Horses: Manure left on pasture that volatilises … capita volatilises in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Horses: Manure left on pasture that volatilises … capita volatilises was 0.1822 kg per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Horses — Manure left on pasture 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 left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per in Costa Rica is 0.1822 kg per person, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 13.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, horses — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per in Costa Rica peaked at 0.557 kg per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.1111 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 that volatilises … capita volatilises in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.557 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.548 kg per person | -1.6% |
| 1963 | 0.5348 kg per person | -2.4% |
| 1964 | 0.521 kg per person | -2.6% |
| 1965 | 0.5038 kg per person | -3.3% |
| 1966 | 0.4975 kg per person | -1.3% |
| 1967 | 0.4917 kg per person | -1.2% |
| 1968 | 0.4866 kg per person | -1.0% |
| 1969 | 0.4717 kg per person | -3.1% |
| 1970 | 0.4673 kg per person | -1.0% |
| 1971 | 0.4634 kg per person | -0.8% |
| 1972 | 0.4596 kg per person | -0.8% |
| 1973 | 0.4038 kg per person | -12.1% |
| 1974 | 0.4267 kg per person | +5.7% |
| 1975 | 0.397 kg per person | -7.0% |
| 1976 | 0.3942 kg per person | -0.7% |
| 1977 | 0.3911 kg per person | -0.8% |
| 1978 | 0.3878 kg per person | -0.8% |
| 1979 | 0.3809 kg per person | -1.8% |
| 1980 | 0.3723 kg per person | -2.2% |
| 1981 | 0.3639 kg per person | -2.3% |
| 1982 | 0.3541 kg per person | -2.7% |
| 1983 | 0.3445 kg per person | -2.7% |
| 1984 | 0.3352 kg per person | -2.7% |
| 1985 | 0.3261 kg per person | -2.7% |
| 1986 | 0.3202 kg per person | -1.8% |
| 1987 | 0.3118 kg per person | -2.6% |
| 1988 | 0.3039 kg per person | -2.5% |
| 1989 | 0.2963 kg per person | -2.5% |
| 1990 | 0.2889 kg per person | -2.5% |
| 1991 | 0.2819 kg per person | -2.4% |
| 1992 | 0.2751 kg per person | -2.4% |
| 1993 | 0.2686 kg per person | -2.4% |
| 1994 | 0.2623 kg per person | -2.3% |
| 1995 | 0.2563 kg per person | -2.3% |
| 1996 | 0.2503 kg per person | -2.3% |
| 1997 | 0.2447 kg per person | -2.2% |
| 1998 | 0.2395 kg per person | -2.1% |
| 1999 | 0.2346 kg per person | -2.1% |
| 2000 | 0.2301 kg per person | -1.9% |
| 2001 | 0.226 kg per person | -1.8% |
| 2002 | 0.2223 kg per person | -1.6% |
| 2003 | 0.2198 kg per person | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 0.2166 kg per person | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 0.2135 kg per person | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 0.2106 kg per person | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 0.2168 kg per person | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 0.2174 kg per person | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 0.2163 kg per person | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 0.2153 kg per person | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 0.2145 kg per person | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 0.2134 kg per person | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 0.2114 kg per person | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 0.1111 kg per person | -47.4% |
| 2015 | 0.2069 kg per person | +86.3% |
| 2016 | 0.2049 kg per person | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 0.1925 kg per person | -6.0% |
| 2018 | 0.1872 kg per person | -2.8% |
| 2019 | 0.1851 kg per person | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 0.1843 kg per person | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 0.1836 kg per person | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 0.1829 kg per person | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 0.1822 kg per person | -0.4% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 0.1822 kg per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0408 kg per person, 4.5× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 0.1822 kg per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.1236 kg per person, 1.5× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Horses: Manure left on pasture that volatilises … 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% | 0.1111 kg per person | 0.2069 kg per person |
| 2014 | -47.4% | 0.2114 kg per person | 0.1111 kg per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.5125 kg per person | 0.4717 kg per person | 0.557 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.4172 kg per person | 0.3809 kg per person | 0.4673 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3328 kg per person | 0.2963 kg per person | 0.3723 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2602 kg per person | 0.2346 kg per person | 0.2889 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2189 kg per person | 0.2106 kg per person | 0.2301 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1942 kg per person | 0.1111 kg per person | 0.2153 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1832 kg per person | 0.1822 kg per person | 0.1843 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 volatilises (n content), per in Costa Rica?
- Horses — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per in Costa Rica was 0.1822 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest horses — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.557 kg per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest horses — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1111 kg per person in 2014.
- How does Costa Rica rank for horses — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per?
- Costa Rica ranks 24th out of 143 countries with data for 2023.
- Is horses — manure left on pasture 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 left on pasture 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 left on pasture 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 left on pasture that volatilises (N content) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Horses — Manure left on pasture 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 left on pasture 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.