Costa Rica vs New Zealand: Cattle — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre
Costa Rica
2,200 kg per square kilometre
in 2023
New Zealand
2,534 kg per square kilometre
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
15th
New Zealand rank
13th
Cattle — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre over time
- Costa Rica
- New Zealand
How they compare
New Zealand currently reports 2,534 kg per square kilometre against 2,200 kg per square kilometre in Costa Rica, a difference of 334 kg per square kilometre.
That makes New Zealand's figure about 1.2 times Costa Rica's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was New Zealand ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 15th and New Zealand ranks 13th of 167 countries.
New Zealand has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,032 kg per square kilometre | 1,811 kg per square kilometre | 779.8 kg per square kilometre | New Zealand |
| 1970s | 1,551 kg per square kilometre | 2,154 kg per square kilometre | 602.37 kg per square kilometre | New Zealand |
| 1980s | 1,959 kg per square kilometre | 2,008 kg per square kilometre | 49.19 kg per square kilometre | New Zealand |
| 1990s | 1,670 kg per square kilometre | 2,216 kg per square kilometre | 545.85 kg per square kilometre | New Zealand |
| 2000s | 1,299 kg per square kilometre | 2,495 kg per square kilometre | 1,196 kg per square kilometre | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 1,549 kg per square kilometre | 2,695 kg per square kilometre | 1,146 kg per square kilometre | New Zealand |
| 2020s | 1,950 kg per square kilometre | 2,620 kg per square kilometre | 669.89 kg per square kilometre | New Zealand |
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 New Zealand?
- New Zealand, at 2,534 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 New Zealand?
- 334 kg per square kilometre, with New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and New Zealand?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and New Zealand rank globally for cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre?
- Costa Rica ranks 15th and New Zealand ranks 13th 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.