How does Costa Rica rank for horses — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per capita?

Costa Rica ranks 45th out of 143 countries with data for 2023.

Is horses — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per capita rising or falling in Costa Rica?

Over the last ten years it is down 13.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Horses — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content), per capita in Costa Rica

Name: Horses — Manure applied to soils 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: Horses — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content), per capita was 0.0028 kg per person in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)

0.0028 kg per person

Change on year

down 0.4%

World rank

45th

of 143 countries

All-time high

0.0084 kg per person

in 1961

All-time low

0.0017 kg per person

in 2014

Years of data

1961–2023

Horses — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content), per capita in Costa Rica, 1961–2023

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

Analysis

In 2023, horses — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per capita in Costa Rica stood at 0.0028 kg per person.

The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 13.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, horses — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per capita in Costa Rica peaked at 0.0084 kg per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0017 kg per person, in 2014.

Costa Rica ranks 45th of 143 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Horses — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content), per capita in Costa Rica, year by year

Annual values for Horses — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content), per capita in Costa Rica, 1961 to 2023.
Year	kg per person	Change
1961	0.0084 kg per person	—
1962	0.0083 kg per person	-1.6%
1963	0.0081 kg per person	-2.4%
1964	0.0079 kg per person	-2.6%
1965	0.0076 kg per person	-3.3%
1966	0.0075 kg per person	-1.3%
1967	0.0075 kg per person	-1.2%
1968	0.0074 kg per person	-1.0%
1969	0.0071 kg per person	-3.1%
1970	0.0071 kg per person	-1.0%
1971	0.007 kg per person	-0.8%
1972	0.007 kg per person	-0.8%
1973	0.0061 kg per person	-12.1%
1974	0.0065 kg per person	+5.7%
1975	0.006 kg per person	-7.0%
1976	0.006 kg per person	-0.7%
1977	0.0059 kg per person	-0.8%
1978	0.0059 kg per person	-0.8%
1979	0.0058 kg per person	-1.8%
1980	0.0056 kg per person	-2.2%
1981	0.0055 kg per person	-2.3%
1982	0.0054 kg per person	-2.7%
1983	0.0052 kg per person	-2.7%
1984	0.0051 kg per person	-2.7%
1985	0.0049 kg per person	-2.7%
1986	0.0049 kg per person	-1.8%
1987	0.0047 kg per person	-2.6%
1988	0.0046 kg per person	-2.5%
1989	0.0045 kg per person	-2.5%
1990	0.0044 kg per person	-2.5%
1991	0.0043 kg per person	-2.4%
1992	0.0042 kg per person	-2.4%
1993	0.0041 kg per person	-2.4%
1994	0.004 kg per person	-2.3%
1995	0.0039 kg per person	-2.3%
1996	0.0038 kg per person	-2.3%
1997	0.0037 kg per person	-2.2%
1998	0.0036 kg per person	-2.1%
1999	0.0036 kg per person	-2.1%
2000	0.0035 kg per person	-1.9%
2001	0.0034 kg per person	-1.8%
2002	0.0034 kg per person	-1.6%
2003	0.0033 kg per person	-1.1%
2004	0.0033 kg per person	-1.5%
2005	0.0032 kg per person	-1.4%
2006	0.0032 kg per person	-1.4%
2007	0.0033 kg per person	+2.9%
2008	0.0033 kg per person	+0.3%
2009	0.0033 kg per person	-0.5%
2010	0.0033 kg per person	-0.4%
2011	0.0033 kg per person	-0.4%
2012	0.0032 kg per person	-0.5%
2013	0.0032 kg per person	-1.0%
2014	0.0017 kg per person	-47.4%
2015	0.0031 kg per person	+86.3%
2016	0.0031 kg per person	-1.0%
2017	0.0029 kg per person	-6.0%
2018	0.0028 kg per person	-2.8%
2019	0.0028 kg per person	-1.1%
2020	0.0028 kg per person	-0.5%
2021	0.0028 kg per person	-0.4%
2022	0.0028 kg per person	-0.4%
2023	0.0028 kg per person	-0.4%

Costa Rica compared with similar countries

Costa Rica's 0.0028 kg per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.002 kg per person, 1.4× the median. (50 countries reporting)
Costa Rica's 0.0028 kg per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0019 kg per person, 1.5× the median. (29 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Horses — Manure applied to soils 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
2015	+86.3%	0.0017 kg per person	0.0031 kg per person
2014	-47.4%	0.0032 kg per person	0.0017 kg per person

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	0.0078 kg per person	0.0071 kg per person	0.0084 kg per person	9
1970s	0.0063 kg per person	0.0058 kg per person	0.0071 kg per person	10
1980s	0.005 kg per person	0.0045 kg per person	0.0056 kg per person	10
1990s	0.0039 kg per person	0.0036 kg per person	0.0044 kg per person	10
2000s	0.0033 kg per person	0.0032 kg per person	0.0035 kg per person	10
2010s	0.0029 kg per person	0.0017 kg per person	0.0033 kg per person	10
2020s	0.0028 kg per person	0.0028 kg per person	0.0028 kg per person	4

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

42 Norway 0.0029 kg per person compare
43 Spain 0.0028 kg per person compare
44 Panama 0.0028 kg per person compare
46 Luxembourg 0.0027 kg per person compare
47 Montenegro 0.0027 kg per person compare
48 Peru 0.0026 kg per person compare

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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)

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Frequently asked questions

What is horses — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per capita in Costa Rica?: Horses — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per capita in Costa Rica was 0.0028 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest horses — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per capita recorded in Costa Rica?: The highest recorded value was 0.0084 kg per person in 1961.
What is the lowest horses — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per capita recorded in Costa Rica?: The lowest recorded value was 0.0017 kg per person in 2014.
How does Costa Rica rank for horses — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per capita?: Costa Rica ranks 45th out of 143 countries with data for 2023.
Is horses — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per capita rising or falling in Costa Rica?: Over the last ten years it is down 13.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Costa Rica data come from?: The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Horses — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Horses — Manure applied to soils 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.

Horses — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content) ÷ Population, total

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Horses — Manure applied to soils that leaches Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)

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Indicator: Horses — Manure applied to soils 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: 145 places, 8,113 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 07 October 2026

Horses — Manure applied to soils 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.