Chickens, broilers: Manure left … left square kilometre leaches in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Chickens, broilers: Manure left … left square kilometre leaches was 20.89 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Chickens, broilers — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content) in Costa Rica, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for chickens, broilers — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content) in Costa Rica is 20.89 kg per square kilometre, measured 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 left on pasture that leaches (n content) in Costa Rica peaked at 20.89 kg per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.7134 kg per square kilometre, in 1978.
That places Costa Rica 32nd 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 left … left square kilometre leaches in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.02 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 1.11 kg per square kilometre | +8.6% |
| 1963 | 1.21 kg per square kilometre | +8.8% |
| 1964 | 1.29 kg per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 1965 | 1.38 kg per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 1966 | 1.63 kg per square kilometre | +17.9% |
| 1967 | 1.8 kg per square kilometre | +10.8% |
| 1968 | 1.95 kg per square kilometre | +8.0% |
| 1969 | 2.11 kg per square kilometre | +8.4% |
| 1970 | 1.89 kg per square kilometre | -10.3% |
| 1971 | 1.62 kg per square kilometre | -14.3% |
| 1972 | 1.55 kg per square kilometre | -4.4% |
| 1973 | 1.34 kg per square kilometre | -13.9% |
| 1974 | 1.2 kg per square kilometre | -10.0% |
| 1975 | 1.07 kg per square kilometre | -11.1% |
| 1976 | 0.9363 kg per square kilometre | -12.5% |
| 1977 | 0.8025 kg per square kilometre | -14.3% |
| 1978 | 0.7134 kg per square kilometre | -11.1% |
| 1979 | 1.63 kg per square kilometre | +128.8% |
| 1980 | 2.45 kg per square kilometre | +50.3% |
| 1981 | 2.36 kg per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 1982 | 2.23 kg per square kilometre | -5.7% |
| 1983 | 3.72 kg per square kilometre | +66.9% |
| 1984 | 4.37 kg per square kilometre | +17.4% |
| 1985 | 4.46 kg per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1986 | 5.83 kg per square kilometre | +30.8% |
| 1987 | 6.03 kg per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1988 | 7.68 kg per square kilometre | +27.4% |
| 1989 | 7.82 kg per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1990 | 6.86 kg per square kilometre | -12.2% |
| 1991 | 7.53 kg per square kilometre | +9.7% |
| 1992 | 7.89 kg per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 1993 | 8.27 kg per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 1994 | 8.61 kg per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 1995 | 9.52 kg per square kilometre | +10.6% |
| 1996 | 10.85 kg per square kilometre | +14.0% |
| 1997 | 10.27 kg per square kilometre | -5.4% |
| 1998 | 11.69 kg per square kilometre | +13.8% |
| 1999 | 13.65 kg per square kilometre | +16.8% |
| 2000 | 13.25 kg per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 2001 | 12.78 kg per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 2002 | 13.91 kg per square kilometre | +8.9% |
| 2003 | 15.07 kg per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 2004 | 14.92 kg per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 15.36 kg per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2006 | 18.46 kg per square kilometre | +20.1% |
| 2007 | 20.42 kg per square kilometre | +10.6% |
| 2008 | 18.37 kg per square kilometre | -10.0% |
| 2009 | 17.17 kg per square kilometre | -6.6% |
| 2010 | 18.95 kg per square kilometre | +10.4% |
| 2011 | 17.84 kg per square kilometre | -5.8% |
| 2012 | 18.43 kg per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2013 | 17.79 kg per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 2014 | 17.92 kg per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 18.65 kg per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 2016 | 19.02 kg per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 19.35 kg per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 19.66 kg per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 19.92 kg per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 20.3 kg per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 20.44 kg per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 20.66 kg per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 20.89 kg per square kilometre | +1.1% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Chickens, broilers: Manure left … 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | +128.8% | 0.7134 kg per square kilometre | 1.63 kg per square kilometre |
| 1983 | +66.9% | 2.23 kg per square kilometre | 3.72 kg per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.5 kg per square kilometre | 1.02 kg per square kilometre | 2.11 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.28 kg per square kilometre | 0.7134 kg per square kilometre | 1.89 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.7 kg per square kilometre | 2.23 kg per square kilometre | 7.82 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 9.51 kg per square kilometre | 6.86 kg per square kilometre | 13.65 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 15.97 kg per square kilometre | 12.78 kg per square kilometre | 20.42 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.75 kg per square kilometre | 17.79 kg per square kilometre | 19.92 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.57 kg per square kilometre | 20.3 kg per square kilometre | 20.89 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
- 29 United Arab Emirates 23.19 kg per square kilometre compare
- 30 Seychelles 21.95 kg per square kilometre compare
- 31 Sierra Leone 21.74 kg per square kilometre compare
- 33 Egypt 20.14 kg per square kilometre compare
- 34 Thailand 18.21 kg per square kilometre compare
- 35 Uganda 17.73 kg per square kilometre compare
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- Temperature change 1.61 °C (2025)
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- 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 left on pasture that leaches (n content) in Costa Rica?
- Chickens, broilers — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content) in Costa Rica was 20.89 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest chickens, broilers — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content) recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 20.89 kg per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest chickens, broilers — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content) recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7134 kg per square kilometre in 1978.
- How does Costa Rica rank for chickens, broilers — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content)?
- Costa Rica ranks 32nd out of 168 countries with data for 2023.
- Is chickens, broilers — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content) 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 Statizoid (derived), published as part of Chickens, broilers — 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
Chickens, broilers — 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.
Chickens, broilers — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Chickens, broilers — 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
Chickens, broilers — 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.