How does Costa Rica rank for horses — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre?

Costa Rica ranks 14th out of 143 countries with data for 2023.

Is horses — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre rising or falling in Costa Rica?

Over the last ten years it is down 6.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Horses — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre in Costa Rica

Name: Horses — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre in Costa Rica
Creator: Statizoid (derived)
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Costa Rica: Horses — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre was 92.01 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)

92.01 kg per square kilometre

Change on year

up 0.1%

World rank

14th

of 143 countries

All-time high

98.63 kg per square kilometre

in 2016

All-time low

52.39 kg per square kilometre

in 2014

Years of data

1961–2023

Horses — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre in Costa Rica, 1961–2023

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.

Analysis

The most recent figure for horses — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in Costa Rica is 92.01 kg per square kilometre, measured in 2023.

The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 6.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, horses — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in Costa Rica peaked at 98.63 kg per square kilometre in 2016 and was at its lowest, 52.39 kg per square kilometre, in 2014.

That places Costa Rica 14th out of 143 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.

Horses — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre in Costa Rica, year by year

Annual values for Horses — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre in Costa Rica, 1961 to 2023.
Year	kg per square kilometre	Change
1961	75.91 kg per square kilometre	—
1962	77.48 kg per square kilometre	+2.1%
1963	78.37 kg per square kilometre	+1.2%
1964	79.04 kg per square kilometre	+0.9%
1965	79.04 kg per square kilometre	+0.0%
1966	80.61 kg per square kilometre	+2.0%
1967	82.17 kg per square kilometre	+1.9%
1968	83.74 kg per square kilometre	+1.9%
1969	83.49 kg per square kilometre	-0.3%
1970	84.99 kg per square kilometre	+1.8%
1971	86.56 kg per square kilometre	+1.8%
1972	88.12 kg per square kilometre	+1.8%
1973	79.42 kg per square kilometre	-9.9%
1974	86.09 kg per square kilometre	+8.4%
1975	82.17 kg per square kilometre	-4.5%
1976	83.74 kg per square kilometre	+1.9%
1977	85.3 kg per square kilometre	+1.9%
1978	86.87 kg per square kilometre	+1.8%
1979	87.65 kg per square kilometre	+0.9%
1980	88.04 kg per square kilometre	+0.4%
1981	88.44 kg per square kilometre	+0.4%
1982	88.44 kg per square kilometre	+0.0%
1983	88.44 kg per square kilometre	+0.0%
1984	88.44 kg per square kilometre	+0.0%
1985	88.44 kg per square kilometre	+0.0%
1986	89.22 kg per square kilometre	+0.9%
1987	89.22 kg per square kilometre	+0.0%
1988	89.22 kg per square kilometre	+0.0%
1989	89.22 kg per square kilometre	+0.0%
1990	89.22 kg per square kilometre	+0.0%
1991	89.3 kg per square kilometre	+0.1%
1992	89.37 kg per square kilometre	+0.1%
1993	89.45 kg per square kilometre	+0.1%
1994	89.53 kg per square kilometre	+0.1%
1995	89.61 kg per square kilometre	+0.1%
1996	89.61 kg per square kilometre	+0.0%
1997	89.61 kg per square kilometre	+0.0%
1998	89.61 kg per square kilometre	+0.0%
1999	89.61 kg per square kilometre	+0.0%
2000	89.61 kg per square kilometre	+0.0%
2001	89.61 kg per square kilometre	+0.0%
2002	89.61 kg per square kilometre	+0.0%
2003	90 kg per square kilometre	+0.4%
2004	90 kg per square kilometre	+0.0%
2005	90 kg per square kilometre	+0.0%
2006	90 kg per square kilometre	+0.0%
2007	93.91 kg per square kilometre	+4.3%
2008	95.48 kg per square kilometre	+1.7%
2009	96.26 kg per square kilometre	+0.8%
2010	97.04 kg per square kilometre	+0.8%
2011	97.83 kg per square kilometre	+0.8%
2012	98.45 kg per square kilometre	+0.6%
2013	98.61 kg per square kilometre	+0.2%
2014	52.39 kg per square kilometre	-46.9%
2015	98.62 kg per square kilometre	+88.2%
2016	98.63 kg per square kilometre	+0.0%
2017	93.55 kg per square kilometre	-5.2%
2018	91.8 kg per square kilometre	-1.9%
2019	91.55 kg per square kilometre	-0.3%
2020	91.76 kg per square kilometre	+0.2%
2021	91.89 kg per square kilometre	+0.1%
2022	91.95 kg per square kilometre	+0.1%
2023	92.01 kg per square kilometre	+0.1%

Costa Rica compared with similar countries

Costa Rica's 92.01 kg per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 16.63 kg per square kilometre, 5.5× the median. (50 countries reporting)
Costa Rica's 92.01 kg per square kilometre is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 44.77 kg per square kilometre, 2.1× the median. (29 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Horses — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre 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
2015	+88.2%	52.39 kg per square kilometre	98.62 kg per square kilometre
2014	-46.9%	98.61 kg per square kilometre	52.39 kg per square kilometre

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	79.99 kg per square kilometre	75.91 kg per square kilometre	83.74 kg per square kilometre	9
1970s	85.09 kg per square kilometre	79.42 kg per square kilometre	88.12 kg per square kilometre	10
1980s	88.71 kg per square kilometre	88.04 kg per square kilometre	89.22 kg per square kilometre	10
1990s	89.49 kg per square kilometre	89.22 kg per square kilometre	89.61 kg per square kilometre	10
2000s	91.45 kg per square kilometre	89.61 kg per square kilometre	96.26 kg per square kilometre	10
2010s	91.85 kg per square kilometre	52.39 kg per square kilometre	98.63 kg per square kilometre	10
2020s	91.9 kg per square kilometre	91.76 kg per square kilometre	92.01 kg per square kilometre	4

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

11 Barbados 114.77 kg per square kilometre compare
12 Kyrgyzstan 113.03 kg per square kilometre compare
13 Uruguay 92.2 kg per square kilometre compare
15 Nicaragua 89.25 kg per square kilometre compare
16 Gambia 87.67 kg per square kilometre compare
17 Lesotho 87.02 kg per square kilometre compare

See the full ranking of 145 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is horses — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in Costa Rica?: Horses — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in Costa Rica was 92.01 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest horses — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre recorded in Costa Rica?: The highest recorded value was 98.63 kg per square kilometre in 2016.
What is the lowest horses — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre recorded in Costa Rica?: The lowest recorded value was 52.39 kg per square kilometre in 2014.
How does Costa Rica rank for horses — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre?: Costa Rica ranks 14th out of 143 countries with data for 2023.
Is horses — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre rising or falling in Costa Rica?: Over the last ten years it is down 6.7%. 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 Horses — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Horses — Amount excreted in manure (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.

Horses — Amount excreted in manure (N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)

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Horses — Amount excreted in manure Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)

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Indicator: Horses — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre
Unit: kg per square kilometre
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 145 places, 8,113 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 08 October 2026

Horses — Amount excreted in manure (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.