Cattle — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content), per capita in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Cattle — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content), per capita was 4.43 kg per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Cattle — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content), per capita in Costa Rica, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 4.43 kg per person for cattle — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per capita in 2023.
The figure is up 20.2% on the previous year and up 73.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per capita in Costa Rica peaked at 10.5 kg per person in 1981 and was at its lowest, 2.43 kg per person, in 2006.
Costa Rica ranks 28th of 167 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Cattle — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content), per capita in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 7.8 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 7.99 kg per person | +2.5% |
| 1963 | 8.15 kg per person | +2.0% |
| 1964 | 8.37 kg per person | +2.6% |
| 1965 | 8.67 kg per person | +3.7% |
| 1966 | 9 kg per person | +3.7% |
| 1967 | 8.89 kg per person | -1.1% |
| 1968 | 8.81 kg per person | -0.9% |
| 1969 | 8.99 kg per person | +2.0% |
| 1970 | 9.2 kg per person | +2.4% |
| 1971 | 9.43 kg per person | +2.5% |
| 1972 | 9.66 kg per person | +2.5% |
| 1973 | 10.07 kg per person | +4.2% |
| 1974 | 9.66 kg per person | -4.1% |
| 1975 | 9.67 kg per person | +0.1% |
| 1976 | 9.66 kg per person | -0.1% |
| 1977 | 9.8 kg per person | +1.4% |
| 1978 | 9.95 kg per person | +1.6% |
| 1979 | 10.14 kg per person | +1.9% |
| 1980 | 10.33 kg per person | +1.8% |
| 1981 | 10.5 kg per person | +1.7% |
| 1982 | 10.29 kg per person | -2.0% |
| 1983 | 10.38 kg per person | +0.8% |
| 1984 | 10.4 kg per person | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 9.58 kg per person | -7.9% |
| 1986 | 9.3 kg per person | -3.0% |
| 1987 | 8.99 kg per person | -3.3% |
| 1988 | 8.33 kg per person | -7.3% |
| 1989 | 8.04 kg per person | -3.5% |
| 1990 | 7.93 kg per person | -1.3% |
| 1991 | 7.62 kg per person | -4.0% |
| 1992 | 7.26 kg per person | -4.7% |
| 1993 | 7.01 kg per person | -3.4% |
| 1994 | 6.04 kg per person | -13.8% |
| 1995 | 5.05 kg per person | -16.5% |
| 1996 | 4.72 kg per person | -6.5% |
| 1997 | 4.39 kg per person | -7.0% |
| 1998 | 4.24 kg per person | -3.3% |
| 1999 | 3.82 kg per person | -9.9% |
| 2000 | 3.53 kg per person | -7.7% |
| 2001 | 3.25 kg per person | -7.9% |
| 2002 | 2.97 kg per person | -8.6% |
| 2003 | 2.71 kg per person | -8.7% |
| 2004 | 2.47 kg per person | -8.8% |
| 2005 | 2.63 kg per person | +6.5% |
| 2006 | 2.43 kg per person | -7.8% |
| 2007 | 2.62 kg per person | +7.8% |
| 2008 | 2.82 kg per person | +7.8% |
| 2009 | 2.79 kg per person | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 3.02 kg per person | +8.2% |
| 2011 | 2.82 kg per person | -6.9% |
| 2012 | 2.66 kg per person | -5.4% |
| 2013 | 2.56 kg per person | -3.9% |
| 2014 | 2.53 kg per person | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 2.5 kg per person | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 2.66 kg per person | +6.6% |
| 2017 | 2.85 kg per person | +7.1% |
| 2018 | 3.06 kg per person | +7.4% |
| 2019 | 3.16 kg per person | +3.2% |
| 2020 | 2.65 kg per person | -16.0% |
| 2021 | 4.37 kg per person | +64.5% |
| 2022 | 3.69 kg per person | -15.5% |
| 2023 | 4.43 kg per person | +20.2% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 4.43 kg per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.714 kg per person, 6.2× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 4.43 kg per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.98 kg per person, 2.2× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cattle — Manure left on pasture that leaches (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 | +64.5% | 2.65 kg per person | 4.37 kg per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8.52 kg per person | 7.8 kg per person | 9 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 9.72 kg per person | 9.2 kg per person | 10.14 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 9.61 kg per person | 8.04 kg per person | 10.5 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.81 kg per person | 3.82 kg per person | 7.93 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.82 kg per person | 2.43 kg per person | 3.53 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.78 kg per person | 2.5 kg per person | 3.16 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.79 kg per person | 2.65 kg per person | 4.43 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 — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per capita in Costa Rica?
- Cattle — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per capita in Costa Rica was 4.43 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cattle — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per capita recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 10.5 kg per person in 1981.
- What is the lowest cattle — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per capita recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.43 kg per person in 2006.
- How does Costa Rica rank for cattle — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per capita?
- Costa Rica ranks 28th out of 167 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cattle — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per capita rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 73.4%. 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 that leaches (N content), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Cattle — Manure left on pasture that leaches (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 left on pasture that leaches (N content) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Cattle — Manure left on pasture that leaches 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 left on pasture that leaches (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.