Chickens, layers — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content) in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Chickens, layers — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content) was 310,938 kg in 2023. ▲ Rising
Chickens, layers — Manure applied to soils that leaches in Costa Rica, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 310,938 kg for chickens, layers — manure applied to soils that leaches 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 — manure applied to soils that leaches in Costa Rica peaked at 310,938 kg in 2023 and was at its lowest, 89,804 kg, in 1986.
Costa Rica ranks 102nd of 193 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Chickens, layers — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content) in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | kg | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 99,272 kg | — |
| 1962 | 104,333 kg | +5.1% |
| 1963 | 109,395 kg | +4.9% |
| 1964 | 116,145 kg | +6.2% |
| 1965 | 123,269 kg | +6.1% |
| 1966 | 114,739 kg | -6.9% |
| 1967 | 114,739 kg | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 119,332 kg | +4.0% |
| 1969 | 123,269 kg | +3.3% |
| 1970 | 168,546 kg | +36.7% |
| 1971 | 202,293 kg | +20.0% |
| 1972 | 242,789 kg | +20.0% |
| 1973 | 234,352 kg | -3.5% |
| 1974 | 239,039 kg | +2.0% |
| 1975 | 243,726 kg | +2.0% |
| 1976 | 248,413 kg | +1.9% |
| 1977 | 253,100 kg | +1.9% |
| 1978 | 253,100 kg | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 250,288 kg | -1.1% |
| 1980 | 257,787 kg | +3.0% |
| 1981 | 248,413 kg | -3.6% |
| 1982 | 262,474 kg | +5.7% |
| 1983 | 265,005 kg | +1.0% |
| 1984 | 234,352 kg | -11.6% |
| 1985 | 234,352 kg | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 89,804 kg | -61.7% |
| 1987 | 116,051 kg | +29.2% |
| 1988 | 129,925 kg | +12.0% |
| 1989 | 143,798 kg | +10.7% |
| 1990 | 168,921 kg | +17.5% |
| 1991 | 192,637 kg | +14.0% |
| 1992 | 201,543 kg | +4.6% |
| 1993 | 218,228 kg | +8.3% |
| 1994 | 219,728 kg | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 264,818 kg | +20.5% |
| 1996 | 228,259 kg | -13.8% |
| 1997 | 233,133 kg | +2.1% |
| 1998 | 210,354 kg | -9.8% |
| 1999 | 205,855 kg | -2.1% |
| 2000 | 212,979 kg | +3.5% |
| 2001 | 241,195 kg | +13.2% |
| 2002 | 243,445 kg | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 244,007 kg | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 259,006 kg | +6.1% |
| 2005 | 250,194 kg | -3.4% |
| 2006 | 243,726 kg | -2.6% |
| 2007 | 215,604 kg | -11.5% |
| 2008 | 271,848 kg | +26.1% |
| 2009 | 267,161 kg | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 248,413 kg | -7.0% |
| 2011 | 271,005 kg | +9.1% |
| 2012 | 275,129 kg | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 304,657 kg | +10.7% |
| 2014 | 309,344 kg | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 289,284 kg | -6.5% |
| 2016 | 292,659 kg | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 297,627 kg | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 299,970 kg | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 301,658 kg | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 305,032 kg | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 306,532 kg | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 308,782 kg | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 310,938 kg | +0.7% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 310,938 kg is below the median for high income countries, which is 497,404 kg, 63% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 310,938 kg is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 240,023 kg, 1.3× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Chickens, layers — Manure applied to soils that leaches (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% | 234,352 kg | 89,804 kg |
| 1970 | +36.7% | 123,269 kg | 168,546 kg |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 113,832 kg | 99,272 kg | 123,269 kg | 9 |
| 1970s | 233,565 kg | 168,546 kg | 253,100 kg | 10 |
| 1980s | 198,196 kg | 89,804 kg | 265,005 kg | 10 |
| 1990s | 214,348 kg | 168,921 kg | 264,818 kg | 10 |
| 2000s | 244,916 kg | 212,979 kg | 271,848 kg | 10 |
| 2010s | 288,975 kg | 248,413 kg | 309,344 kg | 10 |
| 2020s | 307,821 kg | 305,032 kg | 310,938 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 — manure applied to soils that leaches in Costa Rica?
- Chickens, layers — manure applied to soils that leaches in Costa Rica was 310,938 kg in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest chickens, layers — manure applied to soils that leaches recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 310,938 kg in 2023.
- What is the lowest chickens, layers — manure applied to soils that leaches recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 89,804 kg in 1986.
- How does Costa Rica rank for chickens, layers — manure applied to soils that leaches?
- Costa Rica ranks 102nd out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is chickens, layers — manure applied to soils that leaches 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 — Manure applied to soils that leaches (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).