Horses: Manure applied to soils … applied square kilometre leaches in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Horses: Manure applied to soils … applied square kilometre leaches was 0.276 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Horses — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content), per square in Costa Rica, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, horses — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per square in Costa Rica stood at 0.276 kg per square kilometre.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 6.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, horses — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per square in Costa Rica peaked at 0.2959 kg per square kilometre in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.1572 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 … applied square kilometre leaches in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.2277 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.2324 kg per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1963 | 0.2351 kg per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1964 | 0.2371 kg per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1965 | 0.2371 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.2418 kg per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1967 | 0.2465 kg per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1968 | 0.2512 kg per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1969 | 0.2505 kg per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1970 | 0.255 kg per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1971 | 0.2597 kg per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1972 | 0.2644 kg per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1973 | 0.2383 kg per square kilometre | -9.9% |
| 1974 | 0.2583 kg per square kilometre | +8.4% |
| 1975 | 0.2465 kg per square kilometre | -4.5% |
| 1976 | 0.2512 kg per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1977 | 0.2559 kg per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1978 | 0.2606 kg per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1979 | 0.263 kg per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1980 | 0.2641 kg per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1981 | 0.2653 kg per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1982 | 0.2653 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.2653 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.2653 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.2653 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.2677 kg per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1987 | 0.2677 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.2677 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.2677 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.2677 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.2679 kg per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 0.2681 kg per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 0.2684 kg per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 0.2686 kg per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 0.2688 kg per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 0.2688 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.2688 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.2688 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.2688 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.2688 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.2688 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.2688 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.27 kg per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 0.27 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.27 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.27 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.2817 kg per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 2008 | 0.2864 kg per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 0.2888 kg per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 0.2911 kg per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 0.2935 kg per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 0.2954 kg per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 0.2958 kg per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 0.1572 kg per square kilometre | -46.9% |
| 2015 | 0.2959 kg per square kilometre | +88.2% |
| 2016 | 0.2959 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.2806 kg per square kilometre | -5.2% |
| 2018 | 0.2754 kg per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 0.2746 kg per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.2753 kg per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 0.2757 kg per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.2759 kg per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.276 kg per square kilometre | +0.1% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 0.276 kg per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.1389 kg per square kilometre, 2.0× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 0.276 kg per square kilometre is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.1343 kg per square kilometre, 2.1× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Horses: Manure applied to soils … applied 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | +88.2% | 0.1572 kg per square kilometre | 0.2959 kg per square kilometre |
| 2014 | -46.9% | 0.2958 kg per square kilometre | 0.1572 kg per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.24 kg per square kilometre | 0.2277 kg per square kilometre | 0.2512 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.2553 kg per square kilometre | 0.2383 kg per square kilometre | 0.2644 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2661 kg per square kilometre | 0.2641 kg per square kilometre | 0.2677 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2685 kg per square kilometre | 0.2677 kg per square kilometre | 0.2688 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2743 kg per square kilometre | 0.2688 kg per square kilometre | 0.2888 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2755 kg per square kilometre | 0.1572 kg per square kilometre | 0.2959 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2757 kg per square kilometre | 0.2753 kg per square kilometre | 0.276 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 that leaches (n content), per square in Costa Rica?
- Horses — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per square in Costa Rica was 0.276 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest horses — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per square recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2959 kg per square kilometre in 2016.
- What is the lowest horses — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per square recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1572 kg per square kilometre in 2014.
- How does Costa Rica rank for horses — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per square?
- Costa Rica ranks 38th out of 143 countries with data for 2023.
- Is horses — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per square 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 that leaches (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 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.
Horses — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Horses — Manure applied to soils 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
Horses — Manure applied to soils 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.