Chickens: Manure left on pasture … capita volatilises in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Chickens: Manure left on pasture … capita volatilises was 0.1687 kg per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Chickens — Manure left on pasture that volatilises (N content), per in Costa Rica, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for chickens — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per in Costa Rica is 0.1687 kg per person, measured in 2023.
The figure 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 volatilises (n content), per in Costa Rica peaked at 0.1825 kg per person in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.0601 kg per person, in 1961.
Costa Rica ranks 35th of 168 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Chickens: Manure left on pasture … capita volatilises in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0601 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0617 kg per person | +2.7% |
| 1963 | 0.0635 kg per person | +2.8% |
| 1964 | 0.0652 kg per person | +2.8% |
| 1965 | 0.0672 kg per person | +2.9% |
| 1966 | 0.0676 kg per person | +0.7% |
| 1967 | 0.0691 kg per person | +2.2% |
| 1968 | 0.0713 kg per person | +3.0% |
| 1969 | 0.0734 kg per person | +3.1% |
| 1970 | 0.0793 kg per person | +8.0% |
| 1971 | 0.081 kg per person | +2.1% |
| 1972 | 0.0878 kg per person | +8.3% |
| 1973 | 0.0798 kg per person | -9.1% |
| 1974 | 0.0767 kg per person | -3.9% |
| 1975 | 0.0736 kg per person | -4.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0707 kg per person | -4.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0678 kg per person | -4.1% |
| 1978 | 0.0647 kg per person | -4.6% |
| 1979 | 0.0758 kg per person | +17.2% |
| 1980 | 0.087 kg per person | +14.7% |
| 1981 | 0.0816 kg per person | -6.2% |
| 1982 | 0.0802 kg per person | -1.6% |
| 1983 | 0.0981 kg per person | +22.3% |
| 1984 | 0.0982 kg per person | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 0.0966 kg per person | -1.6% |
| 1986 | 0.0859 kg per person | -11.1% |
| 1987 | 0.0903 kg per person | +5.2% |
| 1988 | 0.1092 kg per person | +20.9% |
| 1989 | 0.1102 kg per person | +0.9% |
| 1990 | 0.101 kg per person | -8.4% |
| 1991 | 0.1091 kg per person | +8.0% |
| 1992 | 0.1114 kg per person | +2.1% |
| 1993 | 0.1149 kg per person | +3.1% |
| 1994 | 0.1157 kg per person | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 0.1278 kg per person | +10.5% |
| 1996 | 0.1325 kg per person | +3.6% |
| 1997 | 0.1248 kg per person | -5.8% |
| 1998 | 0.132 kg per person | +5.8% |
| 1999 | 0.146 kg per person | +10.6% |
| 2000 | 0.1407 kg per person | -3.7% |
| 2001 | 0.1375 kg per person | -2.2% |
| 2002 | 0.145 kg per person | +5.5% |
| 2003 | 0.1524 kg per person | +5.1% |
| 2004 | 0.1507 kg per person | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 0.1511 kg per person | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 0.1726 kg per person | +14.3% |
| 2007 | 0.1825 kg per person | +5.7% |
| 2008 | 0.1704 kg per person | -6.6% |
| 2009 | 0.1585 kg per person | -7.0% |
| 2010 | 0.1679 kg per person | +5.9% |
| 2011 | 0.1601 kg per person | -4.6% |
| 2012 | 0.163 kg per person | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 0.1596 kg per person | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 0.1593 kg per person | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.1608 kg per person | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 0.162 kg per person | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 0.1633 kg per person | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 0.1642 kg per person | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 0.1648 kg per person | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 0.1665 kg per person | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 0.1668 kg per person | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 0.1678 kg per person | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 0.1687 kg per person | +0.5% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 0.1687 kg per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0064 kg per person, 26.4× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 0.1687 kg per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.1442 kg per person, 1.2× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0666 kg per person | 0.0601 kg per person | 0.0734 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0757 kg per person | 0.0647 kg per person | 0.0878 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0937 kg per person | 0.0802 kg per person | 0.1102 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1215 kg per person | 0.101 kg per person | 0.146 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1561 kg per person | 0.1375 kg per person | 0.1825 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1625 kg per person | 0.1593 kg per person | 0.1679 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1674 kg per person | 0.1665 kg per person | 0.1687 kg per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
- 32 Ghana 0.1786 kg per person compare
- 33 Sierra Leone 0.1756 kg per person compare
- 34 Mexico 0.1702 kg per person compare
- 36 South Africa 0.1676 kg per person compare
- 37 Iraq 0.1673 kg per person compare
- 38 Seychelles 0.1655 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 volatilises (n content), per in Costa Rica?
- Chickens — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per in Costa Rica was 0.1687 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest chickens — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1825 kg per person in 2007.
- What is the lowest chickens — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0601 kg per person in 1961.
- How does Costa Rica rank for chickens — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per?
- Costa Rica ranks 35th out of 168 countries with data for 2023.
- Is chickens — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per 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 volatilises (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 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 — Manure left on pasture that volatilises (N content) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Chickens — Manure left on pasture that volatilises 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 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.