How does Costa Rica rank for chickens, broilers — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita?

Costa Rica ranks 31st out of 168 countries with data for 2023.

Is chickens, broilers — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita rising or falling in Costa Rica?

Over the last ten years it is up 8.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Chickens, broilers — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita in Costa Rica

Name: Chickens, broilers — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita in Costa Rica
Creator: Statizoid (derived)
License: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page

Costa Rica: Chickens, broilers — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita was 0.9616 kg per person in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)

0.9616 kg per person

Change on year

up 0.6%

World rank

31st

of 168 countries

All-time high

1.1 kg per person

in 2007

All-time low

0.074 kg per person

in 1978

Years of data

1961–2023

Chickens, broilers — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita in Costa Rica, 1961–2023

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.

Analysis

The most recent figure for chickens, broilers — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita in Costa Rica is 0.9616 kg per person, measured in 2023.

The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 8.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, chickens, broilers — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita in Costa Rica peaked at 1.1 kg per person in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.074 kg per person, in 1978.

That places Costa Rica 31st out of 168 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Chickens, broilers — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita in Costa Rica, year by year

Annual values for Chickens, broilers — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita in Costa Rica, 1961 to 2023.
Year	kg per person	Change
1961	0.1748 kg per person	—
1962	0.183 kg per person	+4.7%
1963	0.1921 kg per person	+5.0%
1964	0.1981 kg per person	+3.1%
1965	0.2047 kg per person	+3.3%
1966	0.2336 kg per person	+14.1%
1967	0.2511 kg per person	+7.5%
1968	0.2633 kg per person	+4.9%
1969	0.2775 kg per person	+5.4%
1970	0.2422 kg per person	-12.7%
1971	0.2022 kg per person	-16.5%
1972	0.1884 kg per person	-6.8%
1973	0.1581 kg per person	-16.1%
1974	0.1387 kg per person	-12.3%
1975	0.1202 kg per person	-13.4%
1976	0.1025 kg per person	-14.7%
1977	0.0855 kg per person	-16.5%
1978	0.074 kg per person	-13.4%
1979	0.1649 kg per person	+122.7%
1980	0.2411 kg per person	+46.2%
1981	0.2261 kg per person	-6.2%
1982	0.2075 kg per person	-8.2%
1983	0.337 kg per person	+62.4%
1984	0.385 kg per person	+14.2%
1985	0.3822 kg per person	-0.7%
1986	0.4867 kg per person	+27.3%
1987	0.4899 kg per person	+0.7%
1988	0.6083 kg per person	+24.2%
1989	0.6036 kg per person	-0.8%
1990	0.5168 kg per person	-14.4%
1991	0.5527 kg per person	+6.9%
1992	0.5648 kg per person	+2.2%
1993	0.5771 kg per person	+2.2%
1994	0.5864 kg per person	+1.6%
1995	0.6329 kg per person	+7.9%
1996	0.7045 kg per person	+11.3%
1997	0.6518 kg per person	-7.5%
1998	0.7261 kg per person	+11.4%
1999	0.8305 kg per person	+14.4%
2000	0.7911 kg per person	-4.7%
2001	0.749 kg per person	-5.3%
2002	0.8023 kg per person	+7.1%
2003	0.8556 kg per person	+6.6%
2004	0.8352 kg per person	-2.4%
2005	0.8475 kg per person	+1.5%
2006	1 kg per person	+18.5%
2007	1.1 kg per person	+9.1%
2008	0.9724 kg per person	-11.3%
2009	0.8966 kg per person	-7.8%
2010	0.9775 kg per person	+9.0%
2011	0.9097 kg per person	-6.9%
2012	0.9286 kg per person	+2.1%
2013	0.8866 kg per person	-4.5%
2014	0.8837 kg per person	-0.3%
2015	0.9099 kg per person	+3.0%
2016	0.9184 kg per person	+0.9%
2017	0.9257 kg per person	+0.8%
2018	0.9321 kg per person	+0.7%
2019	0.9366 kg per person	+0.5%
2020	0.9478 kg per person	+1.2%
2021	0.9496 kg per person	+0.2%
2022	0.9557 kg per person	+0.6%
2023	0.9616 kg per person	+0.6%

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Chickens, broilers — Manure applied to soils (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
1979	+122.7%	0.074 kg per person	0.1649 kg per person
1983	+62.4%	0.2075 kg per person	0.337 kg per person

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	0.2198 kg per person	0.1748 kg per person	0.2775 kg per person	9
1970s	0.1477 kg per person	0.074 kg per person	0.2422 kg per person	10
1980s	0.3967 kg per person	0.2075 kg per person	0.6083 kg per person	10
1990s	0.6344 kg per person	0.5168 kg per person	0.8305 kg per person	10
2000s	0.8849 kg per person	0.749 kg per person	1.1 kg per person	10
2010s	0.9209 kg per person	0.8837 kg per person	0.9775 kg per person	10
2020s	0.9537 kg per person	0.9478 kg per person	0.9616 kg per person	4

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

28 Belgium 0.9747 kg per person compare
29 Greece 0.9689 kg per person compare
30 Jamaica 0.9653 kg per person compare
32 Finland 0.9261 kg per person compare
33 Ukraine 0.8851 kg per person compare
34 Tonga 0.8746 kg per person compare

See the full ranking of 170 places →

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Standard Deviation 0.257 °C (2025)
Temperature change 1.61 °C (2025)
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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)
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Frequently asked questions

What is chickens, broilers — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita in Costa Rica?: Chickens, broilers — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita in Costa Rica was 0.9616 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest chickens, broilers — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita recorded in Costa Rica?: The highest recorded value was 1.1 kg per person in 2007.
What is the lowest chickens, broilers — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita recorded in Costa Rica?: The lowest recorded value was 0.074 kg per person in 1978.
How does Costa Rica rank for chickens, broilers — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita?: Costa Rica ranks 31st out of 168 countries with data for 2023.
Is chickens, broilers — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita rising or falling in Costa Rica?: Over the last ten years it is up 8.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Costa Rica data come from?: The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Chickens, broilers — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Chickens, broilers — Manure applied to soils (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, broilers — Manure applied to soils (N content) ÷ Population, total

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Chickens, broilers — Manure applied to soils Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)

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Indicator: Chickens, broilers — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita
Unit: kg per person
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 170 places, 9,696 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 10 October 2026

Chickens, broilers — Manure applied to soils (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.