How does Costa Rica rank for cattle — manure applied to soils (n content), per unit of gdp?

Costa Rica ranks 43rd out of 166 countries with data for 2023.

Is cattle — manure applied to soils (n content), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Costa Rica?

Over the last ten years it is down 39.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Cattle — Manure applied to soils (N content), per unit of GDP (unit) in Costa Rica

Name: Cattle — Manure applied to soils (N content), per unit of GDP (unit) in Costa Rica
Creator: Statizoid (derived)
License: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page

Costa Rica: Cattle — Manure applied to soils (N content), per unit of GDP (unit) was 0.0003 kg per US$ of GDP in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)

0.0003 kg per US$ of GDP

Change on year

down 4.9%

World rank

43rd

of 166 countries

All-time high

0.0107 kg per US$ of GDP

in 1964

All-time low

0.0003 kg per US$ of GDP

in 2023

Years of data

1961–2023

Cattle — Manure applied to soils (N content), per unit of GDP in Costa Rica, 1961–2023

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per US$ of GDP.

Analysis

Costa Rica recorded 0.0003 kg per US$ of GDP for cattle — manure applied to soils (n content), per unit of gdp in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.9% on the previous year and down 39.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, cattle — manure applied to soils (n content), per unit of gdp in Costa Rica peaked at 0.0107 kg per US$ of GDP in 1964 and was at its lowest, 0.0003 kg per US$ of GDP, in 2023.

Costa Rica ranks 43rd 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 — Manure applied to soils (N content), per unit of GDP (unit) in Costa Rica, year by year

Annual values for Cattle — Manure applied to soils (N content), per unit of GDP in Costa Rica, 1961 to 2023.
Year	kg per US$ of GDP	Change
1961	0.0101 kg per US$ of GDP	—
1962	0.0099 kg per US$ of GDP	-1.6%
1963	0.0106 kg per US$ of GDP	+6.8%
1964	0.0107 kg per US$ of GDP	+1.1%
1965	0.0095 kg per US$ of GDP	-11.3%
1966	0.009 kg per US$ of GDP	-5.7%
1967	0.0092 kg per US$ of GDP	+2.7%
1968	0.0089 kg per US$ of GDP	-3.5%
1969	0.0086 kg per US$ of GDP	-2.9%
1970	0.0078 kg per US$ of GDP	-9.7%
1971	0.0074 kg per US$ of GDP	-4.8%
1972	0.0068 kg per US$ of GDP	-8.9%
1973	0.0056 kg per US$ of GDP	-16.6%
1974	0.0053 kg per US$ of GDP	-6.5%
1975	0.0047 kg per US$ of GDP	-10.5%
1976	0.0041 kg per US$ of GDP	-12.1%
1977	0.0035 kg per US$ of GDP	-16.3%
1978	0.0031 kg per US$ of GDP	-9.6%
1979	0.0028 kg per US$ of GDP	-11.0%
1980	0.0023 kg per US$ of GDP	-18.4%
1981	0.0042 kg per US$ of GDP	+84.8%
1982	0.0037 kg per US$ of GDP	-11.8%
1983	0.0034 kg per US$ of GDP	-9.6%
1984	0.0028 kg per US$ of GDP	-16.0%
1985	0.0027 kg per US$ of GDP	-4.2%
1986	0.0025 kg per US$ of GDP	-8.6%
1987	0.0025 kg per US$ of GDP	+0.3%
1988	0.0025 kg per US$ of GDP	+0.9%
1989	0.0022 kg per US$ of GDP	-12.2%
1990	0.0022 kg per US$ of GDP	-1.7%
1991	0.0018 kg per US$ of GDP	-18.0%
1992	0.0015 kg per US$ of GDP	-14.2%
1993	0.0015 kg per US$ of GDP	-4.2%
1994	0.0013 kg per US$ of GDP	-7.4%
1995	0.0012 kg per US$ of GDP	-7.6%
1996	0.0013 kg per US$ of GDP	+1.3%
1997	0.0013 kg per US$ of GDP	+1.1%
1998	0.0013 kg per US$ of GDP	+0.1%
1999	0.0013 kg per US$ of GDP	+0.3%
2000	0.0012 kg per US$ of GDP	-3.2%
2001	0.0012 kg per US$ of GDP	-4.3%
2002	0.0012 kg per US$ of GDP	-0.1%
2003	0.0012 kg per US$ of GDP	-2.0%
2004	0.0011 kg per US$ of GDP	-7.0%
2005	0.001 kg per US$ of GDP	-7.6%
2006	0.0009 kg per US$ of GDP	-7.0%
2007	0.0008 kg per US$ of GDP	-8.5%
2008	0.0007 kg per US$ of GDP	-13.5%
2009	0.0008 kg per US$ of GDP	+4.3%
2010	0.0005 kg per US$ of GDP	-35.0%
2011	0.0006 kg per US$ of GDP	+17.7%
2012	0.0005 kg per US$ of GDP	-10.5%
2013	0.0005 kg per US$ of GDP	+3.3%
2014	0.0005 kg per US$ of GDP	-1.7%
2015	0.0005 kg per US$ of GDP	-6.2%
2016	0.0005 kg per US$ of GDP	-0.9%
2017	0.0005 kg per US$ of GDP	-2.1%
2018	0.0005 kg per US$ of GDP	-2.6%
2019	0.0005 kg per US$ of GDP	-3.3%
2020	0.0005 kg per US$ of GDP	+2.6%
2021	0.0004 kg per US$ of GDP	-8.5%
2022	0.0003 kg per US$ of GDP	-19.5%
2023	0.0003 kg per US$ of GDP	-4.9%

Costa Rica compared with similar countries

Costa Rica's 0.0003 kg per US$ of GDP is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0001 kg per US$ of GDP, 4.4× the median. (56 countries reporting)
Costa Rica's 0.0003 kg per US$ of GDP is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0001 kg per US$ of GDP, 3.4× the median. (32 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Cattle — Manure applied to soils (N content), per unit of GDP (unit) 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	+84.8%	0.0023 kg per US$ of GDP	0.0042 kg per US$ of GDP

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	0.0096 kg per US$ of GDP	0.0086 kg per US$ of GDP	0.0107 kg per US$ of GDP	9
1970s	0.0051 kg per US$ of GDP	0.0028 kg per US$ of GDP	0.0078 kg per US$ of GDP	10
1980s	0.0029 kg per US$ of GDP	0.0022 kg per US$ of GDP	0.0042 kg per US$ of GDP	10
1990s	0.0015 kg per US$ of GDP	0.0012 kg per US$ of GDP	0.0022 kg per US$ of GDP	10
2000s	0.001 kg per US$ of GDP	0.0007 kg per US$ of GDP	0.0012 kg per US$ of GDP	10
2010s	0.0005 kg per US$ of GDP	0.0005 kg per US$ of GDP	0.0006 kg per US$ of GDP	10
2020s	0.0004 kg per US$ of GDP	0.0003 kg per US$ of GDP	0.0005 kg per US$ of GDP	4

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

40 Serbia 0.0004 kg per US$ of GDP compare
41 Burundi 0.0004 kg per US$ of GDP compare
42 Kenya 0.0003 kg per US$ of GDP compare
44 Bhutan 0.0003 kg per US$ of GDP compare
45 Latvia 0.0003 kg per US$ of GDP compare
46 Mauritania 0.0003 kg per US$ of GDP compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is cattle — manure applied to soils (n content), per unit of gdp in Costa Rica?: Cattle — manure applied to soils (n content), per unit of gdp in Costa Rica was 0.0003 kg per US$ of GDP in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest cattle — manure applied to soils (n content), per unit of gdp recorded in Costa Rica?: The highest recorded value was 0.0107 kg per US$ of GDP in 1964.
What is the lowest cattle — manure applied to soils (n content), per unit of gdp recorded in Costa Rica?: The lowest recorded value was 0.0003 kg per US$ of GDP in 2023.
How does Costa Rica rank for cattle — manure applied to soils (n content), per unit of gdp?: Costa Rica ranks 43rd out of 166 countries with data for 2023.
Is cattle — manure applied to soils (n content), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Costa Rica?: Over the last ten years it is down 39.4%. 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 — Manure applied to soils (N content), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Cattle — Manure applied to soils (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 — Manure applied to soils (N content) ÷ GDP (current US$)

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Cattle — Manure applied to soils Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
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Indicator: Cattle — Manure applied to soils (N content), per unit of GDP
Unit: kg per US$ of GDP
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 168 places, 9,040 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 04 October 2026

Cattle — Manure applied to soils (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.