Chickens, layers — Manure left on pasture (N content) in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Chickens, layers — Manure left on pasture (N content) was 750,540 kg in 2023. ▲ Rising
Chickens, layers — Manure left on pasture 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 — manure left on pasture in Costa Rica is 750,540 kg, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chickens, layers — manure left on pasture in Costa Rica peaked at 750,540 kg in 2023 and was at its lowest, 216,767 kg, in 1986.
Costa Rica ranks 84th 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 left on pasture (N content) in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | kg | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 239,621 kg | — |
| 1962 | 251,839 kg | +5.1% |
| 1963 | 264,058 kg | +4.9% |
| 1964 | 280,350 kg | +6.2% |
| 1965 | 297,546 kg | +6.1% |
| 1966 | 276,955 kg | -6.9% |
| 1967 | 276,955 kg | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 288,043 kg | +4.0% |
| 1969 | 297,546 kg | +3.3% |
| 1970 | 406,835 kg | +36.7% |
| 1971 | 488,292 kg | +20.0% |
| 1972 | 586,041 kg | +20.0% |
| 1973 | 565,677 kg | -3.5% |
| 1974 | 576,991 kg | +2.0% |
| 1975 | 588,304 kg | +2.0% |
| 1976 | 599,618 kg | +1.9% |
| 1977 | 610,931 kg | +1.9% |
| 1978 | 610,931 kg | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 604,143 kg | -1.1% |
| 1980 | 622,245 kg | +3.0% |
| 1981 | 599,618 kg | -3.6% |
| 1982 | 633,558 kg | +5.7% |
| 1983 | 639,668 kg | +1.0% |
| 1984 | 565,677 kg | -11.6% |
| 1985 | 565,677 kg | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 216,767 kg | -61.7% |
| 1987 | 280,123 kg | +29.2% |
| 1988 | 313,611 kg | +12.0% |
| 1989 | 347,099 kg | +10.7% |
| 1990 | 407,740 kg | +17.5% |
| 1991 | 464,986 kg | +14.0% |
| 1992 | 486,482 kg | +4.6% |
| 1993 | 526,758 kg | +8.3% |
| 1994 | 530,379 kg | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 639,215 kg | +20.5% |
| 1996 | 550,969 kg | -13.8% |
| 1997 | 562,736 kg | +2.1% |
| 1998 | 507,752 kg | -9.8% |
| 1999 | 496,891 kg | -2.1% |
| 2000 | 514,087 kg | +3.5% |
| 2001 | 582,195 kg | +13.2% |
| 2002 | 587,625 kg | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 588,983 kg | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 625,186 kg | +6.1% |
| 2005 | 603,917 kg | -3.4% |
| 2006 | 588,304 kg | -2.6% |
| 2007 | 520,423 kg | -11.5% |
| 2008 | 656,185 kg | +26.1% |
| 2009 | 644,872 kg | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 599,618 kg | -7.0% |
| 2011 | 654,149 kg | +9.1% |
| 2012 | 664,105 kg | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 735,380 kg | +10.7% |
| 2014 | 746,694 kg | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 698,272 kg | -6.5% |
| 2016 | 706,417 kg | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 718,410 kg | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 724,067 kg | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 728,139 kg | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 736,285 kg | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 739,906 kg | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 745,336 kg | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 750,540 kg | +0.7% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 750,540 kg is above the median for high income countries, which is 94,423 kg, 7.9× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 750,540 kg is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 579,366 kg, 1.3× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Chickens, layers — Manure left on pasture (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% | 565,677 kg | 216,767 kg |
| 1970 | +36.7% | 297,546 kg | 406,835 kg |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 274,768 kg | 239,621 kg | 297,546 kg | 9 |
| 1970s | 563,776 kg | 406,835 kg | 610,931 kg | 10 |
| 1980s | 478,404 kg | 216,767 kg | 639,668 kg | 10 |
| 1990s | 517,391 kg | 407,740 kg | 639,215 kg | 10 |
| 2000s | 591,178 kg | 514,087 kg | 656,185 kg | 10 |
| 2010s | 697,525 kg | 599,618 kg | 746,694 kg | 10 |
| 2020s | 743,017 kg | 736,285 kg | 750,540 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 left on pasture in Costa Rica?
- Chickens, layers — manure left on pasture in Costa Rica was 750,540 kg in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest chickens, layers — manure left on pasture recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 750,540 kg in 2023.
- What is the lowest chickens, layers — manure left on pasture recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 216,767 kg in 1986.
- How does Costa Rica rank for chickens, layers — manure left on pasture?
- Costa Rica ranks 84th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is chickens, layers — manure left on pasture 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 left on pasture (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).