Horses — Manure applied to soils (N content), per square kilometre in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Horses — Manure applied to soils (N content), per square kilometre was 0.9201 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Horses — Manure applied to soils (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 — manure applied to soils (n content), per square kilometre in Costa Rica is 0.9201 kg per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and down 6.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, horses — manure applied to soils (n content), per square kilometre in Costa Rica peaked at 0.9863 kg per square kilometre in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.5239 kg per square kilometre, in 2014.
That places Costa Rica 38th out of 143 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Horses — Manure applied to soils (N content), per square kilometre in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.7591 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.7748 kg per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1963 | 0.7837 kg per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1964 | 0.7904 kg per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1965 | 0.7904 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.8061 kg per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1967 | 0.8217 kg per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1968 | 0.8374 kg per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1969 | 0.8349 kg per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1970 | 0.8499 kg per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1971 | 0.8656 kg per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1972 | 0.8812 kg per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1973 | 0.7942 kg per square kilometre | -9.9% |
| 1974 | 0.8609 kg per square kilometre | +8.4% |
| 1975 | 0.8217 kg per square kilometre | -4.5% |
| 1976 | 0.8374 kg per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1977 | 0.853 kg per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1978 | 0.8687 kg per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1979 | 0.8765 kg per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1980 | 0.8804 kg per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1981 | 0.8844 kg per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1982 | 0.8844 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.8844 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.8844 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.8844 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.8922 kg per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1987 | 0.8922 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.8922 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.8922 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.8922 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.893 kg per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 0.8937 kg per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 0.8945 kg per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 0.8953 kg per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 0.8961 kg per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 0.8961 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.8961 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.8961 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.8961 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.8961 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.8961 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.8961 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.9 kg per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 0.9 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.9 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.9 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.9391 kg per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 2008 | 0.9548 kg per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 0.9626 kg per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 0.9704 kg per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 0.9783 kg per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 0.9845 kg per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 0.9861 kg per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 0.5239 kg per square kilometre | -46.9% |
| 2015 | 0.9862 kg per square kilometre | +88.2% |
| 2016 | 0.9863 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.9355 kg per square kilometre | -5.2% |
| 2018 | 0.918 kg per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 0.9155 kg per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.9176 kg per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 0.9189 kg per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.9195 kg per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.9201 kg per square kilometre | +0.1% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 0.9201 kg per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.4629 kg per square kilometre, 2.0× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 0.9201 kg per square kilometre is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.4477 kg per square kilometre, 2.1× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Horses — Manure applied to soils (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% | 0.5239 kg per square kilometre | 0.9862 kg per square kilometre |
| 2014 | -46.9% | 0.9861 kg per square kilometre | 0.5239 kg per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.7999 kg per square kilometre | 0.7591 kg per square kilometre | 0.8374 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.8509 kg per square kilometre | 0.7942 kg per square kilometre | 0.8812 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.8871 kg per square kilometre | 0.8804 kg per square kilometre | 0.8922 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8949 kg per square kilometre | 0.8922 kg per square kilometre | 0.8961 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9145 kg per square kilometre | 0.8961 kg per square kilometre | 0.9626 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9185 kg per square kilometre | 0.5239 kg per square kilometre | 0.9863 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.919 kg per square kilometre | 0.9176 kg per square kilometre | 0.9201 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
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 horses — manure applied to soils (n content), per square kilometre in Costa Rica?
- Horses — manure applied to soils (n content), per square kilometre in Costa Rica was 0.9201 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest horses — manure applied to soils (n content), per square kilometre recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9863 kg per square kilometre in 2016.
- What is the lowest horses — manure applied to soils (n content), per square kilometre recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5239 kg per square kilometre in 2014.
- How does Costa Rica rank for horses — manure applied to soils (n content), per square kilometre?
- Costa Rica ranks 38th out of 143 countries with data for 2023.
- Is horses — manure applied to soils (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 — Manure applied to soils (N content), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Horses — Manure applied to soils (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 — Manure applied to soils (N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Horses — Manure applied to soils 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
Horses — Manure applied to soils (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.