,551 kg per square kilometre | 5,242 kg per square kilometre | 3,691 kg per square kilometre | Denmark |
| 1980s | 1,959 kg per square kilometre | 4,569 kg per square kilometre | 2,610 kg per square kilometre | Denmark |
| 1990s | 1,670 kg per square kilometre | 3,615 kg per square kilometre | 1,945 kg per square kilometre | Denmark |
| 2000s | 1,299 kg per square kilometre | 2,915 kg per square kilometre | 1,616 kg per square kilometre | Denmark |
| 2010s | 1,549 kg per square kilometre | 2,753 kg per square kilometre | 1,203 kg per square kilometre | Denmark |
| 2020s | 1,950 kg per square kilometre | 2,618 kg per square kilometre | 668.29 kg per square kilometre | Denmark |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre, Costa Rica or Denmark?
- Denmark, at 2,560 kg per square kilometre against 2,200 kg per square kilometre in Costa Rica as of 2023.
- What is the difference in cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre between Costa Rica and Denmark?
- 360 kg per square kilometre, with Denmark ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Denmark?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and Denmark rank globally for cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre?
- Costa Rica ranks 15th and Denmark ranks 12th of 167 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Cattle — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Cattle — Amount excreted in manure (N content) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.