Cattle — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per unit of GDP in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Cattle — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per unit of GDP was 0.0013 kg per US$ of GDP in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Cattle — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per unit of GDP in Costa Rica, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
In 2023, cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per unit of gdp in Costa Rica stood at 0.0013 kg per US$ of GDP. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.0% on the previous year and down 13.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per unit of gdp in Costa Rica peaked at 0.0925 kg per US$ of GDP in 1964 and was at its lowest, 0.0013 kg per US$ of GDP, in 2023.
Costa Rica ranks 70th of 166 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Cattle — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per unit of GDP in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | kg per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0859 kg per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1962 | 0.0921 kg per US$ of GDP | +7.3% |
| 1963 | 0.0921 kg per US$ of GDP | +0.1% |
| 1964 | 0.0925 kg per US$ of GDP | +0.4% |
| 1965 | 0.0894 kg per US$ of GDP | -3.3% |
| 1966 | 0.0873 kg per US$ of GDP | -2.4% |
| 1967 | 0.0833 kg per US$ of GDP | -4.5% |
| 1968 | 0.0773 kg per US$ of GDP | -7.2% |
| 1969 | 0.0737 kg per US$ of GDP | -4.6% |
| 1970 | 0.0672 kg per US$ of GDP | -8.9% |
| 1971 | 0.0645 kg per US$ of GDP | -3.9% |
| 1972 | 0.059 kg per US$ of GDP | -8.5% |
| 1973 | 0.0508 kg per US$ of GDP | -13.9% |
| 1974 | 0.0461 kg per US$ of GDP | -9.3% |
| 1975 | 0.0404 kg per US$ of GDP | -12.4% |
| 1976 | 0.0339 kg per US$ of GDP | -16.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0279 kg per US$ of GDP | -17.9% |
| 1978 | 0.0253 kg per US$ of GDP | -9.1% |
| 1979 | 0.023 kg per US$ of GDP | -9.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0199 kg per US$ of GDP | -13.5% |
| 1981 | 0.0381 kg per US$ of GDP | +91.3% |
| 1982 | 0.0379 kg per US$ of GDP | -0.5% |
| 1983 | 0.0328 kg per US$ of GDP | -13.6% |
| 1984 | 0.0288 kg per US$ of GDP | -12.1% |
| 1985 | 0.0258 kg per US$ of GDP | -10.6% |
| 1986 | 0.0229 kg per US$ of GDP | -11.2% |
| 1987 | 0.0223 kg per US$ of GDP | -2.7% |
| 1988 | 0.021 kg per US$ of GDP | -5.5% |
| 1989 | 0.0183 kg per US$ of GDP | -12.9% |
| 1990 | 0.0172 kg per US$ of GDP | -6.1% |
| 1991 | 0.0135 kg per US$ of GDP | -21.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0112 kg per US$ of GDP | -17.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0101 kg per US$ of GDP | -9.9% |
| 1994 | 0.0083 kg per US$ of GDP | -17.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0067 kg per US$ of GDP | -19.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0065 kg per US$ of GDP | -3.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0059 kg per US$ of GDP | -8.7% |
| 1998 | 0.0055 kg per US$ of GDP | -6.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0051 kg per US$ of GDP | -8.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0047 kg per US$ of GDP | -8.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0042 kg per US$ of GDP | -9.3% |
| 2002 | 0.004 kg per US$ of GDP | -6.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0037 kg per US$ of GDP | -7.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0032 kg per US$ of GDP | -11.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0032 kg per US$ of GDP | -3.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0027 kg per US$ of GDP | -13.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0025 kg per US$ of GDP | -8.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0023 kg per US$ of GDP | -8.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0023 kg per US$ of GDP | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0019 kg per US$ of GDP | -20.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0018 kg per US$ of GDP | -5.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0016 kg per US$ of GDP | -12.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0015 kg per US$ of GDP | -4.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0015 kg per US$ of GDP | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0014 kg per US$ of GDP | -7.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0014 kg per US$ of GDP | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0014 kg per US$ of GDP | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0014 kg per US$ of GDP | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0014 kg per US$ of GDP | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0013 kg per US$ of GDP | -6.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0017 kg per US$ of GDP | +27.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0013 kg per US$ of GDP | -20.9% |
| 2023 | 0.0013 kg per US$ of GDP | -3.0% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 0.0013 kg per US$ of GDP is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0002 kg per US$ of GDP, 7.2× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 0.0013 kg per US$ of GDP is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0011 kg per US$ of GDP, 1.2× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cattle — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per unit of GDP 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | +91.3% | 0.0199 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0381 kg per US$ of GDP |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.086 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0737 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0925 kg per US$ of GDP | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0438 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.023 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0672 kg per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0268 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0183 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0381 kg per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.009 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0051 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0172 kg per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0033 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0023 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0047 kg per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0015 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0014 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0019 kg per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0014 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0013 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0017 kg per US$ of GDP | 4 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
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Frequently asked questions
- What is cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per unit of gdp in Costa Rica?
- Cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per unit of gdp in Costa Rica was 0.0013 kg per US$ of GDP in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per unit of gdp recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0925 kg per US$ of GDP in 1964.
- What is the lowest cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per unit of gdp recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0013 kg per US$ of GDP in 2023.
- How does Costa Rica rank for cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per unit of gdp?
- Costa Rica ranks 70th out of 166 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.6%. 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 Cattle — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Cattle — Amount excreted in manure (N content) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Cattle — Amount excreted in manure (N content) ÷ GDP (current US$)
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- Cattle — Amount excreted in manure Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
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Cattle — Amount excreted in manure (N content) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.