How does Costa Rica rank for goats — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per capita?

Costa Rica ranks 117th out of 162 countries with data for 2023.

Is goats — manure left on pasture that leaches (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.

Goats — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content), per capita in Costa Rica

Name: Goats — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content), per capita in Costa Rica
Creator: Statizoid (derived)
License: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page

Costa Rica: Goats — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content), per capita was 0.0677 kg per person in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)

0.0677 kg per person

Change on year

down 2.0%

World rank

117th

of 162 countries

All-time high

0.0814 kg per person

in 2007

All-time low

0.0023 kg per person

in 1990

Years of data

1961–2023

Goats — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content), per capita in Costa Rica, 1961–2023

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.

Analysis

In 2023, goats — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per capita in Costa Rica stood at 0.0677 kg per person.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.0% on the previous year and down 10.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, goats — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per capita in Costa Rica peaked at 0.0814 kg per person in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.0023 kg per person, in 1990.

That places Costa Rica 117th out of 162 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Goats — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content), per capita in Costa Rica, year by year

Annual values for Goats — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content), per capita in Costa Rica, 1961 to 2023.
Year	kg per person	Change
1961	0.0049 kg per person	—
1962	0.0047 kg per person	-3.6%
1963	0.0042 kg per person	-10.0%
1964	0.0044 kg per person	+3.5%
1965	0.0042 kg per person	-3.3%
1966	0.0038 kg per person	-9.6%
1967	0.0038 kg per person	-1.0%
1968	0.0036 kg per person	-4.9%
1969	0.0034 kg per person	-4.2%
1970	0.0031 kg per person	-8.3%
1971	0.0031 kg per person	-2.6%
1972	0.003 kg per person	-2.6%
1973	0.0029 kg per person	-2.5%
1974	0.0028 kg per person	-2.5%
1975	0.0028 kg per person	-2.5%
1976	0.0027 kg per person	-2.6%
1977	0.0026 kg per person	-2.6%
1978	0.0026 kg per person	-2.6%
1979	0.0025 kg per person	-2.7%
1980	0.0025 kg per person	+1.1%
1981	0.0025 kg per person	+0.9%
1982	0.0026 kg per person	+4.2%
1983	0.0027 kg per person	+3.8%
1984	0.0027 kg per person	-2.7%
1985	0.0026 kg per person	-2.7%
1986	0.0025 kg per person	-2.7%
1987	0.0025 kg per person	-2.6%
1988	0.0024 kg per person	-2.5%
1989	0.0023 kg per person	-2.5%
1990	0.0023 kg per person	-2.5%
1991	0.0696 kg per person	+2946.5%
1992	0.0605 kg per person	-13.0%
1993	0.0641 kg per person	+5.9%
1994	0.0646 kg per person	+0.9%
1995	0.0643 kg per person	-0.4%
1996	0.0626 kg per person	-2.8%
1997	0.0601 kg per person	-4.0%
1998	0.0588 kg per person	-2.2%
1999	0.0577 kg per person	-1.9%
2000	0.0566 kg per person	-1.9%
2001	0.0611 kg per person	+8.0%
2002	0.0656 kg per person	+7.3%
2003	0.0646 kg per person	-1.5%
2004	0.069 kg per person	+6.8%
2005	0.0732 kg per person	+6.1%
2006	0.0722 kg per person	-1.4%
2007	0.0814 kg per person	+12.7%
2008	0.0753 kg per person	-7.5%
2009	0.0792 kg per person	+5.3%
2010	0.0763 kg per person	-3.7%
2011	0.0725 kg per person	-5.0%
2012	0.0764 kg per person	+5.4%
2013	0.0756 kg per person	-1.1%
2014	0.0748 kg per person	-1.1%
2015	0.074 kg per person	-1.1%
2016	0.0732 kg per person	-1.0%
2017	0.0635 kg per person	-13.3%
2018	0.0629 kg per person	-0.9%
2019	0.0624 kg per person	-0.8%
2020	0.0593 kg per person	-4.9%
2021	0.0614 kg per person	+3.5%
2022	0.0691 kg per person	+12.6%
2023	0.0677 kg per person	-2.0%

Costa Rica compared with similar countries

Costa Rica's 0.0677 kg per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.067 kg per person, 1.0× the median. (53 countries reporting)
Costa Rica's 0.0677 kg per person is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0942 kg per person, 72% of the median. (32 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Goats — Manure left on pasture that leaches (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%	0.0023 kg per person	0.0696 kg per person

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	0.0041 kg per person	0.0034 kg per person	0.0049 kg per person	9
1970s	0.0028 kg per person	0.0025 kg per person	0.0031 kg per person	10
1980s	0.0025 kg per person	0.0023 kg per person	0.0027 kg per person	10
1990s	0.0565 kg per person	0.0023 kg per person	0.0696 kg per person	10
2000s	0.0698 kg per person	0.0566 kg per person	0.0814 kg per person	10
2010s	0.0712 kg per person	0.0624 kg per person	0.0764 kg per person	10
2020s	0.0644 kg per person	0.0593 kg per person	0.0691 kg per person	4

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

114 Paraguay 0.0742 kg per person compare
115 New Zealand 0.0702 kg per person compare
116 Sri Lanka 0.068 kg per person compare
118 Norway 0.0674 kg per person compare
119 Bahrain 0.067 kg per person compare
120 Slovenia 0.0655 kg per person compare

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More environment data for 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)

All data for Costa Rica →

Frequently asked questions

What is goats — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per capita in Costa Rica?: Goats — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per capita in Costa Rica was 0.0677 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest goats — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per capita recorded in Costa Rica?: The highest recorded value was 0.0814 kg per person in 2007.
What is the lowest goats — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per capita recorded in Costa Rica?: The lowest recorded value was 0.0023 kg per person in 1990.
How does Costa Rica rank for goats — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per capita?: Costa Rica ranks 117th out of 162 countries with data for 2023.
Is goats — manure left on pasture that leaches (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 — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Goats — 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.

Goats — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content) ÷ Population, total

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Goats — 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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Indicator: Goats — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content), per capita
Unit: kg per person
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 164 places, 9,248 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 08 October 2026

Goats — 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.