Chickens — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Chickens — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita was 2.01 kg per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Chickens — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita in Costa Rica, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
In 2023, chickens — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita in Costa Rica stood at 2.01 kg per person.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 5.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chickens — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita in Costa Rica peaked at 2.17 kg per person in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.7154 kg per person, in 1961.
That places Costa Rica 29th out of 168 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.
Chickens — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.7154 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.735 kg per person | +2.7% |
| 1963 | 0.7555 kg per person | +2.8% |
| 1964 | 0.7767 kg per person | +2.8% |
| 1965 | 0.7995 kg per person | +2.9% |
| 1966 | 0.8053 kg per person | +0.7% |
| 1967 | 0.8232 kg per person | +2.2% |
| 1968 | 0.8483 kg per person | +3.0% |
| 1969 | 0.8744 kg per person | +3.1% |
| 1970 | 0.9443 kg per person | +8.0% |
| 1971 | 0.9642 kg per person | +2.1% |
| 1972 | 1.04 kg per person | +8.3% |
| 1973 | 0.95 kg per person | -9.1% |
| 1974 | 0.9127 kg per person | -3.9% |
| 1975 | 0.8765 kg per person | -4.0% |
| 1976 | 0.8414 kg per person | -4.0% |
| 1977 | 0.8072 kg per person | -4.1% |
| 1978 | 0.77 kg per person | -4.6% |
| 1979 | 0.9025 kg per person | +17.2% |
| 1980 | 1.04 kg per person | +14.7% |
| 1981 | 0.9709 kg per person | -6.2% |
| 1982 | 0.9553 kg per person | -1.6% |
| 1983 | 1.17 kg per person | +22.3% |
| 1984 | 1.17 kg per person | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 1.15 kg per person | -1.6% |
| 1986 | 1.02 kg per person | -11.1% |
| 1987 | 1.08 kg per person | +5.2% |
| 1988 | 1.3 kg per person | +20.9% |
| 1989 | 1.31 kg per person | +0.9% |
| 1990 | 1.2 kg per person | -8.4% |
| 1991 | 1.3 kg per person | +8.0% |
| 1992 | 1.33 kg per person | +2.1% |
| 1993 | 1.37 kg per person | +3.1% |
| 1994 | 1.38 kg per person | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 1.52 kg per person | +10.5% |
| 1996 | 1.58 kg per person | +3.6% |
| 1997 | 1.49 kg per person | -5.8% |
| 1998 | 1.57 kg per person | +5.8% |
| 1999 | 1.74 kg per person | +10.6% |
| 2000 | 1.67 kg per person | -3.7% |
| 2001 | 1.64 kg per person | -2.2% |
| 2002 | 1.73 kg per person | +5.5% |
| 2003 | 1.81 kg per person | +5.1% |
| 2004 | 1.79 kg per person | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 1.8 kg per person | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 2.06 kg per person | +14.3% |
| 2007 | 2.17 kg per person | +5.7% |
| 2008 | 2.03 kg per person | -6.6% |
| 2009 | 1.89 kg per person | -7.0% |
| 2010 | 2 kg per person | +5.9% |
| 2011 | 1.91 kg per person | -4.6% |
| 2012 | 1.94 kg per person | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 1.9 kg per person | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 1.9 kg per person | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 1.91 kg per person | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 1.93 kg per person | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 1.94 kg per person | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 1.95 kg per person | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 1.96 kg per person | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 1.98 kg per person | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 1.99 kg per person | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 2 kg per person | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 2.01 kg per person | +0.5% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 2.01 kg per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.31 kg per person, 1.5× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 2.01 kg per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.72 kg per person, 1.2× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.7926 kg per person | 0.7154 kg per person | 0.8744 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.9013 kg per person | 0.77 kg per person | 1.04 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.12 kg per person | 0.9553 kg per person | 1.31 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.45 kg per person | 1.2 kg per person | 1.74 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.86 kg per person | 1.64 kg per person | 2.17 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.93 kg per person | 1.9 kg per person | 2 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.99 kg per person | 1.98 kg per person | 2.01 kg per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
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- 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 chickens — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita in Costa Rica?
- Chickens — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita in Costa Rica was 2.01 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest chickens — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 2.17 kg per person in 2007.
- What is the lowest chickens — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7154 kg per person in 1961.
- How does Costa Rica rank for chickens — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita?
- Costa Rica ranks 29th out of 168 countries with data for 2023.
- Is chickens — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.7%. 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 Chickens — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Chickens — Amount excreted in manure (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.
Chickens — Amount excreted in manure (N content) ÷ Population, total
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- Chickens — Amount excreted in manure Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Chickens — Amount excreted in manure (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.