Goats: Manure left on pasture … left square kilometre leaches in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Goats: Manure left on pasture … left square kilometre leaches was 6.77 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Goats — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content), per square in Costa Rica, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 6.77 kg per square kilometre for goats — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per square in 2023.
That represents a change of down 1.5% on the previous year and down 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, goats — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per square in Costa Rica peaked at 6.98 kg per square kilometre in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.1134 kg per square kilometre, in 1970.
Costa Rica ranks 110th 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: Manure left on pasture … left square kilometre leaches in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.1309 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.1309 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.1222 kg per square kilometre | -6.7% |
| 1964 | 0.1309 kg per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 1965 | 0.1309 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.1222 kg per square kilometre | -6.7% |
| 1967 | 0.1248 kg per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1968 | 0.1222 kg per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 1969 | 0.1204 kg per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 1970 | 0.1134 kg per square kilometre | -5.8% |
| 1971 | 0.1134 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.1134 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.1134 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.1134 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.1134 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.1134 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.1134 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.1134 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.1134 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.1178 kg per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1981 | 0.1222 kg per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1982 | 0.1309 kg per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 1983 | 0.1396 kg per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 1984 | 0.1396 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.1396 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.1396 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.1396 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.1396 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.1396 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.1396 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 4.36 kg per square kilometre | +3025.0% |
| 1992 | 3.89 kg per square kilometre | -10.8% |
| 1993 | 4.23 kg per square kilometre | +8.6% |
| 1994 | 4.37 kg per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1995 | 4.46 kg per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1996 | 4.43 kg per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 4.36 kg per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 1998 | 4.35 kg per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1999 | 4.36 kg per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 4.36 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 4.8 kg per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 2002 | 5.24 kg per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 2003 | 5.24 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 5.67 kg per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 2005 | 6.11 kg per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 2006 | 6.11 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 6.98 kg per square kilometre | +14.3% |
| 2008 | 6.54 kg per square kilometre | -6.3% |
| 2009 | 6.98 kg per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 2010 | 6.81 kg per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 2011 | 6.54 kg per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 2012 | 6.98 kg per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 2013 | 6.98 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 6.98 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 6.98 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 6.98 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 6.11 kg per square kilometre | -12.5% |
| 2018 | 6.11 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 6.11 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 5.85 kg per square kilometre | -4.3% |
| 2021 | 6.08 kg per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 2022 | 6.87 kg per square kilometre | +13.0% |
| 2023 | 6.77 kg per square kilometre | -1.5% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 6.77 kg per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 6.77 kg per square kilometre, 1.0× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 6.77 kg per square kilometre is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 6.73 kg per square kilometre, 1.0× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Goats: Manure left on pasture … left square kilometre leaches 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 | +3025.0% | 0.1396 kg per square kilometre | 4.36 kg per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1261 kg per square kilometre | 0.1204 kg per square kilometre | 0.1309 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.1134 kg per square kilometre | 0.1134 kg per square kilometre | 0.1134 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1348 kg per square kilometre | 0.1178 kg per square kilometre | 0.1396 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.9 kg per square kilometre | 0.1396 kg per square kilometre | 4.46 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.8 kg per square kilometre | 4.36 kg per square kilometre | 6.98 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.66 kg per square kilometre | 6.11 kg per square kilometre | 6.98 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.39 kg per square kilometre | 5.85 kg per square kilometre | 6.87 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is goats — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per square in Costa Rica?
- Goats — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per square in Costa Rica was 6.77 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest goats — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per square recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 6.98 kg per square kilometre in 2007.
- What is the lowest goats — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per square recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1134 kg per square kilometre in 1970.
- How does Costa Rica rank for goats — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per square?
- Costa Rica ranks 110th out of 162 countries with data for 2023.
- Is goats — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per square rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.0%. 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 square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Goats — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content) divided by Land area (sq. km), 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) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Goats — Manure left on pasture that leaches Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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
Goats — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.