Cattle: Manure applied to soils … capita volatilises in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Cattle: Manure applied to soils … capita volatilises was 1.12 kg per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Cattle — Manure applied to soils that volatilises (N content), per in Costa Rica, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cattle — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content), per in Costa Rica is 1.12 kg per person, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 16.7% on the previous year and down 3.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content), per in Costa Rica peaked at 1.2 kg per person in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.6662 kg per person, in 1962.
That places Costa Rica 21st out of 167 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Cattle: Manure applied to soils … capita volatilises in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.7184 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.6662 kg per person | -7.3% |
| 1963 | 0.7334 kg per person | +10.1% |
| 1964 | 0.759 kg per person | +3.5% |
| 1965 | 0.7118 kg per person | -6.2% |
| 1966 | 0.7097 kg per person | -0.3% |
| 1967 | 0.7633 kg per person | +7.5% |
| 1968 | 0.7917 kg per person | +3.7% |
| 1969 | 0.8243 kg per person | +4.1% |
| 1970 | 0.8352 kg per person | +1.3% |
| 1971 | 0.8464 kg per person | +1.3% |
| 1972 | 0.8636 kg per person | +2.0% |
| 1973 | 0.8671 kg per person | +0.4% |
| 1974 | 0.8611 kg per person | -0.7% |
| 1975 | 0.8839 kg per person | +2.6% |
| 1976 | 0.9317 kg per person | +5.4% |
| 1977 | 0.9678 kg per person | +3.9% |
| 1978 | 0.9769 kg per person | +0.9% |
| 1979 | 0.9697 kg per person | -0.7% |
| 1980 | 0.9221 kg per person | -4.9% |
| 1981 | 0.9004 kg per person | -2.4% |
| 1982 | 0.7677 kg per person | -14.7% |
| 1983 | 0.8154 kg per person | +6.2% |
| 1984 | 0.7753 kg per person | -4.9% |
| 1985 | 0.7734 kg per person | -0.3% |
| 1986 | 0.7753 kg per person | +0.2% |
| 1987 | 0.7771 kg per person | +0.2% |
| 1988 | 0.7777 kg per person | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 0.7578 kg per person | -2.6% |
| 1990 | 0.7904 kg per person | +4.3% |
| 1991 | 0.7979 kg per person | +0.9% |
| 1992 | 0.7936 kg per person | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 0.8269 kg per person | +4.2% |
| 1994 | 0.8195 kg per person | -0.9% |
| 1995 | 0.8158 kg per person | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 0.8146 kg per person | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 0.8695 kg per person | +6.7% |
| 1998 | 0.9236 kg per person | +6.2% |
| 1999 | 0.9453 kg per person | +2.4% |
| 2000 | 0.9449 kg per person | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.9457 kg per person | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 0.9643 kg per person | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 0.9698 kg per person | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 0.9576 kg per person | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 0.9387 kg per person | -2.0% |
| 2006 | 0.9757 kg per person | +3.9% |
| 2007 | 1.04 kg per person | +6.9% |
| 2008 | 1.02 kg per person | -2.2% |
| 2009 | 1.05 kg per person | +2.7% |
| 2010 | 0.8234 kg per person | -21.4% |
| 2011 | 1.09 kg per person | +32.1% |
| 2012 | 1.06 kg per person | -2.3% |
| 2013 | 1.17 kg per person | +10.2% |
| 2014 | 1.16 kg per person | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 1.17 kg per person | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 1.2 kg per person | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 1.19 kg per person | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 1.19 kg per person | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 1.18 kg per person | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 1.17 kg per person | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 1.11 kg per person | -5.0% |
| 2022 | 0.9638 kg per person | -13.2% |
| 2023 | 1.12 kg per person | +16.7% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 1.12 kg per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.6051 kg per person, 1.9× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 1.12 kg per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.2125 kg per person, 5.3× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cattle: Manure applied to soils … capita volatilises 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | +32.1% | 0.8234 kg per person | 1.09 kg per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.742 kg per person | 0.6662 kg per person | 0.8243 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.9003 kg per person | 0.8352 kg per person | 0.9769 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.8042 kg per person | 0.7578 kg per person | 0.9221 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8397 kg per person | 0.7904 kg per person | 0.9453 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9807 kg per person | 0.9387 kg per person | 1.05 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.12 kg per person | 0.8234 kg per person | 1.2 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.09 kg per person | 0.9638 kg per person | 1.17 kg per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
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- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.257 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.61 °C (2025)
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- 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)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is cattle — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content), per in Costa Rica?
- Cattle — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content), per in Costa Rica was 1.12 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cattle — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content), per recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 1.2 kg per person in 2016.
- What is the lowest cattle — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content), per recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6662 kg per person in 1962.
- How does Costa Rica rank for cattle — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content), per?
- Costa Rica ranks 21st out of 167 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cattle — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content), per rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Cattle — Manure applied to soils that volatilises (N content), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Cattle — Manure applied to soils that volatilises (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 — Manure applied to soils that volatilises (N content) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Cattle — Manure applied to soils that volatilises Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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
Cattle — Manure applied to soils that volatilises (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.