All Animals — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: All Animals — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita was 26.77 kg per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
All Animals — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita in Costa Rica, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
In 2023, all animals — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita in Costa Rica stood at 26.77 kg per person.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 16.6% on the previous year and up 28.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, all animals — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita in Costa Rica peaked at 45.11 kg per person in 1981 and was at its lowest, 18.8 kg per person, in 2004.
Costa Rica ranks 33rd of 170 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
All Animals — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 35.76 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 36.04 kg per person | +0.8% |
| 1963 | 36.94 kg per person | +2.5% |
| 1964 | 37.76 kg per person | +2.2% |
| 1965 | 38.41 kg per person | +1.7% |
| 1966 | 39.44 kg per person | +2.7% |
| 1967 | 39.42 kg per person | -0.0% |
| 1968 | 39.33 kg per person | -0.2% |
| 1969 | 40.26 kg per person | +2.4% |
| 1970 | 41.04 kg per person | +2.0% |
| 1971 | 41.92 kg per person | +2.1% |
| 1972 | 42.95 kg per person | +2.5% |
| 1973 | 43.82 kg per person | +2.0% |
| 1974 | 42.49 kg per person | -3.0% |
| 1975 | 42.47 kg per person | -0.0% |
| 1976 | 42.58 kg per person | +0.3% |
| 1977 | 43.19 kg per person | +1.4% |
| 1978 | 43.67 kg per person | +1.1% |
| 1979 | 44.26 kg per person | +1.4% |
| 1980 | 44.71 kg per person | +1.0% |
| 1981 | 45.11 kg per person | +0.9% |
| 1982 | 43.47 kg per person | -3.6% |
| 1983 | 44.15 kg per person | +1.6% |
| 1984 | 43.79 kg per person | -0.8% |
| 1985 | 40.94 kg per person | -6.5% |
| 1986 | 39.62 kg per person | -3.2% |
| 1987 | 38.48 kg per person | -2.9% |
| 1988 | 36.85 kg per person | -4.3% |
| 1989 | 35.75 kg per person | -3.0% |
| 1990 | 35.52 kg per person | -0.6% |
| 1991 | 34.87 kg per person | -1.8% |
| 1992 | 33.68 kg per person | -3.4% |
| 1993 | 33.19 kg per person | -1.5% |
| 1994 | 29.9 kg per person | -9.9% |
| 1995 | 26.65 kg per person | -10.9% |
| 1996 | 25.33 kg per person | -4.9% |
| 1997 | 24.48 kg per person | -3.3% |
| 1998 | 24.55 kg per person | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 23.01 kg per person | -6.3% |
| 2000 | 21.98 kg per person | -4.5% |
| 2001 | 21.08 kg per person | -4.1% |
| 2002 | 20.38 kg per person | -3.3% |
| 2003 | 19.63 kg per person | -3.7% |
| 2004 | 18.8 kg per person | -4.2% |
| 2005 | 19.24 kg per person | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 19.06 kg per person | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 20.5 kg per person | +7.6% |
| 2008 | 20.92 kg per person | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 20.83 kg per person | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 20.22 kg per person | -2.9% |
| 2011 | 21.09 kg per person | +4.3% |
| 2012 | 20.51 kg per person | -2.7% |
| 2013 | 20.77 kg per person | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 20.13 kg per person | -3.1% |
| 2015 | 20.63 kg per person | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 21.2 kg per person | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 21.63 kg per person | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 22.17 kg per person | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 22.63 kg per person | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 20.74 kg per person | -8.3% |
| 2021 | 26.27 kg per person | +26.6% |
| 2022 | 22.95 kg per person | -12.6% |
| 2023 | 26.77 kg per person | +16.6% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 26.77 kg per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 14.51 kg per person, 1.8× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 26.77 kg per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 14.95 kg per person, 1.8× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where All Animals — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita in Costa Rica changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +26.6% | 20.74 kg per person | 26.27 kg per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 38.15 kg per person | 35.76 kg per person | 40.26 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 42.84 kg per person | 41.04 kg per person | 44.26 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 41.29 kg per person | 35.75 kg per person | 45.11 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 29.12 kg per person | 23.01 kg per person | 35.52 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 20.24 kg per person | 18.8 kg per person | 21.98 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 21.1 kg per person | 20.13 kg per person | 22.63 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.18 kg per person | 20.74 kg per person | 26.77 kg per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
- 30 Uzbekistan 28.89 kg per person compare
- 31 Kyrgyzstan 27.04 kg per person compare
- 32 Guinea-Bissau 26.78 kg per person compare
- 34 Eswatini 26.59 kg per person compare
- 35 Albania 25.98 kg per person compare
- 36 Botswana 25.32 kg per person compare
More environment data for Costa Rica
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 2.9 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 2.71 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.257 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.61 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.09 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -0.3048 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is all animals — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita in Costa Rica?
- All animals — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita in Costa Rica was 26.77 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest all animals — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 45.11 kg per person in 1981.
- What is the lowest all animals — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.8 kg per person in 2004.
- How does Costa Rica rank for all animals — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita?
- Costa Rica ranks 33rd out of 170 countries with data for 2023.
- Is all animals — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of All Animals — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
All Animals — Amount excreted in manure (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.
All Animals — Amount excreted in manure (N content) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- All Animals — Amount excreted in manure Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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All Animals — Amount excreted in manure (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.