Cattle — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Cattle — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita was 22 kg per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Cattle — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita in Costa Rica, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
In 2023, cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita in Costa Rica stood at 22 kg per person.
The figure is up 19.1% on the previous year and up 37.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita in Costa Rica peaked at 40.72 kg per person in 1981 and was at its lowest, 14.37 kg per person, in 2006.
That places Costa Rica 22nd out of 167 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Cattle — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 30.55 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 30.87 kg per person | +1.0% |
| 1963 | 31.83 kg per person | +3.1% |
| 1964 | 32.71 kg per person | +2.8% |
| 1965 | 33.42 kg per person | +2.2% |
| 1966 | 34.48 kg per person | +3.2% |
| 1967 | 34.48 kg per person | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 34.39 kg per person | -0.3% |
| 1969 | 35.18 kg per person | +2.3% |
| 1970 | 35.97 kg per person | +2.2% |
| 1971 | 36.79 kg per person | +2.3% |
| 1972 | 37.69 kg per person | +2.4% |
| 1973 | 39.07 kg per person | +3.7% |
| 1974 | 37.67 kg per person | -3.6% |
| 1975 | 37.84 kg per person | +0.5% |
| 1976 | 38.12 kg per person | +0.7% |
| 1977 | 38.81 kg per person | +1.8% |
| 1978 | 39.38 kg per person | +1.5% |
| 1979 | 39.97 kg per person | +1.5% |
| 1980 | 40.27 kg per person | +0.8% |
| 1981 | 40.72 kg per person | +1.1% |
| 1982 | 39.16 kg per person | -3.8% |
| 1983 | 39.76 kg per person | +1.5% |
| 1984 | 39.55 kg per person | -0.5% |
| 1985 | 36.83 kg per person | -6.9% |
| 1986 | 35.9 kg per person | -2.5% |
| 1987 | 34.89 kg per person | -2.8% |
| 1988 | 32.71 kg per person | -6.3% |
| 1989 | 31.6 kg per person | -3.4% |
| 1990 | 31.46 kg per person | -0.5% |
| 1991 | 30.46 kg per person | -3.2% |
| 1992 | 29.25 kg per person | -4.0% |
| 1993 | 28.64 kg per person | -2.1% |
| 1994 | 25.38 kg per person | -11.4% |
| 1995 | 22.04 kg per person | -13.1% |
| 1996 | 20.95 kg per person | -5.0% |
| 1997 | 20.2 kg per person | -3.6% |
| 1998 | 20.06 kg per person | -0.7% |
| 1999 | 18.81 kg per person | -6.3% |
| 2000 | 17.82 kg per person | -5.2% |
| 2001 | 16.9 kg per person | -5.2% |
| 2002 | 16.09 kg per person | -4.8% |
| 2003 | 15.27 kg per person | -5.1% |
| 2004 | 14.4 kg per person | -5.7% |
| 2005 | 14.81 kg per person | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 14.37 kg per person | -3.0% |
| 2007 | 15.43 kg per person | +7.4% |
| 2008 | 15.96 kg per person | +3.4% |
| 2009 | 16.05 kg per person | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 15.36 kg per person | -4.3% |
| 2011 | 16.38 kg per person | +6.6% |
| 2012 | 15.71 kg per person | -4.1% |
| 2013 | 16.05 kg per person | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 15.91 kg per person | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 15.85 kg per person | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 16.57 kg per person | +4.5% |
| 2017 | 17.18 kg per person | +3.7% |
| 2018 | 17.87 kg per person | +4.0% |
| 2019 | 18.14 kg per person | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 16.36 kg per person | -9.8% |
| 2021 | 21.68 kg per person | +32.5% |
| 2022 | 18.48 kg per person | -14.8% |
| 2023 | 22 kg per person | +19.1% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 22 kg per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 6.84 kg per person, 3.2× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 22 kg per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 8.74 kg per person, 2.5× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cattle — 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 | +32.5% | 16.36 kg per person | 21.68 kg per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 33.1 kg per person | 30.55 kg per person | 35.18 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 38.13 kg per person | 35.97 kg per person | 39.97 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 37.14 kg per person | 31.6 kg per person | 40.72 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 24.73 kg per person | 18.81 kg per person | 31.46 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 15.71 kg per person | 14.37 kg per person | 17.82 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.5 kg per person | 15.36 kg per person | 18.14 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.63 kg per person | 16.36 kg per person | 22 kg per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
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- 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 cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita in Costa Rica?
- Cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita in Costa Rica was 22 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 40.72 kg per person in 1981.
- What is the lowest cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.37 kg per person in 2006.
- How does Costa Rica rank for cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita?
- Costa Rica ranks 22nd out of 167 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.0%. 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 Cattle — 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
Cattle — 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.
Cattle — Amount excreted in manure (N content) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Cattle — Amount excreted in manure Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Cattle — 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.