Horses — Manure applied to soils (N content) in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Horses — Manure applied to soils (N content) was 46,980 kg in 2023. ▲ Rising
Horses — Manure applied to soils in Costa Rica, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 46,980 kg for horses — manure applied to soils in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 6.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, horses — manure applied to soils in Costa Rica peaked at 50,362 kg in 2016 and was at its lowest, 26,750 kg, in 2014.
That places Costa Rica 75th out of 164 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) in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | kg | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 38,761 kg | — |
| 1962 | 39,561 kg | +2.1% |
| 1963 | 40,018 kg | +1.2% |
| 1964 | 40,360 kg | +0.9% |
| 1965 | 40,360 kg | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 41,159 kg | +2.0% |
| 1967 | 41,958 kg | +1.9% |
| 1968 | 42,757 kg | +1.9% |
| 1969 | 42,630 kg | -0.3% |
| 1970 | 43,397 kg | +1.8% |
| 1971 | 44,196 kg | +1.8% |
| 1972 | 44,995 kg | +1.8% |
| 1973 | 40,552 kg | -9.9% |
| 1974 | 43,956 kg | +8.4% |
| 1975 | 41,958 kg | -4.5% |
| 1976 | 42,757 kg | +1.9% |
| 1977 | 43,557 kg | +1.9% |
| 1978 | 44,356 kg | +1.8% |
| 1979 | 44,755 kg | +0.9% |
| 1980 | 44,955 kg | +0.4% |
| 1981 | 45,155 kg | +0.4% |
| 1982 | 45,155 kg | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 45,155 kg | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 45,155 kg | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 45,155 kg | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 45,555 kg | +0.9% |
| 1987 | 45,555 kg | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 45,555 kg | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 45,555 kg | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 45,555 kg | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 45,595 kg | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 45,634 kg | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 45,674 kg | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 45,714 kg | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 45,754 kg | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 45,754 kg | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 45,754 kg | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 45,754 kg | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 45,754 kg | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 45,754 kg | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 45,754 kg | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 45,754 kg | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 45,954 kg | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 45,954 kg | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 45,954 kg | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 45,954 kg | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 47,952 kg | +4.3% |
| 2008 | 48,751 kg | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 49,151 kg | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 49,551 kg | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 49,950 kg | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 50,270 kg | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 50,350 kg | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 26,750 kg | -46.9% |
| 2015 | 50,356 kg | +88.2% |
| 2016 | 50,362 kg | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 47,765 kg | -5.2% |
| 2018 | 46,873 kg | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 46,745 kg | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 46,852 kg | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 46,920 kg | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 46,950 kg | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 46,980 kg | +0.1% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 46,980 kg is above the median for high income countries, which is 37,600 kg, 1.2× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 46,980 kg is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 53,382 kg, 88% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Horses — Manure applied to soils (N content) 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% | 26,750 kg | 50,356 kg |
| 2014 | -46.9% | 50,350 kg | 26,750 kg |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 40,841 kg | 38,761 kg | 42,757 kg | 9 |
| 1970s | 43,448 kg | 40,552 kg | 44,995 kg | 10 |
| 1980s | 45,295 kg | 44,955 kg | 45,555 kg | 10 |
| 1990s | 45,694 kg | 45,555 kg | 45,754 kg | 10 |
| 2000s | 46,693 kg | 45,754 kg | 49,151 kg | 10 |
| 2010s | 46,897 kg | 26,750 kg | 50,362 kg | 10 |
| 2020s | 46,926 kg | 46,852 kg | 46,980 kg | 4 |
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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 in Costa Rica?
- Horses — manure applied to soils in Costa Rica was 46,980 kg in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest horses — manure applied to soils recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 50,362 kg in 2016.
- What is the lowest horses — manure applied to soils recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 26,750 kg in 2014.
- How does Costa Rica rank for horses — manure applied to soils?
- Costa Rica ranks 75th out of 164 countries with data for 2023.
- Is horses — manure applied to soils 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 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Horses — Manure applied to soils (N content). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Livestock Manure domain of FAOSTAT contains estimates of nitrogen (N) inputs to agricultural soils from livestock manure. Data on the N losses to air and water are also disseminated. These estimates are compiled using official FAOSTAT statistics of animal stocks and by applying the internationally approved Guidelines of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). Data are available by country, with global coverage and updated annually.The following elements are disseminated: 1) Stocks; 2) Amount excreted in manure (N content); 3) Manure left on pasture (N content); 4) Manure left on pasture that volatilises (N content); 5) Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content); 6) Manure treated (N content); 7) Losses from manure treated (N content); 8) Manure applied to soils (N content); 9) Manure applied to soils that volatilises (N content); 10) Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content).