Horses: Manure applied to soils … capita volatilises in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Horses: Manure applied to soils … capita volatilises was 0.0018 kg per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Horses — Manure applied to soils that volatilises (N content), per in Costa Rica, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for horses — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content), per in Costa Rica is 0.0018 kg per person, measured in 2023.
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 volatilises (n content), per in Costa Rica peaked at 0.0056 kg per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0011 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 … capita volatilises in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0056 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0055 kg per person | -1.6% |
| 1963 | 0.0054 kg per person | -2.4% |
| 1964 | 0.0053 kg per person | -2.6% |
| 1965 | 0.0051 kg per person | -3.3% |
| 1966 | 0.005 kg per person | -1.3% |
| 1967 | 0.005 kg per person | -1.2% |
| 1968 | 0.0049 kg per person | -1.0% |
| 1969 | 0.0048 kg per person | -3.1% |
| 1970 | 0.0047 kg per person | -1.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0047 kg per person | -0.8% |
| 1972 | 0.0046 kg per person | -0.8% |
| 1973 | 0.0041 kg per person | -12.1% |
| 1974 | 0.0043 kg per person | +5.7% |
| 1975 | 0.004 kg per person | -7.0% |
| 1976 | 0.004 kg per person | -0.7% |
| 1977 | 0.004 kg per person | -0.8% |
| 1978 | 0.0039 kg per person | -0.8% |
| 1979 | 0.0038 kg per person | -1.8% |
| 1980 | 0.0038 kg per person | -2.2% |
| 1981 | 0.0037 kg per person | -2.3% |
| 1982 | 0.0036 kg per person | -2.7% |
| 1983 | 0.0035 kg per person | -2.7% |
| 1984 | 0.0034 kg per person | -2.7% |
| 1985 | 0.0033 kg per person | -2.7% |
| 1986 | 0.0032 kg per person | -1.8% |
| 1987 | 0.0031 kg per person | -2.6% |
| 1988 | 0.0031 kg per person | -2.5% |
| 1989 | 0.003 kg per person | -2.5% |
| 1990 | 0.0029 kg per person | -2.5% |
| 1991 | 0.0028 kg per person | -2.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0028 kg per person | -2.4% |
| 1993 | 0.0027 kg per person | -2.4% |
| 1994 | 0.0026 kg per person | -2.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0026 kg per person | -2.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0025 kg per person | -2.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0025 kg per person | -2.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0024 kg per person | -2.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0024 kg per person | -2.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0023 kg per person | -1.9% |
| 2001 | 0.0023 kg per person | -1.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0022 kg per person | -1.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0022 kg per person | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0022 kg per person | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0022 kg per person | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0021 kg per person | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0022 kg per person | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0022 kg per person | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0022 kg per person | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0022 kg per person | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0022 kg per person | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0022 kg per person | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0021 kg per person | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0011 kg per person | -47.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0021 kg per person | +86.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0021 kg per person | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0019 kg per person | -6.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0019 kg per person | -2.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0019 kg per person | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0019 kg per person | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0019 kg per person | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0018 kg per person | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0018 kg per person | -0.4% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 0.0018 kg per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0013 kg per person, 1.4× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 0.0018 kg per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0012 kg per person, 1.5× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Horses: Manure applied to soils … capita volatilises 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% | 0.0011 kg per person | 0.0021 kg per person |
| 2014 | -47.4% | 0.0021 kg per person | 0.0011 kg per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0052 kg per person | 0.0048 kg per person | 0.0056 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0042 kg per person | 0.0038 kg per person | 0.0047 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0034 kg per person | 0.003 kg per person | 0.0038 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0026 kg per person | 0.0024 kg per person | 0.0029 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0022 kg per person | 0.0021 kg per person | 0.0023 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.002 kg per person | 0.0011 kg per person | 0.0022 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0019 kg per person | 0.0018 kg per person | 0.0019 kg per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
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- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.257 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.61 °C (2025)
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- 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)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is horses — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content), per in Costa Rica?
- Horses — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content), per in Costa Rica was 0.0018 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest horses — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content), per recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0056 kg per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest horses — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content), per recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0011 kg per person in 2014.
- How does Costa Rica rank for horses — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content), per?
- Costa Rica ranks 45th out of 143 countries with data for 2023.
- Is horses — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content), per 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 volatilises (N content), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Horses — Manure applied to soils that volatilises (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 volatilises (N content) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Horses — Manure applied to soils that volatilises Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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 volatilises (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.