Horses — Manure left on pasture (N content), per capita in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Horses — Manure left on pasture (N content), per capita was 0.911 kg per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Horses — Manure left on pasture (N content), per capita in Costa Rica, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for horses — manure left on pasture (n content), per capita in Costa Rica is 0.911 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 left on pasture (n content), per capita in Costa Rica peaked at 2.78 kg per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.5555 kg per person, in 2014.
Costa Rica ranks 24th of 143 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Horses — Manure left on pasture (N content), per capita in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2.78 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 2.74 kg per person | -1.6% |
| 1963 | 2.67 kg per person | -2.4% |
| 1964 | 2.6 kg per person | -2.6% |
| 1965 | 2.52 kg per person | -3.3% |
| 1966 | 2.49 kg per person | -1.3% |
| 1967 | 2.46 kg per person | -1.2% |
| 1968 | 2.43 kg per person | -1.0% |
| 1969 | 2.36 kg per person | -3.1% |
| 1970 | 2.34 kg per person | -1.0% |
| 1971 | 2.32 kg per person | -0.8% |
| 1972 | 2.3 kg per person | -0.8% |
| 1973 | 2.02 kg per person | -12.1% |
| 1974 | 2.13 kg per person | +5.7% |
| 1975 | 1.98 kg per person | -7.0% |
| 1976 | 1.97 kg per person | -0.7% |
| 1977 | 1.96 kg per person | -0.8% |
| 1978 | 1.94 kg per person | -0.8% |
| 1979 | 1.9 kg per person | -1.8% |
| 1980 | 1.86 kg per person | -2.2% |
| 1981 | 1.82 kg per person | -2.3% |
| 1982 | 1.77 kg per person | -2.7% |
| 1983 | 1.72 kg per person | -2.7% |
| 1984 | 1.68 kg per person | -2.7% |
| 1985 | 1.63 kg per person | -2.7% |
| 1986 | 1.6 kg per person | -1.8% |
| 1987 | 1.56 kg per person | -2.6% |
| 1988 | 1.52 kg per person | -2.5% |
| 1989 | 1.48 kg per person | -2.5% |
| 1990 | 1.44 kg per person | -2.5% |
| 1991 | 1.41 kg per person | -2.4% |
| 1992 | 1.38 kg per person | -2.4% |
| 1993 | 1.34 kg per person | -2.4% |
| 1994 | 1.31 kg per person | -2.3% |
| 1995 | 1.28 kg per person | -2.3% |
| 1996 | 1.25 kg per person | -2.3% |
| 1997 | 1.22 kg per person | -2.2% |
| 1998 | 1.2 kg per person | -2.1% |
| 1999 | 1.17 kg per person | -2.1% |
| 2000 | 1.15 kg per person | -1.9% |
| 2001 | 1.13 kg per person | -1.8% |
| 2002 | 1.11 kg per person | -1.6% |
| 2003 | 1.1 kg per person | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 1.08 kg per person | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 1.07 kg per person | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 1.05 kg per person | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 1.08 kg per person | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 1.09 kg per person | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 1.08 kg per person | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 1.08 kg per person | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 1.07 kg per person | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 1.07 kg per person | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 1.06 kg per person | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 0.5555 kg per person | -47.4% |
| 2015 | 1.03 kg per person | +86.3% |
| 2016 | 1.02 kg per person | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 0.9625 kg per person | -6.0% |
| 2018 | 0.936 kg per person | -2.8% |
| 2019 | 0.9256 kg per person | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 0.9213 kg per person | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 0.918 kg per person | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 0.9147 kg per person | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 0.911 kg per person | -0.4% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 0.911 kg per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.2038 kg per person, 4.5× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 0.911 kg per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.6182 kg per person, 1.5× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Horses — Manure left on pasture (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% | 0.5555 kg per person | 1.03 kg per person |
| 2014 | -47.4% | 1.06 kg per person | 0.5555 kg per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.56 kg per person | 2.36 kg per person | 2.78 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 2.09 kg per person | 1.9 kg per person | 2.34 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.66 kg per person | 1.48 kg per person | 1.86 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.3 kg per person | 1.17 kg per person | 1.44 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.09 kg per person | 1.05 kg per person | 1.15 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9712 kg per person | 0.5555 kg per person | 1.08 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9163 kg per person | 0.911 kg per person | 0.9213 kg per person | 4 |
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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)
- 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)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is horses — manure left on pasture (n content), per capita in Costa Rica?
- Horses — manure left on pasture (n content), per capita in Costa Rica was 0.911 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest horses — manure left on pasture (n content), per capita recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 2.78 kg per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest horses — manure left on pasture (n content), per capita recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5555 kg per person in 2014.
- How does Costa Rica rank for horses — manure left on pasture (n content), per capita?
- Costa Rica ranks 24th out of 143 countries with data for 2023.
- Is horses — manure left on pasture (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 left on pasture (N content), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Horses — Manure left on pasture (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 left on pasture (N content) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Horses — Manure left on pasture 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 left on pasture (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.