Horses — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content), per capita in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Horses — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content), per capita was 0.2733 kg per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Horses — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content), per capita in Costa Rica, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
In 2023, horses — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per capita in Costa Rica stood at 0.2733 kg per person.
That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and down 13.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, horses — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per capita in Costa Rica peaked at 0.8355 kg per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.1667 kg per person, in 2014.
That places Costa Rica 24th out of 143 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Horses — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content), per capita in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.8355 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.822 kg per person | -1.6% |
| 1963 | 0.8022 kg per person | -2.4% |
| 1964 | 0.7814 kg per person | -2.6% |
| 1965 | 0.7557 kg per person | -3.3% |
| 1966 | 0.7462 kg per person | -1.3% |
| 1967 | 0.7376 kg per person | -1.2% |
| 1968 | 0.7299 kg per person | -1.0% |
| 1969 | 0.7076 kg per person | -3.1% |
| 1970 | 0.7009 kg per person | -1.0% |
| 1971 | 0.695 kg per person | -0.8% |
| 1972 | 0.6895 kg per person | -0.8% |
| 1973 | 0.6057 kg per person | -12.1% |
| 1974 | 0.6401 kg per person | +5.7% |
| 1975 | 0.5955 kg per person | -7.0% |
| 1976 | 0.5913 kg per person | -0.7% |
| 1977 | 0.5867 kg per person | -0.8% |
| 1978 | 0.5817 kg per person | -0.8% |
| 1979 | 0.5714 kg per person | -1.8% |
| 1980 | 0.5585 kg per person | -2.2% |
| 1981 | 0.5459 kg per person | -2.3% |
| 1982 | 0.5312 kg per person | -2.7% |
| 1983 | 0.5168 kg per person | -2.7% |
| 1984 | 0.5027 kg per person | -2.7% |
| 1985 | 0.4891 kg per person | -2.7% |
| 1986 | 0.4803 kg per person | -1.8% |
| 1987 | 0.4677 kg per person | -2.6% |
| 1988 | 0.4558 kg per person | -2.5% |
| 1989 | 0.4445 kg per person | -2.5% |
| 1990 | 0.4334 kg per person | -2.5% |
| 1991 | 0.4229 kg per person | -2.4% |
| 1992 | 0.4127 kg per person | -2.4% |
| 1993 | 0.4028 kg per person | -2.4% |
| 1994 | 0.3934 kg per person | -2.3% |
| 1995 | 0.3844 kg per person | -2.3% |
| 1996 | 0.3755 kg per person | -2.3% |
| 1997 | 0.3671 kg per person | -2.2% |
| 1998 | 0.3592 kg per person | -2.1% |
| 1999 | 0.3519 kg per person | -2.1% |
| 2000 | 0.3451 kg per person | -1.9% |
| 2001 | 0.339 kg per person | -1.8% |
| 2002 | 0.3334 kg per person | -1.6% |
| 2003 | 0.3298 kg per person | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 0.325 kg per person | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 0.3203 kg per person | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 0.3158 kg per person | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 0.3251 kg per person | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 0.3261 kg per person | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 0.3244 kg per person | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 0.323 kg per person | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 0.3218 kg per person | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 0.3201 kg per person | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 0.3171 kg per person | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 0.1667 kg per person | -47.4% |
| 2015 | 0.3104 kg per person | +86.3% |
| 2016 | 0.3073 kg per person | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 0.2887 kg per person | -6.0% |
| 2018 | 0.2808 kg per person | -2.8% |
| 2019 | 0.2777 kg per person | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 0.2764 kg per person | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 0.2754 kg per person | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 0.2744 kg per person | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 0.2733 kg per person | -0.4% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 0.2733 kg per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0611 kg per person, 4.5× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 0.2733 kg per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.1855 kg per person, 1.5× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Horses — Manure left on pasture 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% | 0.1667 kg per person | 0.3104 kg per person |
| 2014 | -47.4% | 0.3171 kg per person | 0.1667 kg per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.7687 kg per person | 0.7076 kg per person | 0.8355 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.6258 kg per person | 0.5714 kg per person | 0.7009 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4993 kg per person | 0.4445 kg per person | 0.5585 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3903 kg per person | 0.3519 kg per person | 0.4334 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3284 kg per person | 0.3158 kg per person | 0.3451 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2914 kg per person | 0.1667 kg per person | 0.323 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2749 kg per person | 0.2733 kg per person | 0.2764 kg per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
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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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is horses — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per capita in Costa Rica?
- Horses — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per capita in Costa Rica was 0.2733 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest horses — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per capita recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8355 kg per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest horses — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per capita recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1667 kg per person in 2014.
- How does Costa Rica rank for horses — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per capita?
- Costa Rica ranks 24th out of 143 countries with data for 2023.
- Is horses — manure left on pasture 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 left on pasture that leaches (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 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 left on pasture that leaches (N content) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Horses — Manure left on pasture that leaches 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 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.