Goats — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Goats — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita was 0.228 kg per person in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Goats — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita in Costa Rica, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 0.228 kg per person for goats — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita in 2023.
That represents a change of down 2.0% on the previous year and down 10.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, goats — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita in Costa Rica peaked at 0.274 kg per person in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.0077 kg per person, in 1990.
Costa Rica ranks 118th of 162 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Goats — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0163 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0157 kg per person | -3.6% |
| 1963 | 0.0142 kg per person | -10.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0147 kg per person | +3.5% |
| 1965 | 0.0142 kg per person | -3.3% |
| 1966 | 0.0128 kg per person | -9.6% |
| 1967 | 0.0127 kg per person | -1.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0121 kg per person | -4.9% |
| 1969 | 0.0116 kg per person | -4.2% |
| 1970 | 0.0106 kg per person | -8.3% |
| 1971 | 0.0103 kg per person | -2.6% |
| 1972 | 0.0101 kg per person | -2.6% |
| 1973 | 0.0098 kg per person | -2.5% |
| 1974 | 0.0096 kg per person | -2.5% |
| 1975 | 0.0093 kg per person | -2.5% |
| 1976 | 0.0091 kg per person | -2.6% |
| 1977 | 0.0088 kg per person | -2.6% |
| 1978 | 0.0086 kg per person | -2.6% |
| 1979 | 0.0084 kg per person | -2.7% |
| 1980 | 0.0085 kg per person | +1.1% |
| 1981 | 0.0085 kg per person | +0.9% |
| 1982 | 0.0089 kg per person | +4.2% |
| 1983 | 0.0092 kg per person | +3.8% |
| 1984 | 0.009 kg per person | -2.7% |
| 1985 | 0.0088 kg per person | -2.7% |
| 1986 | 0.0085 kg per person | -2.7% |
| 1987 | 0.0083 kg per person | -2.6% |
| 1988 | 0.0081 kg per person | -2.5% |
| 1989 | 0.0079 kg per person | -2.5% |
| 1990 | 0.0077 kg per person | -2.5% |
| 1991 | 0.2342 kg per person | +2946.5% |
| 1992 | 0.2037 kg per person | -13.0% |
| 1993 | 0.2158 kg per person | +5.9% |
| 1994 | 0.2176 kg per person | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 0.2167 kg per person | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 0.2106 kg per person | -2.8% |
| 1997 | 0.2023 kg per person | -4.0% |
| 1998 | 0.1979 kg per person | -2.2% |
| 1999 | 0.1942 kg per person | -1.9% |
| 2000 | 0.1905 kg per person | -1.9% |
| 2001 | 0.2058 kg per person | +8.0% |
| 2002 | 0.2208 kg per person | +7.3% |
| 2003 | 0.2175 kg per person | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 0.2322 kg per person | +6.8% |
| 2005 | 0.2464 kg per person | +6.1% |
| 2006 | 0.243 kg per person | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 0.274 kg per person | +12.7% |
| 2008 | 0.2534 kg per person | -7.5% |
| 2009 | 0.2667 kg per person | +5.3% |
| 2010 | 0.2568 kg per person | -3.7% |
| 2011 | 0.2441 kg per person | -5.0% |
| 2012 | 0.2573 kg per person | +5.4% |
| 2013 | 0.2545 kg per person | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 0.2517 kg per person | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 0.2491 kg per person | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 0.2466 kg per person | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 0.2137 kg per person | -13.3% |
| 2018 | 0.2118 kg per person | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 0.21 kg per person | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 0.1996 kg per person | -4.9% |
| 2021 | 0.2066 kg per person | +3.5% |
| 2022 | 0.2326 kg per person | +12.6% |
| 2023 | 0.228 kg per person | -2.0% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 0.228 kg per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.2275 kg per person, 1.0× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 0.228 kg per person is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.3173 kg per person, 72% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Goats — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | +2946.5% | 0.0077 kg per person | 0.2342 kg per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0138 kg per person | 0.0116 kg per person | 0.0163 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0095 kg per person | 0.0084 kg per person | 0.0106 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0086 kg per person | 0.0079 kg per person | 0.0092 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1901 kg per person | 0.0077 kg per person | 0.2342 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.235 kg per person | 0.1905 kg per person | 0.274 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2396 kg per person | 0.21 kg per person | 0.2573 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2167 kg per person | 0.1996 kg per person | 0.2326 kg per person | 4 |
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- Temperature change 1.61 °C (2025)
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- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is goats — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita in Costa Rica?
- Goats — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita in Costa Rica was 0.228 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest goats — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.274 kg per person in 2007.
- What is the lowest goats — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0077 kg per person in 1990.
- How does Costa Rica rank for goats — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita?
- Costa Rica ranks 118th out of 162 countries with data for 2023.
- Is goats — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Goats — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Goats — Amount excreted in manure (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.
Goats — Amount excreted in manure (N content) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Goats — Amount excreted in manure 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.
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Goats — Amount excreted in manure (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.