Chickens, layers: Amount excreted in manure (N content) … square in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Chickens, layers: Amount excreted in manure (N content) … square was 35 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Chickens, layers — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square in Costa Rica, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, chickens, layers — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square in Costa Rica stood at 35 kg per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chickens, layers — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square in Costa Rica peaked at 35 kg per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 10.11 kg per square kilometre, in 1986.
That places Costa Rica 79th out of 168 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Chickens, layers: Amount excreted in manure (N content) … square in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 11.17 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 11.74 kg per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 1963 | 12.31 kg per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 1964 | 13.07 kg per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 1965 | 13.87 kg per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 1966 | 12.91 kg per square kilometre | -6.9% |
| 1967 | 12.91 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 13.43 kg per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1969 | 13.87 kg per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1970 | 18.97 kg per square kilometre | +36.7% |
| 1971 | 22.77 kg per square kilometre | +20.0% |
| 1972 | 27.33 kg per square kilometre | +20.0% |
| 1973 | 26.38 kg per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 1974 | 26.91 kg per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1975 | 27.43 kg per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1976 | 27.96 kg per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1977 | 28.49 kg per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1978 | 28.49 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 28.17 kg per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1980 | 29.02 kg per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1981 | 27.96 kg per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 1982 | 29.54 kg per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 1983 | 29.83 kg per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1984 | 26.38 kg per square kilometre | -11.6% |
| 1985 | 26.38 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 10.11 kg per square kilometre | -61.7% |
| 1987 | 13.06 kg per square kilometre | +29.2% |
| 1988 | 14.62 kg per square kilometre | +12.0% |
| 1989 | 16.19 kg per square kilometre | +10.7% |
| 1990 | 19.01 kg per square kilometre | +17.5% |
| 1991 | 21.68 kg per square kilometre | +14.0% |
| 1992 | 22.68 kg per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 1993 | 24.56 kg per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 1994 | 24.73 kg per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 29.81 kg per square kilometre | +20.5% |
| 1996 | 25.69 kg per square kilometre | -13.8% |
| 1997 | 26.24 kg per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1998 | 23.68 kg per square kilometre | -9.8% |
| 1999 | 23.17 kg per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 2000 | 23.97 kg per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 2001 | 27.15 kg per square kilometre | +13.2% |
| 2002 | 27.4 kg per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 27.46 kg per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 29.15 kg per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 2005 | 28.16 kg per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 2006 | 27.43 kg per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 2007 | 24.27 kg per square kilometre | -11.5% |
| 2008 | 30.6 kg per square kilometre | +26.1% |
| 2009 | 30.07 kg per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 27.96 kg per square kilometre | -7.0% |
| 2011 | 30.5 kg per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 2012 | 30.97 kg per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 34.29 kg per square kilometre | +10.7% |
| 2014 | 34.82 kg per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 32.56 kg per square kilometre | -6.5% |
| 2016 | 32.94 kg per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 33.5 kg per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 33.76 kg per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 33.95 kg per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 34.33 kg per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 34.5 kg per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 34.76 kg per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 35 kg per square kilometre | +0.7% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 35 kg per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 41.47 kg per square kilometre, 84% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 35 kg per square kilometre is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 36.5 kg per square kilometre, 96% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Chickens, layers: Amount excreted in manure (N content) … square 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 | -61.7% | 26.38 kg per square kilometre | 10.11 kg per square kilometre |
| 1970 | +36.7% | 13.87 kg per square kilometre | 18.97 kg per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 12.81 kg per square kilometre | 11.17 kg per square kilometre | 13.87 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 26.29 kg per square kilometre | 18.97 kg per square kilometre | 28.49 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 22.31 kg per square kilometre | 10.11 kg per square kilometre | 29.83 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 24.13 kg per square kilometre | 19.01 kg per square kilometre | 29.81 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 27.57 kg per square kilometre | 23.97 kg per square kilometre | 30.6 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 32.53 kg per square kilometre | 27.96 kg per square kilometre | 34.82 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 34.65 kg per square kilometre | 34.33 kg per square kilometre | 35 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
- 76 Sierra Leone 37.58 kg per square kilometre compare
- 77 Ireland 37.35 kg per square kilometre compare
- 78 United Arab Emirates 35.8 kg per square kilometre compare
- 80 Latvia 34.31 kg per square kilometre compare
- 81 Sao Tome and Principe 33.67 kg per square kilometre compare
- 82 Bulgaria 32.81 kg per square kilometre compare
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, layers — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square in Costa Rica?
- Chickens, layers — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square in Costa Rica was 35 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest chickens, layers — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 35 kg per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest chickens, layers — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.11 kg per square kilometre in 1986.
- How does Costa Rica rank for chickens, layers — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square?
- Costa Rica ranks 79th out of 168 countries with data for 2023.
- Is chickens, layers — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Chickens, layers — Amount excreted in manure (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, layers — Amount excreted in manure (N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Chickens, layers — Amount excreted in manure 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, layers — Amount excreted in manure (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.