Chickens, broilers … Chickens square kilometre volatilises in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Chickens, broilers … Chickens square kilometre volatilises was 13.92 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Chickens, broilers — Manure left on pasture that volatilises (N) in Costa Rica, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, chickens, broilers — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n) in Costa Rica stood at 13.92 kg per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure 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 volatilises (n) in Costa Rica peaked at 13.92 kg per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.4756 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 … Chickens square kilometre volatilises in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.683 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.7419 kg per square kilometre | +8.6% |
| 1963 | 0.8073 kg per square kilometre | +8.8% |
| 1964 | 0.862 kg per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 1965 | 0.9208 kg per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 1966 | 1.09 kg per square kilometre | +17.9% |
| 1967 | 1.2 kg per square kilometre | +10.8% |
| 1968 | 1.3 kg per square kilometre | +8.0% |
| 1969 | 1.41 kg per square kilometre | +8.4% |
| 1970 | 1.26 kg per square kilometre | -10.3% |
| 1971 | 1.08 kg per square kilometre | -14.3% |
| 1972 | 1.04 kg per square kilometre | -4.4% |
| 1973 | 0.8917 kg per square kilometre | -13.9% |
| 1974 | 0.8025 kg per square kilometre | -10.0% |
| 1975 | 0.7134 kg per square kilometre | -11.1% |
| 1976 | 0.6242 kg per square kilometre | -12.5% |
| 1977 | 0.535 kg per square kilometre | -14.3% |
| 1978 | 0.4756 kg per square kilometre | -11.1% |
| 1979 | 1.09 kg per square kilometre | +128.7% |
| 1980 | 1.63 kg per square kilometre | +50.3% |
| 1981 | 1.58 kg per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 1982 | 1.49 kg per square kilometre | -5.7% |
| 1983 | 2.48 kg per square kilometre | +66.9% |
| 1984 | 2.91 kg per square kilometre | +17.4% |
| 1985 | 2.97 kg per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1986 | 3.89 kg per square kilometre | +30.8% |
| 1987 | 4.02 kg per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1988 | 5.12 kg per square kilometre | +27.4% |
| 1989 | 5.21 kg per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1990 | 4.58 kg per square kilometre | -12.2% |
| 1991 | 5.02 kg per square kilometre | +9.7% |
| 1992 | 5.26 kg per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 1993 | 5.51 kg per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 1994 | 5.74 kg per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 1995 | 6.35 kg per square kilometre | +10.6% |
| 1996 | 7.23 kg per square kilometre | +14.0% |
| 1997 | 6.84 kg per square kilometre | -5.4% |
| 1998 | 7.79 kg per square kilometre | +13.8% |
| 1999 | 9.1 kg per square kilometre | +16.8% |
| 2000 | 8.84 kg per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 2001 | 8.52 kg per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 2002 | 9.28 kg per square kilometre | +8.9% |
| 2003 | 10.04 kg per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 2004 | 9.95 kg per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 10.24 kg per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2006 | 12.31 kg per square kilometre | +20.1% |
| 2007 | 13.61 kg per square kilometre | +10.6% |
| 2008 | 12.25 kg per square kilometre | -10.0% |
| 2009 | 11.44 kg per square kilometre | -6.6% |
| 2010 | 12.63 kg per square kilometre | +10.4% |
| 2011 | 11.89 kg per square kilometre | -5.8% |
| 2012 | 12.28 kg per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2013 | 11.86 kg per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 2014 | 11.95 kg per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 12.44 kg per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 2016 | 12.68 kg per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 12.9 kg per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 13.11 kg per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 13.28 kg per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 13.53 kg per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 13.63 kg per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 13.78 kg per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 13.92 kg per square kilometre | +1.1% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Chickens, broilers … Chickens square kilometre volatilises 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 | +128.7% | 0.4756 kg per square kilometre | 1.09 kg per square kilometre |
| 1983 | +66.9% | 1.49 kg per square kilometre | 2.48 kg per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1 kg per square kilometre | 0.683 kg per square kilometre | 1.41 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.8512 kg per square kilometre | 0.4756 kg per square kilometre | 1.26 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.13 kg per square kilometre | 1.49 kg per square kilometre | 5.21 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.34 kg per square kilometre | 4.58 kg per square kilometre | 9.1 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.65 kg per square kilometre | 8.52 kg per square kilometre | 13.61 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.5 kg per square kilometre | 11.86 kg per square kilometre | 13.28 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.72 kg per square kilometre | 13.53 kg per square kilometre | 13.92 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
- 29 United Arab Emirates 15.46 kg per square kilometre compare
- 30 Seychelles 14.63 kg per square kilometre compare
- 31 Sierra Leone 14.49 kg per square kilometre compare
- 33 Egypt 13.43 kg per square kilometre compare
- 34 Thailand 12.14 kg per square kilometre compare
- 35 Uganda 11.82 kg per square kilometre compare
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- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
- 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 left on pasture that volatilises (n) in Costa Rica?
- Chickens, broilers — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n) in Costa Rica was 13.92 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest chickens, broilers — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n) recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 13.92 kg per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest chickens, broilers — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n) recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4756 kg per square kilometre in 1978.
- How does Costa Rica rank for chickens, broilers — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n)?
- Costa Rica ranks 32nd out of 168 countries with data for 2023.
- Is chickens, broilers — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n) 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 volatilises (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 volatilises (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 volatilises (N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Chickens, broilers — Manure left on pasture that volatilises 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 volatilises (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.