Cattle — Manure left on pasture that volatilises in Costa Rica

Costa Rica: Cattle — Manure left on pasture that volatilises was 15.09 million kg in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
15.09 million kg
Change on year
up 20.8%
World rank
78th
of 190 countries
All-time high
18.49 million kg
in 1984
All-time low
6.92 million kg
in 2004
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Cattle — Manure left on pasture that volatilises in Costa Rica, 1961–2023

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Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg.

Analysis

Costa Rica recorded 15.09 million kg for cattle — manure left on pasture that volatilises in 2023.

The figure 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 volatilises in Costa Rica peaked at 18.49 million kg in 1984 and was at its lowest, 6.92 million kg, in 2004.

That places Costa Rica 78th out of 190 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.

Cattle — Manure left on pasture that volatilises in Costa Rica, year by year

Annual values for Cattle — Manure left on pasture that volatilises (N content) in Costa Rica, 1961 to 2023.
Year kg Change
1961 7.16 million kg
1962 7.62 million kg +6.4%
1963 8.05 million kg +5.7%
1964 8.56 million kg +6.3%
1965 9.17 million kg +7.2%
1966 9.83 million kg +7.1%
1967 10.02 million kg +2.0%
1968 10.22 million kg +2.0%
1969 10.72 million kg +4.9%
1970 11.28 million kg +5.2%
1971 11.87 million kg +5.2%
1972 12.49 million kg +5.2%
1973 13.35 million kg +6.9%
1974 13.14 million kg -1.6%
1975 13.49 million kg +2.7%
1976 13.83 million kg +2.5%
1977 14.40 million kg +4.2%
1978 15.02 million kg +4.3%
1979 15.73 million kg +4.7%
1980 16.46 million kg +4.6%
1981 17.20 million kg +4.5%
1982 17.33 million kg +0.7%
1983 17.96 million kg +3.6%
1984 18.49 million kg +3.0%
1985 17.51 million kg -5.3%
1986 17.46 million kg -0.3%
1987 17.34 million kg -0.7%
1988 16.48 million kg -4.9%
1989 16.31 million kg -1.1%
1990 16.50 million kg +1.2%
1991 16.26 million kg -1.5%
1992 15.90 million kg -2.2%
1993 15.74 million kg -1.0%
1994 13.91 million kg -11.7%
1995 11.90 million kg -14.4%
1996 11.39 million kg -4.2%
1997 10.83 million kg -4.9%
1998 10.70 million kg -1.2%
1999 9.84 million kg -8.0%
2000 9.26 million kg -5.9%
2001 8.68 million kg -6.3%
2002 8.07 million kg -7.0%
2003 7.48 million kg -7.3%
2004 6.92 million kg -7.4%
2005 7.48 million kg +8.1%
2006 7.00 million kg -6.5%
2007 7.64 million kg +9.3%
2008 8.36 million kg +9.3%
2009 8.38 million kg +0.3%
2010 9.18 million kg +9.6%
2011 8.65 million kg -5.8%
2012 8.28 million kg -4.3%
2013 8.04 million kg -2.9%
2014 8.04 million kg -0.0%
2015 8.02 million kg -0.2%
2016 8.64 million kg +7.7%
2017 9.34 million kg +8.1%
2018 10.13 million kg +8.4%
2019 10.53 million kg +4.0%
2020 8.91 million kg -15.4%
2021 14.73 million kg +65.3%
2022 12.49 million kg -15.2%
2023 15.09 million kg +20.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 9.04 million kg 7.16 million kg 10.72 million kg 9
1970s 13.46 million kg 11.28 million kg 15.73 million kg 10
1980s 17.25 million kg 16.31 million kg 18.49 million kg 10
1990s 13.30 million kg 9.84 million kg 16.50 million kg 10
2000s 7.93 million kg 6.92 million kg 9.26 million kg 10
2010s 8.89 million kg 8.02 million kg 10.53 million kg 10
2020s 12.81 million kg 8.91 million kg 15.09 million kg 4

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

  1. 75 Mauritania 16.25 million kg compare
  2. 76 Republic of Korea 16.06 million kg compare
  3. 77 Japan 15.31 million kg compare
  4. 79 Poland 13.71 million kg compare
  5. 80 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 13.61 million kg compare
  6. 81 Rwanda 12.03 million kg compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is cattle — manure left on pasture that volatilises in Costa Rica?
Cattle — manure left on pasture that volatilises in Costa Rica was 15.09 million kg in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest cattle — manure left on pasture that volatilises recorded in Costa Rica?
The highest recorded value was 18.49 million kg in 1984.
What is the lowest cattle — manure left on pasture that volatilises recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 6.92 million kg in 2004.
How does Costa Rica rank for cattle — manure left on pasture that volatilises?
Costa Rica ranks 78th out of 190 countries with data for 2023.
Is cattle — manure left on pasture that volatilises 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 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Cattle — Manure left on pasture that volatilises (N content). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Cattle — Manure left on pasture that volatilises (N content)
Unit
kg
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
243 places, 13,919 data points, 1961–2023
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The Livestock Manure domain of FAOSTAT contains estimates of nitrogen (N) inputs to agricultural soils from livestock manure. Data on the N losses to air and water are also disseminated. These estimates are compiled using official FAOSTAT statistics of animal stocks and by applying the internationally approved Guidelines of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). Data are available by country, with global coverage and updated annually.The following elements are disseminated: 1) Stocks; 2) Amount excreted in manure (N content); 3) Manure left on pasture (N content); 4) Manure left on pasture that volatilises (N content); 5) Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content); 6) Manure treated (N content); 7) Losses from manure treated (N content); 8) Manure applied to soils (N content); 9) Manure applied to soils that volatilises (N content); 10) Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content).