Costa Rica vs Portugal: Cattle: Manure applied … applied square kilometre volatilises

Costa Rica
112.48 kg per square kilometre
in 2023
Portugal
100.64 kg per square kilometre
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
18th
Portugal rank
19th

Cattle: Manure applied … applied square kilometre volatilises over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Portugal
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How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 112.48 kg per square kilometre against 100.64 kg per square kilometre in Portugal, a difference of 11.84 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 23.12 kg per square kilometre 80.61 kg per square kilometre 57.49 kg per square kilometre Portugal
1970s 36.7 kg per square kilometre 87.49 kg per square kilometre 50.79 kg per square kilometre Portugal
1980s 42.51 kg per square kilometre 100.04 kg per square kilometre 57.53 kg per square kilometre Portugal
1990s 57.65 kg per square kilometre 102.05 kg per square kilometre 44.4 kg per square kilometre Portugal
2000s 81.28 kg per square kilometre 99.64 kg per square kilometre 18.35 kg per square kilometre Portugal
2010s 105.59 kg per square kilometre 104.15 kg per square kilometre 1.44 kg per square kilometre Costa Rica
2020s 108.42 kg per square kilometre 105.75 kg per square kilometre 2.67 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 volatilises (n content), per, Costa Rica or Portugal?
Costa Rica, at 112.48 kg per square kilometre against 100.64 kg per square kilometre in Portugal as of 2023.
What is the difference in cattle — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content), per between Costa Rica and Portugal?
11.84 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 volatilises (n content), per?
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 volatilises (N content), per square kilometre. 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 that volatilises (N content), per square kilometre
Unit
kg per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
169 places, 9,689 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Cattle — Manure applied to soils that volatilises (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.