Chickens, layers: Manure management (manure treated, N) … capita in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Chickens, layers: Manure management (manure treated, N) … capita was 0.203 kg per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Chickens, layers — Manure management (manure treated, N content), per in Costa Rica, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for chickens, layers — manure management (manure treated, n content), per in Costa Rica is 0.203 kg per person, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and down 5.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chickens, layers — manure management (manure treated, n content), per in Costa Rica peaked at 0.4175 kg per person in 1972 and was at its lowest, 0.1063 kg per person, in 1986.
That places Costa Rica 81st 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 management (manure treated, N) … capita in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.2401 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.2433 kg per person | +1.3% |
| 1963 | 0.2461 kg per person | +1.2% |
| 1964 | 0.2524 kg per person | +2.5% |
| 1965 | 0.259 kg per person | +2.6% |
| 1966 | 0.2335 kg per person | -9.9% |
| 1967 | 0.2264 kg per person | -3.0% |
| 1968 | 0.2286 kg per person | +1.0% |
| 1969 | 0.2296 kg per person | +0.4% |
| 1970 | 0.3055 kg per person | +33.0% |
| 1971 | 0.3571 kg per person | +16.9% |
| 1972 | 0.4175 kg per person | +16.9% |
| 1973 | 0.3929 kg per person | -5.9% |
| 1974 | 0.3907 kg per person | -0.6% |
| 1975 | 0.3882 kg per person | -0.6% |
| 1976 | 0.3855 kg per person | -0.7% |
| 1977 | 0.3826 kg per person | -0.8% |
| 1978 | 0.3726 kg per person | -2.6% |
| 1979 | 0.3586 kg per person | -3.7% |
| 1980 | 0.3594 kg per person | +0.2% |
| 1981 | 0.3371 kg per person | -6.2% |
| 1982 | 0.3465 kg per person | +2.8% |
| 1983 | 0.3404 kg per person | -1.8% |
| 1984 | 0.2928 kg per person | -14.0% |
| 1985 | 0.2849 kg per person | -2.7% |
| 1986 | 0.1063 kg per person | -62.7% |
| 1987 | 0.1337 kg per person | +25.9% |
| 1988 | 0.1459 kg per person | +9.1% |
| 1989 | 0.1575 kg per person | +7.9% |
| 1990 | 0.1804 kg per person | +14.5% |
| 1991 | 0.2005 kg per person | +11.2% |
| 1992 | 0.2046 kg per person | +2.0% |
| 1993 | 0.216 kg per person | +5.6% |
| 1994 | 0.2122 kg per person | -1.8% |
| 1995 | 0.2497 kg per person | +17.7% |
| 1996 | 0.2102 kg per person | -15.8% |
| 1997 | 0.2099 kg per person | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 0.1854 kg per person | -11.7% |
| 1999 | 0.1777 kg per person | -4.1% |
| 2000 | 0.1803 kg per person | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 0.2005 kg per person | +11.2% |
| 2002 | 0.1991 kg per person | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 0.1965 kg per person | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 0.2056 kg per person | +4.6% |
| 2005 | 0.1957 kg per person | -4.8% |
| 2006 | 0.188 kg per person | -3.9% |
| 2007 | 0.1641 kg per person | -12.7% |
| 2008 | 0.2041 kg per person | +24.4% |
| 2009 | 0.1979 kg per person | -3.0% |
| 2010 | 0.1817 kg per person | -8.2% |
| 2011 | 0.196 kg per person | +7.8% |
| 2012 | 0.1966 kg per person | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 0.2153 kg per person | +9.5% |
| 2014 | 0.2163 kg per person | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 0.2001 kg per person | -7.5% |
| 2016 | 0.2004 kg per person | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.2019 kg per person | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 0.2017 kg per person | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.2011 kg per person | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.202 kg per person | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 0.2019 kg per person | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.2025 kg per person | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 0.203 kg per person | +0.2% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 0.203 kg per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.3417 kg per person, 59% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 0.203 kg per person is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.3149 kg per person, 64% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Chickens, layers: Manure management (manure treated, N) … capita 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% | 0.2849 kg per person | 0.1063 kg per person |
| 1970 | +33.0% | 0.2296 kg per person | 0.3055 kg per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2399 kg per person | 0.2264 kg per person | 0.259 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.3751 kg per person | 0.3055 kg per person | 0.4175 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2505 kg per person | 0.1063 kg per person | 0.3594 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2047 kg per person | 0.1777 kg per person | 0.2497 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1932 kg per person | 0.1641 kg per person | 0.2056 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2011 kg per person | 0.1817 kg per person | 0.2163 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2024 kg per person | 0.2019 kg per person | 0.203 kg per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
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 management (manure treated, n content), per in Costa Rica?
- Chickens, layers — manure management (manure treated, n content), per in Costa Rica was 0.203 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest chickens, layers — manure management (manure treated, n content), per recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4175 kg per person in 1972.
- What is the lowest chickens, layers — manure management (manure treated, n content), per recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1063 kg per person in 1986.
- How does Costa Rica rank for chickens, layers — manure management (manure treated, n content), per?
- Costa Rica ranks 81st out of 168 countries with data for 2023.
- Is chickens, layers — manure management (manure treated, n content), per 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 management (manure treated, N content), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Chickens, layers — Manure management (manure treated, 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 management (manure treated, N content) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Chickens, layers — Manure management 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 management (manure treated, 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.