All Animals — Manure left on pasture (N content), per square kilometre in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: All Animals — Manure left on pasture (N content), per square kilometre was 1,682 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
All Animals — Manure left on pasture (N content), per square kilometre in Costa Rica, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for all animals — manure left on pasture (n content), per square kilometre in Costa Rica is 1,682 kg per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 17.9% on the previous year and up 70.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, all animals — manure left on pasture (n content), per square kilometre in Costa Rica peaked at 1,930 kg per square kilometre in 1984 and was at its lowest, 789.83 kg per square kilometre, in 1961.
Costa Rica ranks 42nd 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 — Manure left on pasture (N content), per square kilometre in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 789.83 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 836.54 kg per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 1963 | 880.67 kg per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 1964 | 931.28 kg per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 1965 | 992.29 kg per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 1966 | 1,058 kg per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 1967 | 1,079 kg per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1968 | 1,101 kg per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1969 | 1,151 kg per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1970 | 1,209 kg per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 1971 | 1,269 kg per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 1972 | 1,332 kg per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 1973 | 1,407 kg per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 1974 | 1,392 kg per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1975 | 1,423 kg per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1976 | 1,458 kg per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1977 | 1,515 kg per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1978 | 1,577 kg per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 1979 | 1,650 kg per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 1980 | 1,725 kg per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1981 | 1,797 kg per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1982 | 1,810 kg per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1983 | 1,877 kg per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1984 | 1,930 kg per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1985 | 1,834 kg per square kilometre | -4.9% |
| 1986 | 1,828 kg per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1987 | 1,818 kg per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1988 | 1,740 kg per square kilometre | -4.3% |
| 1989 | 1,724 kg per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1990 | 1,741 kg per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1991 | 1,735 kg per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1992 | 1,700 kg per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 1993 | 1,688 kg per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1994 | 1,510 kg per square kilometre | -10.5% |
| 1995 | 1,319 kg per square kilometre | -12.7% |
| 1996 | 1,272 kg per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 1997 | 1,215 kg per square kilometre | -4.5% |
| 1998 | 1,206 kg per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1999 | 1,128 kg per square kilometre | -6.4% |
| 2000 | 1,070 kg per square kilometre | -5.1% |
| 2001 | 1,014 kg per square kilometre | -5.2% |
| 2002 | 960.08 kg per square kilometre | -5.4% |
| 2003 | 906.8 kg per square kilometre | -5.5% |
| 2004 | 854.07 kg per square kilometre | -5.8% |
| 2005 | 911.4 kg per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 2006 | 873.5 kg per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 2007 | 949.05 kg per square kilometre | +8.6% |
| 2008 | 1,015 kg per square kilometre | +6.9% |
| 2009 | 1,015 kg per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 1,099 kg per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 2011 | 1,045 kg per square kilometre | -5.0% |
| 2012 | 1,012 kg per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 2013 | 988.4 kg per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 2014 | 939.31 kg per square kilometre | -5.0% |
| 2015 | 988.75 kg per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 2016 | 1,050 kg per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 2017 | 1,112 kg per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 2018 | 1,188 kg per square kilometre | +6.9% |
| 2019 | 1,229 kg per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 2020 | 1,070 kg per square kilometre | -12.9% |
| 2021 | 1,642 kg per square kilometre | +53.4% |
| 2022 | 1,427 kg per square kilometre | -13.1% |
| 2023 | 1,682 kg per square kilometre | +17.9% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 1,682 kg per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 646.98 kg per square kilometre, 2.6× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 1,682 kg per square kilometre is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1,316 kg per square kilometre, 1.3× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where All Animals — Manure left on pasture (N content), per square kilometre 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 | +53.4% | 1,070 kg per square kilometre | 1,642 kg per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 980 kg per square kilometre | 789.83 kg per square kilometre | 1,151 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 1,423 kg per square kilometre | 1,209 kg per square kilometre | 1,650 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,808 kg per square kilometre | 1,724 kg per square kilometre | 1,930 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,451 kg per square kilometre | 1,128 kg per square kilometre | 1,741 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 956.96 kg per square kilometre | 854.07 kg per square kilometre | 1,070 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,065 kg per square kilometre | 939.31 kg per square kilometre | 1,229 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,455 kg per square kilometre | 1,070 kg per square kilometre | 1,682 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
- 39 Guinea-Bissau 1,729 kg per square kilometre compare
- 40 South Sudan 1,725 kg per square kilometre compare
- 41 Tonga 1,684 kg per square kilometre compare
- 43 Guatemala 1,673 kg per square kilometre compare
- 44 Jamaica 1,652 kg per square kilometre compare
- 45 Trinidad and Tobago 1,646 kg per square kilometre 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 — manure left on pasture (n content), per square kilometre in Costa Rica?
- All animals — manure left on pasture (n content), per square kilometre in Costa Rica was 1,682 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest all animals — manure left on pasture (n content), per square kilometre recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 1,930 kg per square kilometre in 1984.
- What is the lowest all animals — manure left on pasture (n content), per square kilometre recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 789.83 kg per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Costa Rica rank for all animals — manure left on pasture (n content), per square kilometre?
- Costa Rica ranks 42nd out of 170 countries with data for 2023.
- Is all animals — manure left on pasture (n content), per square kilometre rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 70.2%. 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 — Manure left on pasture (N content), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
All Animals — Manure left on pasture (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 — Manure left on pasture (N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- All Animals — Manure left on pasture 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 — Manure left on pasture (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.