Poultry Birds — Manure left on pasture in Costa Rica

Costa Rica: Poultry Birds — Manure left on pasture was 4.31 million kg in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
4.31 million kg
Change on year
up 1.0%
World rank
80th
of 193 countries
All-time high
4.31 million kg
in 2023
All-time low
414,001 kg
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Poultry Birds — Manure left on pasture in Costa Rica, 1961–2023

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Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg.

Analysis

The most recent figure for poultry birds — manure left on pasture in Costa Rica is 4.31 million kg, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 14.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, poultry birds — manure left on pasture in Costa Rica peaked at 4.31 million kg in 2023 and was at its lowest, 414,001 kg, in 1961.

Costa Rica ranks 80th of 193 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Poultry Birds — Manure left on pasture in Costa Rica, year by year

Annual values for Poultry Birds — Manure left on pasture (N content) in Costa Rica, 1961 to 2023.
Year kg Change
1961 414,001 kg
1962 441,245 kg +6.6%
1963 470,158 kg +6.6%
1964 500,412 kg +6.4%
1965 532,633 kg +6.4%
1966 554,082 kg +4.0%
1967 584,132 kg +5.4%
1968 619,805 kg +6.1%
1969 657,082 kg +6.0%
1970 729,340 kg +11.0%
1971 764,812 kg +4.9%
1972 850,420 kg +11.2%
1973 793,328 kg -6.7%
1974 781,876 kg -1.4%
1975 770,424 kg -1.5%
1976 758,973 kg -1.5%
1977 747,521 kg -1.5%
1978 732,345 kg -2.0%
1979 881,877 kg +20.4%
1980 1.04 million kg +17.9%
1981 1.00 million kg -3.6%
1982 1.01 million kg +1.1%
1983 1.27 million kg +25.7%
1984 1.31 million kg +2.9%
1985 1.32 million kg +1.2%
1986 1.21 million kg -8.7%
1987 1.31 million kg +8.0%
1988 1.62 million kg +24.1%
1989 1.68 million kg +3.5%
1990 1.58 million kg -6.0%
1991 1.75 million kg +10.8%
1992 1.83 million kg +4.7%
1993 1.93 million kg +5.7%
1994 2.00 million kg +3.2%
1995 2.26 million kg +13.2%
1996 2.40 million kg +6.1%
1997 2.31 million kg -3.6%
1998 2.50 million kg +8.1%
1999 2.82 million kg +12.9%
2000 2.77 million kg -1.8%
2001 2.76 million kg -0.5%
2002 2.96 million kg +7.2%
2003 3.15 million kg +6.7%
2004 3.17 million kg +0.4%
2005 3.22 million kg +1.7%
2006 3.73 million kg +15.9%
2007 4.00 million kg +7.1%
2008 3.78 million kg -5.3%
2009 3.57 million kg -5.7%
2010 3.82 million kg +7.2%
2011 3.69 million kg -3.5%
2012 3.80 million kg +3.0%
2013 3.76 million kg -1.0%
2014 3.80 million kg +0.9%
2015 3.87 million kg +2.0%
2016 3.94 million kg +1.8%
2017 4.01 million kg +1.7%
2018 4.07 million kg +1.5%
2019 4.12 million kg +1.2%
2020 4.19 million kg +1.8%
2021 4.22 million kg +0.7%
2022 4.26 million kg +1.0%
2023 4.31 million kg +1.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 530,394 kg 414,001 kg 657,082 kg 9
1970s 781,092 kg 729,340 kg 881,877 kg 10
1980s 1.28 million kg 1.00 million kg 1.68 million kg 10
1990s 2.14 million kg 1.58 million kg 2.82 million kg 10
2000s 3.31 million kg 2.76 million kg 4.00 million kg 10
2010s 3.89 million kg 3.69 million kg 4.12 million kg 10
2020s 4.24 million kg 4.19 million kg 4.31 million kg 4

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

  1. 77 Panama 4.79 million kg compare
  2. 78 Nicaragua 4.67 million kg compare
  3. 79 Turkmenistan 4.57 million kg compare
  4. 81 Brunei Darussalam 3.59 million kg compare
  5. 82 Sri Lanka 3.37 million kg compare
  6. 83 El Salvador 3.35 million kg compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is poultry birds — manure left on pasture in Costa Rica?
Poultry birds — manure left on pasture in Costa Rica was 4.31 million kg in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest poultry birds — manure left on pasture recorded in Costa Rica?
The highest recorded value was 4.31 million kg in 2023.
What is the lowest poultry birds — manure left on pasture recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 414,001 kg in 1961.
How does Costa Rica rank for poultry birds — manure left on pasture?
Costa Rica ranks 80th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
Is poultry birds — manure left on pasture rising or falling in Costa Rica?
Over the last ten years it is up 14.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Poultry Birds — Manure left on pasture (N content). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Poultry Birds — Manure left on pasture (N content)
Unit
kg
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
246 places, 14,087 data points, 1961–2023
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The Livestock Manure domain of FAOSTAT contains estimates of nitrogen (N) inputs to agricultural soils from livestock manure. Data on the N losses to air and water are also disseminated. These estimates are compiled using official FAOSTAT statistics of animal stocks and by applying the internationally approved Guidelines of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). Data are available by country, with global coverage and updated annually.The following elements are disseminated: 1) Stocks; 2) Amount excreted in manure (N content); 3) Manure left on pasture (N content); 4) Manure left on pasture that volatilises (N content); 5) Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content); 6) Manure treated (N content); 7) Losses from manure treated (N content); 8) Manure applied to soils (N content); 9) Manure applied to soils that volatilises (N content); 10) Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content).