Chickens — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content), per capita in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Chickens — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content), per capita was 0.253 kg per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Chickens — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content), per capita in Costa Rica, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 0.253 kg per person for chickens — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per capita in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 5.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chickens — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per capita in Costa Rica peaked at 0.2737 kg per person in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.0901 kg per person, in 1961.
That places Costa Rica 35th out of 168 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Chickens — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content), per capita in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0901 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0926 kg per person | +2.7% |
| 1963 | 0.0952 kg per person | +2.8% |
| 1964 | 0.0979 kg per person | +2.8% |
| 1965 | 0.1007 kg per person | +2.9% |
| 1966 | 0.1015 kg per person | +0.7% |
| 1967 | 0.1037 kg per person | +2.2% |
| 1968 | 0.1069 kg per person | +3.0% |
| 1969 | 0.1102 kg per person | +3.1% |
| 1970 | 0.119 kg per person | +8.0% |
| 1971 | 0.1215 kg per person | +2.1% |
| 1972 | 0.1316 kg per person | +8.3% |
| 1973 | 0.1197 kg per person | -9.1% |
| 1974 | 0.115 kg per person | -3.9% |
| 1975 | 0.1104 kg per person | -4.0% |
| 1976 | 0.106 kg per person | -4.0% |
| 1977 | 0.1017 kg per person | -4.1% |
| 1978 | 0.097 kg per person | -4.6% |
| 1979 | 0.1137 kg per person | +17.2% |
| 1980 | 0.1305 kg per person | +14.7% |
| 1981 | 0.1223 kg per person | -6.2% |
| 1982 | 0.1204 kg per person | -1.6% |
| 1983 | 0.1472 kg per person | +22.3% |
| 1984 | 0.1472 kg per person | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 0.1449 kg per person | -1.6% |
| 1986 | 0.1288 kg per person | -11.1% |
| 1987 | 0.1355 kg per person | +5.2% |
| 1988 | 0.1638 kg per person | +20.9% |
| 1989 | 0.1653 kg per person | +0.9% |
| 1990 | 0.1515 kg per person | -8.4% |
| 1991 | 0.1636 kg per person | +8.0% |
| 1992 | 0.1671 kg per person | +2.1% |
| 1993 | 0.1723 kg per person | +3.1% |
| 1994 | 0.1735 kg per person | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 0.1917 kg per person | +10.5% |
| 1996 | 0.1987 kg per person | +3.6% |
| 1997 | 0.1872 kg per person | -5.8% |
| 1998 | 0.198 kg per person | +5.8% |
| 1999 | 0.219 kg per person | +10.6% |
| 2000 | 0.211 kg per person | -3.7% |
| 2001 | 0.2063 kg per person | -2.2% |
| 2002 | 0.2176 kg per person | +5.5% |
| 2003 | 0.2286 kg per person | +5.1% |
| 2004 | 0.2261 kg per person | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 0.2266 kg per person | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 0.2589 kg per person | +14.3% |
| 2007 | 0.2737 kg per person | +5.7% |
| 2008 | 0.2556 kg per person | -6.6% |
| 2009 | 0.2378 kg per person | -7.0% |
| 2010 | 0.2518 kg per person | +5.9% |
| 2011 | 0.2402 kg per person | -4.6% |
| 2012 | 0.2445 kg per person | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 0.2394 kg per person | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 0.239 kg per person | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.2412 kg per person | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 0.2431 kg per person | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 0.245 kg per person | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 0.2463 kg per person | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 0.2472 kg per person | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 0.2498 kg per person | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 0.2502 kg per person | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 0.2516 kg per person | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 0.253 kg per person | +0.5% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 0.253 kg per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0096 kg per person, 26.4× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 0.253 kg per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.2162 kg per person, 1.2× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0999 kg per person | 0.0901 kg per person | 0.1102 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.1136 kg per person | 0.097 kg per person | 0.1316 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1406 kg per person | 0.1204 kg per person | 0.1653 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1823 kg per person | 0.1515 kg per person | 0.219 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2342 kg per person | 0.2063 kg per person | 0.2737 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2437 kg per person | 0.239 kg per person | 0.2518 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2511 kg per person | 0.2498 kg per person | 0.253 kg per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
- 32 Ghana 0.2679 kg per person compare
- 33 Sierra Leone 0.2634 kg per person compare
- 34 Mexico 0.2553 kg per person compare
- 36 South Africa 0.2514 kg per person compare
- 37 Iraq 0.2509 kg per person compare
- 38 Seychelles 0.2483 kg per person compare
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 — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per capita in Costa Rica?
- Chickens — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per capita in Costa Rica was 0.253 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest chickens — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per capita recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2737 kg per person in 2007.
- What is the lowest chickens — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per capita recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0901 kg per person in 1961.
- How does Costa Rica rank for chickens — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per capita?
- Costa Rica ranks 35th out of 168 countries with data for 2023.
- Is chickens — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per capita rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Chickens — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Chickens — Manure left on pasture that leaches (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 — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Chickens — Manure left on pasture that leaches Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Chickens — Manure left on pasture that leaches (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.