All Animals: Manure left on pasture … left square kilometre leaches in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: All Animals: Manure left on pasture … left square kilometre leaches was 504.55 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
All Animals — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content), per in Costa Rica, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, all animals — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per in Costa Rica stood at 504.55 kg per square kilometre.
The figure is up 17.9% on the previous year and up 70.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, all animals — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per in Costa Rica peaked at 578.87 kg per square kilometre in 1984 and was at its lowest, 236.95 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 … left square kilometre leaches in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 236.95 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 250.96 kg per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 1963 | 264.2 kg per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 1964 | 279.38 kg per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 1965 | 297.69 kg per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 1966 | 317.48 kg per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 1967 | 323.77 kg per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1968 | 330.37 kg per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1969 | 345.2 kg per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1970 | 362.56 kg per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 1971 | 380.6 kg per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 1972 | 399.72 kg per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 1973 | 422.02 kg per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 1974 | 417.71 kg per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1975 | 426.86 kg per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1976 | 437.31 kg per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1977 | 454.6 kg per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1978 | 473.21 kg per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 1979 | 495.12 kg per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 1980 | 517.5 kg per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1981 | 539.17 kg per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1982 | 542.95 kg per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1983 | 563.02 kg per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1984 | 578.87 kg per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1985 | 550.23 kg per square kilometre | -4.9% |
| 1986 | 548.32 kg per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1987 | 545.3 kg per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1988 | 522.11 kg per square kilometre | -4.3% |
| 1989 | 517.27 kg per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1990 | 522.42 kg per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1991 | 520.51 kg per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1992 | 509.86 kg per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 1993 | 506.34 kg per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1994 | 452.94 kg per square kilometre | -10.5% |
| 1995 | 395.63 kg per square kilometre | -12.7% |
| 1996 | 381.59 kg per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 1997 | 364.55 kg per square kilometre | -4.5% |
| 1998 | 361.79 kg per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1999 | 338.5 kg per square kilometre | -6.4% |
| 2000 | 321.09 kg per square kilometre | -5.1% |
| 2001 | 304.35 kg per square kilometre | -5.2% |
| 2002 | 288.02 kg per square kilometre | -5.4% |
| 2003 | 272.04 kg per square kilometre | -5.5% |
| 2004 | 256.22 kg per square kilometre | -5.8% |
| 2005 | 273.42 kg per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 2006 | 262.05 kg per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 2007 | 284.72 kg per square kilometre | +8.6% |
| 2008 | 304.39 kg per square kilometre | +6.9% |
| 2009 | 304.57 kg per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 329.73 kg per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 2011 | 313.35 kg per square kilometre | -5.0% |
| 2012 | 303.64 kg per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 2013 | 296.52 kg per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 2014 | 281.79 kg per square kilometre | -5.0% |
| 2015 | 296.63 kg per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 2016 | 315.13 kg per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 2017 | 333.67 kg per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 2018 | 356.55 kg per square kilometre | +6.9% |
| 2019 | 368.72 kg per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 2020 | 321.15 kg per square kilometre | -12.9% |
| 2021 | 492.6 kg per square kilometre | +53.4% |
| 2022 | 428.04 kg per square kilometre | -13.1% |
| 2023 | 504.55 kg per square kilometre | +17.9% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 504.55 kg per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 194.09 kg per square kilometre, 2.6× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 504.55 kg per square kilometre is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 394.85 kg per square kilometre, 1.3× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where All Animals: Manure left on pasture … left square kilometre leaches 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% | 321.15 kg per square kilometre | 492.6 kg per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 294 kg per square kilometre | 236.95 kg per square kilometre | 345.2 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 426.97 kg per square kilometre | 362.56 kg per square kilometre | 495.12 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 542.47 kg per square kilometre | 517.27 kg per square kilometre | 578.87 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 435.41 kg per square kilometre | 338.5 kg per square kilometre | 522.42 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 287.09 kg per square kilometre | 256.22 kg per square kilometre | 321.09 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 319.57 kg per square kilometre | 281.79 kg per square kilometre | 368.72 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 436.58 kg per square kilometre | 321.15 kg per square kilometre | 504.55 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
- 39 Guinea-Bissau 518.61 kg per square kilometre compare
- 40 South Sudan 517.38 kg per square kilometre compare
- 41 Tonga 505.21 kg per square kilometre compare
- 43 Guatemala 501.88 kg per square kilometre compare
- 44 Jamaica 495.51 kg per square kilometre compare
- 45 Trinidad and Tobago 493.75 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 that leaches (n content), per in Costa Rica?
- All animals — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per in Costa Rica was 504.55 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest all animals — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 578.87 kg per square kilometre in 1984.
- What is the lowest all animals — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 236.95 kg per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Costa Rica rank for all animals — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per?
- Costa Rica ranks 42nd out of 170 countries with data for 2023.
- Is all animals — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per 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 that leaches (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 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.
All Animals — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- All Animals — Manure left on pasture that leaches 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 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.