Cattle: Manure left on pasture … left square kilometre leaches in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Cattle: Manure left on pasture … left square kilometre leaches was 443.4 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Cattle — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content), per square in Costa Rica, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 443.4 kg per square kilometre for cattle — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per square in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 20.8% on the previous year and up 87.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per square in Costa Rica peaked at 543.12 kg per square kilometre in 1984 and was at its lowest, 203.42 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 … left square kilometre leaches in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 210.41 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 223.78 kg per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 1963 | 236.57 kg per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 1964 | 251.37 kg per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 1965 | 269.44 kg per square kilometre | +7.2% |
| 1966 | 288.63 kg per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 1967 | 294.28 kg per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1968 | 300.21 kg per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1969 | 314.87 kg per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 1970 | 331.33 kg per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 1971 | 348.67 kg per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 1972 | 366.8 kg per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 1973 | 392.23 kg per square kilometre | +6.9% |
| 1974 | 385.98 kg per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 1975 | 396.31 kg per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1976 | 406.3 kg per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1977 | 423.17 kg per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1978 | 441.38 kg per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1979 | 462.17 kg per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 1980 | 483.47 kg per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 1981 | 505.3 kg per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1982 | 508.98 kg per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1983 | 527.5 kg per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1984 | 543.12 kg per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1985 | 514.38 kg per square kilometre | -5.3% |
| 1986 | 512.9 kg per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1987 | 509.3 kg per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1988 | 484.25 kg per square kilometre | -4.9% |
| 1989 | 479.08 kg per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1990 | 484.82 kg per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1991 | 477.66 kg per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 1992 | 466.95 kg per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 1993 | 462.42 kg per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1994 | 408.5 kg per square kilometre | -11.7% |
| 1995 | 349.52 kg per square kilometre | -14.4% |
| 1996 | 334.69 kg per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 1997 | 318.24 kg per square kilometre | -4.9% |
| 1998 | 314.37 kg per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1999 | 289.14 kg per square kilometre | -8.0% |
| 2000 | 272.05 kg per square kilometre | -5.9% |
| 2001 | 254.97 kg per square kilometre | -6.3% |
| 2002 | 237 kg per square kilometre | -7.0% |
| 2003 | 219.75 kg per square kilometre | -7.3% |
| 2004 | 203.42 kg per square kilometre | -7.4% |
| 2005 | 219.87 kg per square kilometre | +8.1% |
| 2006 | 205.5 kg per square kilometre | -6.5% |
| 2007 | 224.56 kg per square kilometre | +9.3% |
| 2008 | 245.46 kg per square kilometre | +9.3% |
| 2009 | 246.18 kg per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 269.76 kg per square kilometre | +9.6% |
| 2011 | 254.18 kg per square kilometre | -5.8% |
| 2012 | 243.21 kg per square kilometre | -4.3% |
| 2013 | 236.25 kg per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 2014 | 236.22 kg per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 235.7 kg per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 253.79 kg per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 2017 | 274.46 kg per square kilometre | +8.1% |
| 2018 | 297.53 kg per square kilometre | +8.4% |
| 2019 | 309.48 kg per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 2020 | 261.68 kg per square kilometre | -15.4% |
| 2021 | 432.68 kg per square kilometre | +65.3% |
| 2022 | 367.05 kg per square kilometre | -15.2% |
| 2023 | 443.4 kg per square kilometre | +20.8% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 443.4 kg per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 63.22 kg per square kilometre, 7.0× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 443.4 kg per square kilometre is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 228.29 kg per square kilometre, 1.9× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cattle: Manure left on pasture … left square kilometre leaches 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% | 261.68 kg per square kilometre | 432.68 kg per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 265.51 kg per square kilometre | 210.41 kg per square kilometre | 314.87 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 395.44 kg per square kilometre | 331.33 kg per square kilometre | 462.17 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 506.83 kg per square kilometre | 479.08 kg per square kilometre | 543.12 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 390.63 kg per square kilometre | 289.14 kg per square kilometre | 484.82 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 232.88 kg per square kilometre | 203.42 kg per square kilometre | 272.05 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 261.06 kg per square kilometre | 235.7 kg per square kilometre | 309.48 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 376.2 kg per square kilometre | 261.68 kg per square kilometre | 443.4 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
- 12 Kenya 468.56 kg per square kilometre compare
- 13 Azerbaijan 466.89 kg per square kilometre compare
- 14 Burkina Faso 451.5 kg per square kilometre compare
- 16 Guatemala 434.74 kg per square kilometre compare
- 17 Guinea 429.28 kg per square kilometre compare
- 18 Paraguay 404.26 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 that leaches (n content), per square in Costa Rica?
- Cattle — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per square in Costa Rica was 443.4 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cattle — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per square recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 543.12 kg per square kilometre in 1984.
- What is the lowest cattle — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per square recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 203.42 kg per square kilometre in 2004.
- How does Costa Rica rank for cattle — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per square?
- Costa Rica ranks 15th out of 167 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cattle — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per square 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 that leaches (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 that leaches (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 that leaches (N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Cattle — Manure left on pasture that leaches 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 that leaches (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.