Costa Rica vs Nicaragua: Cattle — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre
Costa Rica
2,200 kg per square kilometre
in 2023
Nicaragua
2,102 kg per square kilometre
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
15th
Nicaragua rank
17th
Cattle — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre over time
- Costa Rica
- Nicaragua
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 2,200 kg per square kilometre against 2,102 kg per square kilometre in Nicaragua, a difference of 98 kg per square kilometre.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 15th and Nicaragua ranks 17th of 167 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 4 and Nicaragua in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Nicaragua | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,032 kg per square kilometre | 694.6 kg per square kilometre | 337.08 kg per square kilometre | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 1,551 kg per square kilometre | 926.77 kg per square kilometre | 624.39 kg per square kilometre | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 1,959 kg per square kilometre | 808.72 kg per square kilometre | 1,150 kg per square kilometre | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 1,670 kg per square kilometre | 1,037 kg per square kilometre | 633.64 kg per square kilometre | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 1,299 kg per square kilometre | 1,379 kg per square kilometre | 80.22 kg per square kilometre | Nicaragua |
| 2010s | 1,549 kg per square kilometre | 1,804 kg per square kilometre | 254.67 kg per square kilometre | Nicaragua |
| 2020s | 1,950 kg per square kilometre | 2,054 kg per square kilometre | 103.83 kg per square kilometre | Nicaragua |
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 Nicaragua?
- Costa Rica, at 2,200 kg per square kilometre against 2,102 kg per square kilometre in Nicaragua as of 2023.
- What is the difference in cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre between Costa Rica and Nicaragua?
- 98 kg per square kilometre, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Nicaragua?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and Nicaragua rank globally for cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre?
- Costa Rica ranks 15th and Nicaragua ranks 17th 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.