Chickens, layers — Amount excreted in manure (N content) in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Chickens, layers — Amount excreted in manure (N content) was 1.79 million kg in 2023. ▲ Rising
Chickens, layers — Amount excreted in manure in Costa Rica, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg.
Analysis
The most recent figure for chickens, layers — amount excreted in manure in Costa Rica is 1.79 million kg, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chickens, layers — amount excreted in manure in Costa Rica peaked at 1.79 million kg in 2023 and was at its lowest, 516,113 kg, in 1986.
That places Costa Rica 115th out of 193 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) in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | kg | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 570,526 kg | — |
| 1962 | 599,618 kg | +5.1% |
| 1963 | 628,710 kg | +4.9% |
| 1964 | 667,499 kg | +6.2% |
| 1965 | 708,443 kg | +6.1% |
| 1966 | 659,418 kg | -6.9% |
| 1967 | 659,418 kg | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 685,816 kg | +4.0% |
| 1969 | 708,443 kg | +3.3% |
| 1970 | 968,654 kg | +36.7% |
| 1971 | 1.16 million kg | +20.0% |
| 1972 | 1.40 million kg | +20.0% |
| 1973 | 1.35 million kg | -3.5% |
| 1974 | 1.37 million kg | +2.0% |
| 1975 | 1.40 million kg | +2.0% |
| 1976 | 1.43 million kg | +1.9% |
| 1977 | 1.45 million kg | +1.9% |
| 1978 | 1.45 million kg | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 1.44 million kg | -1.1% |
| 1980 | 1.48 million kg | +3.0% |
| 1981 | 1.43 million kg | -3.6% |
| 1982 | 1.51 million kg | +5.7% |
| 1983 | 1.52 million kg | +1.0% |
| 1984 | 1.35 million kg | -11.6% |
| 1985 | 1.35 million kg | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 516,113 kg | -61.7% |
| 1987 | 666,960 kg | +29.2% |
| 1988 | 746,694 kg | +12.0% |
| 1989 | 826,427 kg | +10.7% |
| 1990 | 970,810 kg | +17.5% |
| 1991 | 1.11 million kg | +14.0% |
| 1992 | 1.16 million kg | +4.6% |
| 1993 | 1.25 million kg | +8.3% |
| 1994 | 1.26 million kg | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 1.52 million kg | +20.5% |
| 1996 | 1.31 million kg | -13.8% |
| 1997 | 1.34 million kg | +2.1% |
| 1998 | 1.21 million kg | -9.8% |
| 1999 | 1.18 million kg | -2.1% |
| 2000 | 1.22 million kg | +3.5% |
| 2001 | 1.39 million kg | +13.2% |
| 2002 | 1.40 million kg | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 1.40 million kg | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 1.49 million kg | +6.1% |
| 2005 | 1.44 million kg | -3.4% |
| 2006 | 1.40 million kg | -2.6% |
| 2007 | 1.24 million kg | -11.5% |
| 2008 | 1.56 million kg | +26.1% |
| 2009 | 1.54 million kg | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 1.43 million kg | -7.0% |
| 2011 | 1.56 million kg | +9.1% |
| 2012 | 1.58 million kg | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 1.75 million kg | +10.7% |
| 2014 | 1.78 million kg | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 1.66 million kg | -6.5% |
| 2016 | 1.68 million kg | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 1.71 million kg | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 1.72 million kg | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 1.73 million kg | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 1.75 million kg | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 1.76 million kg | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 1.77 million kg | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 1.79 million kg | +0.7% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 1.79 million kg is below the median for high income countries, which is 2.26 million kg, 79% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 1.79 million kg is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.38 million kg, 1.3× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Chickens, layers — Amount excreted in manure (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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | -61.7% | 1.35 million kg | 516,113 kg |
| 1970 | +36.7% | 708,443 kg | 968,654 kg |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 654,210 kg | 570,526 kg | 708,443 kg | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.34 million kg | 968,654 kg | 1.45 million kg | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.14 million kg | 516,113 kg | 1.52 million kg | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.23 million kg | 970,810 kg | 1.52 million kg | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.41 million kg | 1.22 million kg | 1.56 million kg | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.66 million kg | 1.43 million kg | 1.78 million kg | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.77 million kg | 1.75 million kg | 1.79 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, layers — amount excreted in manure in Costa Rica?
- Chickens, layers — amount excreted in manure in Costa Rica was 1.79 million kg in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest chickens, layers — amount excreted in manure recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 1.79 million kg in 2023.
- What is the lowest chickens, layers — amount excreted in manure recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 516,113 kg in 1986.
- How does Costa Rica rank for chickens, layers — amount excreted in manure?
- Costa Rica ranks 115th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is chickens, layers — amount excreted in manure 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 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Chickens, layers — Amount excreted in manure (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).