Cattle — Manure left on pasture (N content), per square kilometre in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Cattle — Manure left on pasture (N content), per square kilometre was 1,478 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Cattle — Manure left on pasture (N content), per square kilometre in Costa Rica, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 1,478 kg per square kilometre for cattle — manure left on pasture (n content), per square kilometre in 2023.
That represents a change of up 20.8% on the previous year and up 87.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle — manure left on pasture (n content), per square kilometre in Costa Rica peaked at 1,810 kg per square kilometre in 1984 and was at its lowest, 678.07 kg per square kilometre, in 2004.
That places Costa Rica 15th out of 167 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Cattle — Manure left on pasture (N content), per square kilometre in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 701.35 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 745.94 kg per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 1963 | 788.58 kg per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 1964 | 837.89 kg per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 1965 | 898.14 kg per square kilometre | +7.2% |
| 1966 | 962.12 kg per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 1967 | 980.92 kg per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1968 | 1,001 kg per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1969 | 1,050 kg per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 1970 | 1,104 kg per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 1971 | 1,162 kg per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 1972 | 1,223 kg per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 1973 | 1,307 kg per square kilometre | +6.9% |
| 1974 | 1,287 kg per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 1975 | 1,321 kg per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1976 | 1,354 kg per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1977 | 1,411 kg per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1978 | 1,471 kg per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1979 | 1,541 kg per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 1980 | 1,612 kg per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 1981 | 1,684 kg per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1982 | 1,697 kg per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1983 | 1,758 kg per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1984 | 1,810 kg per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1985 | 1,715 kg per square kilometre | -5.3% |
| 1986 | 1,710 kg per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1987 | 1,698 kg per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1988 | 1,614 kg per square kilometre | -4.9% |
| 1989 | 1,597 kg per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1990 | 1,616 kg per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1991 | 1,592 kg per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 1992 | 1,557 kg per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 1993 | 1,541 kg per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1994 | 1,362 kg per square kilometre | -11.7% |
| 1995 | 1,165 kg per square kilometre | -14.4% |
| 1996 | 1,116 kg per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 1997 | 1,061 kg per square kilometre | -4.9% |
| 1998 | 1,048 kg per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1999 | 963.8 kg per square kilometre | -8.0% |
| 2000 | 906.84 kg per square kilometre | -5.9% |
| 2001 | 849.88 kg per square kilometre | -6.3% |
| 2002 | 790.01 kg per square kilometre | -7.0% |
| 2003 | 732.48 kg per square kilometre | -7.3% |
| 2004 | 678.07 kg per square kilometre | -7.4% |
| 2005 | 732.89 kg per square kilometre | +8.1% |
| 2006 | 684.99 kg per square kilometre | -6.5% |
| 2007 | 748.54 kg per square kilometre | +9.3% |
| 2008 | 818.21 kg per square kilometre | +9.3% |
| 2009 | 820.59 kg per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 899.2 kg per square kilometre | +9.6% |
| 2011 | 847.28 kg per square kilometre | -5.8% |
| 2012 | 810.69 kg per square kilometre | -4.3% |
| 2013 | 787.49 kg per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 2014 | 787.41 kg per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 785.67 kg per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 845.97 kg per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 2017 | 914.86 kg per square kilometre | +8.1% |
| 2018 | 991.76 kg per square kilometre | +8.4% |
| 2019 | 1,032 kg per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 2020 | 872.26 kg per square kilometre | -15.4% |
| 2021 | 1,442 kg per square kilometre | +65.3% |
| 2022 | 1,223 kg per square kilometre | -15.2% |
| 2023 | 1,478 kg per square kilometre | +20.8% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 1,478 kg per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 210.74 kg per square kilometre, 7.0× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 1,478 kg per square kilometre is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 760.97 kg per square kilometre, 1.9× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cattle — Manure left on pasture (N content), per square kilometre 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 | +65.3% | 872.26 kg per square kilometre | 1,442 kg per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 885.02 kg per square kilometre | 701.35 kg per square kilometre | 1,050 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 1,318 kg per square kilometre | 1,104 kg per square kilometre | 1,541 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,689 kg per square kilometre | 1,597 kg per square kilometre | 1,810 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,302 kg per square kilometre | 963.8 kg per square kilometre | 1,616 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 776.25 kg per square kilometre | 678.07 kg per square kilometre | 906.84 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 870.19 kg per square kilometre | 785.67 kg per square kilometre | 1,032 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,254 kg per square kilometre | 872.26 kg per square kilometre | 1,478 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
- 12 Kenya 1,562 kg per square kilometre compare
- 13 Azerbaijan 1,556 kg per square kilometre compare
- 14 Burkina Faso 1,505 kg per square kilometre compare
- 16 Guatemala 1,449 kg per square kilometre compare
- 17 Guinea 1,431 kg per square kilometre compare
- 18 Paraguay 1,348 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 cattle — manure left on pasture (n content), per square kilometre in Costa Rica?
- Cattle — manure left on pasture (n content), per square kilometre in Costa Rica was 1,478 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cattle — manure left on pasture (n content), per square kilometre recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 1,810 kg per square kilometre in 1984.
- What is the lowest cattle — manure left on pasture (n content), per square kilometre recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 678.07 kg per square kilometre in 2004.
- How does Costa Rica rank for cattle — manure left on pasture (n content), per square kilometre?
- Costa Rica ranks 15th out of 167 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cattle — manure left on pasture (n content), per square kilometre rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 87.7%. 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 — Manure left on pasture (N content), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Cattle — Manure left on pasture (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.
Cattle — Manure left on pasture (N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Cattle — Manure left on pasture 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
Cattle — Manure left on pasture (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.