Costa Rica vs Switzerland: Cattle — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita

Costa Rica
5.62 kg per person
in 2023
Switzerland
6.17 kg per person
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
21st
Switzerland rank
18th

Cattle — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Switzerland
2.557.51012.5196119922023

How they compare

Switzerland currently reports 6.17 kg per person against 5.62 kg per person in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.55 kg per person.

That makes Switzerland's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.

Across all 63 years both countries report, Switzerland has been ahead every year.

Costa Rica ranks 21st and Switzerland ranks 18th of 167 countries.

Switzerland has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Switzerland Difference Ahead
1960s 3.71 kg per person 12.52 kg per person 8.81 kg per person Switzerland
1970s 4.5 kg per person 12.11 kg per person 7.61 kg per person Switzerland
1980s 4.02 kg per person 11.37 kg per person 7.35 kg per person Switzerland
1990s 4.2 kg per person 9.55 kg per person 5.35 kg per person Switzerland
2000s 4.9 kg per person 7.99 kg per person 3.08 kg per person Switzerland
2010s 5.62 kg per person 6.95 kg per person 1.33 kg per person Switzerland
2020s 5.46 kg per person 6.27 kg per person 0.8113 kg per person Switzerland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cattle — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita, Costa Rica or Switzerland?
Switzerland, at 6.17 kg per person against 5.62 kg per person in Costa Rica as of 2023.
What is the difference in cattle — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita between Costa Rica and Switzerland?
0.55 kg per person, with Switzerland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Switzerland?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Costa Rica and Switzerland rank globally for cattle — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita?
Costa Rica ranks 21st and Switzerland ranks 18th of 167 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Cattle — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Cattle — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita
Unit
kg per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
169 places, 9,689 data points, 1961–2023
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Cattle — Manure applied to soils (N content) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.