All Animals: Losses from manure treated (N content) … square in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: All Animals: Losses from manure treated (N content) … square was 173.97 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
All Animals — Losses from manure treated (N content), per square in Costa Rica, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for all animals — losses from manure treated (n content), per square in Costa Rica is 173.97 kg per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 17.7% on the previous year and up 3.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, all animals — losses from manure treated (n content), per square in Costa Rica peaked at 177.85 kg per square kilometre in 2019 and was at its lowest, 28.74 kg per square kilometre, in 1962.
Costa Rica ranks 31st of 170 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
All Animals: Losses from manure treated (N content) … square in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 29.84 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 28.74 kg per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 1963 | 32.57 kg per square kilometre | +13.4% |
| 1964 | 34.78 kg per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 1965 | 33.71 kg per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 1966 | 34.62 kg per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1967 | 38.33 kg per square kilometre | +10.7% |
| 1968 | 40.92 kg per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 1969 | 44.29 kg per square kilometre | +8.2% |
| 1970 | 45.88 kg per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1971 | 47.81 kg per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1972 | 50.18 kg per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 1973 | 51.14 kg per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1974 | 52.23 kg per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1975 | 54.94 kg per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 1976 | 58.92 kg per square kilometre | +7.3% |
| 1977 | 62.57 kg per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 1978 | 64.63 kg per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1979 | 65.47 kg per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1980 | 64.2 kg per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 1981 | 64.64 kg per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1982 | 56.83 kg per square kilometre | -12.1% |
| 1983 | 61.56 kg per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 1984 | 59.71 kg per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 1985 | 61.41 kg per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1986 | 62.3 kg per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1987 | 63.57 kg per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1988 | 67.53 kg per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 1989 | 67.87 kg per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 72.94 kg per square kilometre | +7.5% |
| 1991 | 76.03 kg per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1992 | 78.13 kg per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1993 | 84.06 kg per square kilometre | +7.6% |
| 1994 | 86.1 kg per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1995 | 88.28 kg per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1996 | 88.97 kg per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 97.29 kg per square kilometre | +9.3% |
| 1998 | 106.37 kg per square kilometre | +9.3% |
| 1999 | 108.56 kg per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2000 | 111.12 kg per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2001 | 113.94 kg per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2002 | 118.36 kg per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 2003 | 121.07 kg per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 122.03 kg per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 121.55 kg per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 128.22 kg per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 2007 | 139.78 kg per square kilometre | +9.0% |
| 2008 | 138.93 kg per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 144.1 kg per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 2010 | 116.2 kg per square kilometre | -19.4% |
| 2011 | 152.42 kg per square kilometre | +31.2% |
| 2012 | 151.37 kg per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 167.5 kg per square kilometre | +10.7% |
| 2014 | 168.73 kg per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 171.74 kg per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 175.81 kg per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 176.1 kg per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 176.01 kg per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 177.85 kg per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 176.58 kg per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 169.17 kg per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 2022 | 147.85 kg per square kilometre | -12.6% |
| 2023 | 173.97 kg per square kilometre | +17.7% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 173.97 kg per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 87.06 kg per square kilometre, 2.0× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 173.97 kg per square kilometre is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 37.63 kg per square kilometre, 4.6× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where All Animals: Losses from manure treated (N content) … square 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | +31.2% | 116.2 kg per square kilometre | 152.42 kg per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 35.31 kg per square kilometre | 28.74 kg per square kilometre | 44.29 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 55.38 kg per square kilometre | 45.88 kg per square kilometre | 65.47 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 62.96 kg per square kilometre | 56.83 kg per square kilometre | 67.87 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 88.67 kg per square kilometre | 72.94 kg per square kilometre | 108.56 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 125.91 kg per square kilometre | 111.12 kg per square kilometre | 144.1 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 163.37 kg per square kilometre | 116.2 kg per square kilometre | 177.85 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 166.89 kg per square kilometre | 147.85 kg per square kilometre | 176.58 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
- 28 Romania 196.94 kg per square kilometre compare
- 29 Bangladesh 190.39 kg per square kilometre compare
- 30 El Salvador 189.73 kg per square kilometre compare
- 32 Myanmar 168.72 kg per square kilometre compare
- 33 Slovakia 160.96 kg per square kilometre compare
- 34 Philippines 159.45 kg per square kilometre compare
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- 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 — losses from manure treated (n content), per square in Costa Rica?
- All animals — losses from manure treated (n content), per square in Costa Rica was 173.97 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest all animals — losses from manure treated (n content), per square recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 177.85 kg per square kilometre in 2019.
- What is the lowest all animals — losses from manure treated (n content), per square recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.74 kg per square kilometre in 1962.
- How does Costa Rica rank for all animals — losses from manure treated (n content), per square?
- Costa Rica ranks 31st out of 170 countries with data for 2023.
- Is all animals — losses from manure treated (n content), per square rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of All Animals — Losses from manure treated (N content), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
All Animals — Losses from manure treated (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.
All Animals — Losses from manure treated (N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- All Animals — Losses from manure treated Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
All Animals — Losses from manure treated (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.