Costa Rica vs El Salvador: Cattle — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre
Costa Rica
2,200 kg per square kilometre
in 2023
El Salvador
1,959 kg per square kilometre
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
15th
El Salvador rank
18th
Cattle — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre over time
- Costa Rica
- El Salvador
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 2,200 kg per square kilometre against 1,959 kg per square kilometre in El Salvador, a difference of 241 kg per square kilometre.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times El Salvador's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was El Salvador ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 15th and El Salvador ranks 18th of 167 countries.
El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | El Salvador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,032 kg per square kilometre | 2,569 kg per square kilometre | 1,537 kg per square kilometre | El Salvador |
| 1970s | 1,551 kg per square kilometre | 2,607 kg per square kilometre | 1,056 kg per square kilometre | El Salvador |
| 1980s | 1,959 kg per square kilometre | 2,391 kg per square kilometre | 432.16 kg per square kilometre | El Salvador |
| 1990s | 1,670 kg per square kilometre | 2,724 kg per square kilometre | 1,054 kg per square kilometre | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 1,299 kg per square kilometre | 2,898 kg per square kilometre | 1,600 kg per square kilometre | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 1,549 kg per square kilometre | 2,227 kg per square kilometre | 678.28 kg per square kilometre | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 1,950 kg per square kilometre | 1,991 kg per square kilometre | 40.53 kg per square kilometre | El Salvador |
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 El Salvador?
- Costa Rica, at 2,200 kg per square kilometre against 1,959 kg per square kilometre in El Salvador as of 2023.
- What is the difference in cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre between Costa Rica and El Salvador?
- 241 kg per square kilometre, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and El Salvador?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and El Salvador rank globally for cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre?
- Costa Rica ranks 15th and El Salvador ranks 18th 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.