Costa Rica vs Portugal: Cattle: Manure applied to soils … applied square kilometre leaches
Costa Rica
168.72 kg per square kilometre
in 2023
Portugal
150.97 kg per square kilometre
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
18th
Portugal rank
19th
Cattle: Manure applied to soils … applied square kilometre leaches over time
- Costa Rica
- Portugal
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 168.72 kg per square kilometre against 150.97 kg per square kilometre in Portugal, a difference of 17.75 kg per square kilometre.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times Portugal's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Portugal ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 18th and Portugal ranks 19th of 167 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 2 and Portugal in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 34.69 kg per square kilometre | 120.92 kg per square kilometre | 86.24 kg per square kilometre | Portugal |
| 1970s | 55.06 kg per square kilometre | 131.24 kg per square kilometre | 76.18 kg per square kilometre | Portugal |
| 1980s | 63.77 kg per square kilometre | 150.06 kg per square kilometre | 86.29 kg per square kilometre | Portugal |
| 1990s | 86.48 kg per square kilometre | 153.08 kg per square kilometre | 66.6 kg per square kilometre | Portugal |
| 2000s | 121.93 kg per square kilometre | 149.46 kg per square kilometre | 27.53 kg per square kilometre | Portugal |
| 2010s | 158.39 kg per square kilometre | 156.23 kg per square kilometre | 2.16 kg per square kilometre | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 162.62 kg per square kilometre | 158.62 kg per square kilometre | 4 kg per square kilometre | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cattle — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per square, Costa Rica or Portugal?
- Costa Rica, at 168.72 kg per square kilometre against 150.97 kg per square kilometre in Portugal as of 2023.
- What is the difference in cattle — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per square between Costa Rica and Portugal?
- 17.75 kg per square kilometre, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Portugal?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and Portugal rank globally for cattle — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per square?
- Costa Rica ranks 18th and Portugal ranks 19th of 167 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Cattle — Manure applied to soils that leaches (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 — Manure applied to soils that leaches (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.