Chickens, broilers — Manure applied to soils (N content) in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Chickens, broilers — Manure applied to soils (N content) was 4.91 million kg in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Chickens, broilers — Manure applied to soils in Costa Rica, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 4.91 million kg for chickens, broilers — manure applied to soils in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 17.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chickens, broilers — manure applied to soils in Costa Rica peaked at 4.91 million kg in 2023 and was at its lowest, 167,666 kg, in 1978.
That places Costa Rica 71st out of 193 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Chickens, broilers — Manure applied to soils (N content) in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | kg | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 240,811 kg | — |
| 1962 | 261,560 kg | +8.6% |
| 1963 | 284,614 kg | +8.8% |
| 1964 | 303,895 kg | +6.8% |
| 1965 | 324,644 kg | +6.8% |
| 1966 | 382,699 kg | +17.9% |
| 1967 | 424,196 kg | +10.8% |
| 1968 | 458,148 kg | +8.0% |
| 1969 | 496,502 kg | +8.4% |
| 1970 | 445,364 kg | -10.3% |
| 1971 | 381,860 kg | -14.3% |
| 1972 | 365,094 kg | -4.4% |
| 1973 | 314,374 kg | -13.9% |
| 1974 | 282,937 kg | -10.0% |
| 1975 | 251,500 kg | -11.1% |
| 1976 | 220,062 kg | -12.5% |
| 1977 | 188,625 kg | -14.3% |
| 1978 | 167,666 kg | -11.1% |
| 1979 | 383,537 kg | +128.8% |
| 1980 | 576,353 kg | +50.3% |
| 1981 | 555,395 kg | -3.6% |
| 1982 | 523,958 kg | -5.7% |
| 1983 | 874,590 kg | +66.9% |
| 1984 | 1.03 million kg | +17.4% |
| 1985 | 1.05 million kg | +2.0% |
| 1986 | 1.37 million kg | +30.8% |
| 1987 | 1.42 million kg | +3.4% |
| 1988 | 1.81 million kg | +27.4% |
| 1989 | 1.84 million kg | +1.8% |
| 1990 | 1.61 million kg | -12.2% |
| 1991 | 1.77 million kg | +9.7% |
| 1992 | 1.85 million kg | +4.8% |
| 1993 | 1.94 million kg | +4.8% |
| 1994 | 2.02 million kg | +4.1% |
| 1995 | 2.24 million kg | +10.6% |
| 1996 | 2.55 million kg | +14.0% |
| 1997 | 2.41 million kg | -5.4% |
| 1998 | 2.75 million kg | +13.8% |
| 1999 | 3.21 million kg | +16.8% |
| 2000 | 3.12 million kg | -2.9% |
| 2001 | 3.00 million kg | -3.6% |
| 2002 | 3.27 million kg | +8.9% |
| 2003 | 3.54 million kg | +8.3% |
| 2004 | 3.51 million kg | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 3.61 million kg | +3.0% |
| 2006 | 4.34 million kg | +20.1% |
| 2007 | 4.80 million kg | +10.6% |
| 2008 | 4.32 million kg | -10.0% |
| 2009 | 4.03 million kg | -6.6% |
| 2010 | 4.45 million kg | +10.4% |
| 2011 | 4.19 million kg | -5.8% |
| 2012 | 4.33 million kg | +3.3% |
| 2013 | 4.18 million kg | -3.5% |
| 2014 | 4.21 million kg | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 4.38 million kg | +4.1% |
| 2016 | 4.47 million kg | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 4.55 million kg | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 4.62 million kg | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 4.68 million kg | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 4.77 million kg | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 4.80 million kg | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 4.86 million kg | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 4.91 million kg | +1.1% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 4.91 million kg is above the median for high income countries, which is 3.97 million kg, 1.2× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 4.91 million kg is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 4.60 million kg, 1.1× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Chickens, broilers — Manure applied to soils (N content) 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 | +128.8% | 167,666 kg | 383,537 kg |
| 1983 | +66.9% | 523,958 kg | 874,590 kg |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 353,008 kg | 240,811 kg | 496,502 kg | 9 |
| 1970s | 300,102 kg | 167,666 kg | 445,364 kg | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.10 million kg | 523,958 kg | 1.84 million kg | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.24 million kg | 1.61 million kg | 3.21 million kg | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.75 million kg | 3.00 million kg | 4.80 million kg | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.41 million kg | 4.18 million kg | 4.68 million kg | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.84 million kg | 4.77 million kg | 4.91 million kg | 4 |
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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 chickens, broilers — manure applied to soils in Costa Rica?
- Chickens, broilers — manure applied to soils in Costa Rica was 4.91 million kg in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest chickens, broilers — manure applied to soils recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 4.91 million kg in 2023.
- What is the lowest chickens, broilers — manure applied to soils recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 167,666 kg in 1978.
- How does Costa Rica rank for chickens, broilers — manure applied to soils?
- Costa Rica ranks 71st out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is chickens, broilers — manure applied to soils rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Chickens, broilers — Manure applied to soils (N content). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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).