Chickens, layers — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Chickens, layers — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita was 0.35 kg per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Chickens, layers — 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, layers — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita in Costa Rica stood at 0.35 kg per person.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and down 5.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chickens, layers — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita in Costa Rica peaked at 0.7199 kg per person in 1972 and was at its lowest, 0.1832 kg per person, in 1986.
That places Costa Rica 84th out of 168 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Chickens, layers — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.414 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.4195 kg per person | +1.3% |
| 1963 | 0.4243 kg per person | +1.2% |
| 1964 | 0.4351 kg per person | +2.5% |
| 1965 | 0.4466 kg per person | +2.6% |
| 1966 | 0.4025 kg per person | -9.9% |
| 1967 | 0.3903 kg per person | -3.0% |
| 1968 | 0.3942 kg per person | +1.0% |
| 1969 | 0.3959 kg per person | +0.4% |
| 1970 | 0.5267 kg per person | +33.0% |
| 1971 | 0.6156 kg per person | +16.9% |
| 1972 | 0.7199 kg per person | +16.9% |
| 1973 | 0.6774 kg per person | -5.9% |
| 1974 | 0.6735 kg per person | -0.6% |
| 1975 | 0.6693 kg per person | -0.6% |
| 1976 | 0.6647 kg per person | -0.7% |
| 1977 | 0.6597 kg per person | -0.8% |
| 1978 | 0.6423 kg per person | -2.6% |
| 1979 | 0.6183 kg per person | -3.7% |
| 1980 | 0.6197 kg per person | +0.2% |
| 1981 | 0.5811 kg per person | -6.2% |
| 1982 | 0.5975 kg per person | +2.8% |
| 1983 | 0.5869 kg per person | -1.8% |
| 1984 | 0.5049 kg per person | -14.0% |
| 1985 | 0.4912 kg per person | -2.7% |
| 1986 | 0.1832 kg per person | -62.7% |
| 1987 | 0.2306 kg per person | +25.9% |
| 1988 | 0.2516 kg per person | +9.1% |
| 1989 | 0.2715 kg per person | +7.9% |
| 1990 | 0.311 kg per person | +14.5% |
| 1991 | 0.3457 kg per person | +11.2% |
| 1992 | 0.3527 kg per person | +2.0% |
| 1993 | 0.3724 kg per person | +5.6% |
| 1994 | 0.3659 kg per person | -1.8% |
| 1995 | 0.4305 kg per person | +17.7% |
| 1996 | 0.3625 kg per person | -15.8% |
| 1997 | 0.362 kg per person | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 0.3196 kg per person | -11.7% |
| 1999 | 0.3063 kg per person | -4.1% |
| 2000 | 0.3108 kg per person | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 0.3458 kg per person | +11.2% |
| 2002 | 0.3433 kg per person | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 0.3388 kg per person | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 0.3544 kg per person | +4.6% |
| 2005 | 0.3374 kg per person | -4.8% |
| 2006 | 0.3241 kg per person | -3.9% |
| 2007 | 0.2829 kg per person | -12.7% |
| 2008 | 0.3519 kg per person | +24.4% |
| 2009 | 0.3412 kg per person | -3.0% |
| 2010 | 0.3134 kg per person | -8.2% |
| 2011 | 0.3379 kg per person | +7.8% |
| 2012 | 0.339 kg per person | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 0.3713 kg per person | +9.5% |
| 2014 | 0.3729 kg per person | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 0.3451 kg per person | -7.5% |
| 2016 | 0.3456 kg per person | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.3481 kg per person | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 0.3477 kg per person | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.3468 kg per person | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.3482 kg per person | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 0.3482 kg per person | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.3492 kg per person | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 0.35 kg per person | +0.2% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Chickens, layers — Amount excreted in manure (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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | -62.7% | 0.4912 kg per person | 0.1832 kg per person |
| 1970 | +33.0% | 0.3959 kg per person | 0.5267 kg per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4136 kg per person | 0.3903 kg per person | 0.4466 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.6468 kg per person | 0.5267 kg per person | 0.7199 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4318 kg per person | 0.1832 kg per person | 0.6197 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3529 kg per person | 0.3063 kg per person | 0.4305 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3331 kg per person | 0.2829 kg per person | 0.3544 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3468 kg per person | 0.3134 kg per person | 0.3729 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3489 kg per person | 0.3482 kg per person | 0.35 kg per person | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is chickens, layers — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita in Costa Rica?
- Chickens, layers — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita in Costa Rica was 0.35 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest chickens, layers — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7199 kg per person in 1972.
- What is the lowest chickens, layers — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1832 kg per person in 1986.
- How does Costa Rica rank for chickens, layers — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita?
- Costa Rica ranks 84th out of 168 countries with data for 2023.
- Is chickens, layers — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Chickens, layers — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Chickens, layers — 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, layers — Amount excreted in manure (N content) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Chickens, layers — 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, layers — 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.