Chickens, layers: Manure left on pasture … left capita volatilises in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Chickens, layers: Manure left on pasture … left capita volatilises was 0.0294 kg per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Chickens, layers — Manure left on pasture that volatilises (N) in Costa Rica, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for chickens, layers — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n) in Costa Rica is 0.0294 kg per person, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and down 5.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chickens, layers — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n) in Costa Rica peaked at 0.0605 kg per person in 1972 and was at its lowest, 0.0154 kg per person, in 1986.
That places Costa Rica 67th 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: Manure left on pasture … left capita volatilises in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0348 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0352 kg per person | +1.3% |
| 1963 | 0.0356 kg per person | +1.2% |
| 1964 | 0.0366 kg per person | +2.5% |
| 1965 | 0.0375 kg per person | +2.6% |
| 1966 | 0.0338 kg per person | -9.9% |
| 1967 | 0.0328 kg per person | -3.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0331 kg per person | +1.0% |
| 1969 | 0.0333 kg per person | +0.4% |
| 1970 | 0.0442 kg per person | +33.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0517 kg per person | +16.9% |
| 1972 | 0.0605 kg per person | +16.9% |
| 1973 | 0.0569 kg per person | -5.9% |
| 1974 | 0.0566 kg per person | -0.6% |
| 1975 | 0.0562 kg per person | -0.6% |
| 1976 | 0.0558 kg per person | -0.7% |
| 1977 | 0.0554 kg per person | -0.8% |
| 1978 | 0.054 kg per person | -2.6% |
| 1979 | 0.0519 kg per person | -3.7% |
| 1980 | 0.0521 kg per person | +0.2% |
| 1981 | 0.0488 kg per person | -6.2% |
| 1982 | 0.0502 kg per person | +2.8% |
| 1983 | 0.0493 kg per person | -1.8% |
| 1984 | 0.0424 kg per person | -14.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0413 kg per person | -2.7% |
| 1986 | 0.0154 kg per person | -62.7% |
| 1987 | 0.0194 kg per person | +25.9% |
| 1988 | 0.0211 kg per person | +9.1% |
| 1989 | 0.0228 kg per person | +7.9% |
| 1990 | 0.0261 kg per person | +14.5% |
| 1991 | 0.029 kg per person | +11.2% |
| 1992 | 0.0296 kg per person | +2.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0313 kg per person | +5.6% |
| 1994 | 0.0307 kg per person | -1.8% |
| 1995 | 0.0362 kg per person | +17.7% |
| 1996 | 0.0304 kg per person | -15.8% |
| 1997 | 0.0304 kg per person | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0268 kg per person | -11.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0257 kg per person | -4.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0261 kg per person | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 0.029 kg per person | +11.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0288 kg per person | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0285 kg per person | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0298 kg per person | +4.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0283 kg per person | -4.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0272 kg per person | -3.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0238 kg per person | -12.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0296 kg per person | +24.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0287 kg per person | -3.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0263 kg per person | -8.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0284 kg per person | +7.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0285 kg per person | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0312 kg per person | +9.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0313 kg per person | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 0.029 kg per person | -7.5% |
| 2016 | 0.029 kg per person | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0292 kg per person | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0292 kg per person | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0291 kg per person | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0293 kg per person | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0292 kg per person | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0293 kg per person | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0294 kg per person | +0.2% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 0.0294 kg per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0026 kg per person, 11.1× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 0.0294 kg per person is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0456 kg per person, 64% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Chickens, layers: Manure left on pasture … left capita volatilises 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% | 0.0413 kg per person | 0.0154 kg per person |
| 1970 | +33.0% | 0.0333 kg per person | 0.0442 kg per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0347 kg per person | 0.0328 kg per person | 0.0375 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0543 kg per person | 0.0442 kg per person | 0.0605 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0363 kg per person | 0.0154 kg per person | 0.0521 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0296 kg per person | 0.0257 kg per person | 0.0362 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.028 kg per person | 0.0238 kg per person | 0.0298 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0291 kg per person | 0.0263 kg per person | 0.0313 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0293 kg per person | 0.0292 kg per person | 0.0294 kg per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
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- 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 that volatilises (n) in Costa Rica?
- Chickens, layers — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n) in Costa Rica was 0.0294 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest chickens, layers — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n) recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0605 kg per person in 1972.
- What is the lowest chickens, layers — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n) recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0154 kg per person in 1986.
- How does Costa Rica rank for chickens, layers — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n)?
- Costa Rica ranks 67th out of 168 countries with data for 2023.
- Is chickens, layers — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n) 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 — Manure left on pasture that volatilises (N content), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Chickens, layers — Manure left on pasture that volatilises (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 — Manure left on pasture that volatilises (N content) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Chickens, layers — Manure left on pasture that volatilises Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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 — Manure left on pasture that volatilises (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.