Sheep — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Sheep — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita was 0.0068 kg per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Sheep — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita in Costa Rica, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sheep — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita in Costa Rica is 0.0068 kg per person, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 6.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita in Costa Rica peaked at 0.0131 kg per person in 1966 and was at its lowest, 0.0068 kg per person, in 2023.
Costa Rica ranks 155th of 159 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Sheep — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0092 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0092 kg per person | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.0097 kg per person | +5.3% |
| 1964 | 0.0109 kg per person | +12.7% |
| 1965 | 0.0121 kg per person | +10.5% |
| 1966 | 0.0131 kg per person | +8.9% |
| 1967 | 0.0131 kg per person | -0.3% |
| 1968 | 0.0129 kg per person | -1.3% |
| 1969 | 0.0128 kg per person | -1.2% |
| 1970 | 0.0127 kg per person | -0.7% |
| 1971 | 0.0125 kg per person | -1.1% |
| 1972 | 0.0123 kg per person | -1.6% |
| 1973 | 0.0122 kg per person | -1.1% |
| 1974 | 0.012 kg per person | -1.6% |
| 1975 | 0.0119 kg per person | -1.1% |
| 1976 | 0.0117 kg per person | -1.6% |
| 1977 | 0.0114 kg per person | -2.6% |
| 1978 | 0.0111 kg per person | -2.6% |
| 1979 | 0.0113 kg per person | +2.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0115 kg per person | +1.7% |
| 1981 | 0.0117 kg per person | +1.5% |
| 1982 | 0.0118 kg per person | +1.4% |
| 1983 | 0.0115 kg per person | -2.7% |
| 1984 | 0.0112 kg per person | -2.7% |
| 1985 | 0.0109 kg per person | -2.7% |
| 1986 | 0.0106 kg per person | -2.7% |
| 1987 | 0.0103 kg per person | -2.6% |
| 1988 | 0.0101 kg per person | -2.5% |
| 1989 | 0.0098 kg per person | -2.5% |
| 1990 | 0.0096 kg per person | -2.5% |
| 1991 | 0.0093 kg per person | -2.5% |
| 1992 | 0.0091 kg per person | -2.5% |
| 1993 | 0.0107 kg per person | +17.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0087 kg per person | -18.7% |
| 1995 | 0.0085 kg per person | -2.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0083 kg per person | -2.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0081 kg per person | -2.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0079 kg per person | -2.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0096 kg per person | +21.5% |
| 2000 | 0.0082 kg per person | -14.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0075 kg per person | -9.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0081 kg per person | +8.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0078 kg per person | -3.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0077 kg per person | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0076 kg per person | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0075 kg per person | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0074 kg per person | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0073 kg per person | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0073 kg per person | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0072 kg per person | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0073 kg per person | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0073 kg per person | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0072 kg per person | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0072 kg per person | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 0.007 kg per person | -2.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0069 kg per person | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0069 kg per person | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0069 kg per person | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0068 kg per person | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0068 kg per person | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0068 kg per person | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0068 kg per person | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0068 kg per person | -0.2% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 0.0068 kg per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.8254 kg per person, 1% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 0.0068 kg per person is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.5652 kg per person, 1% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0114 kg per person | 0.0092 kg per person | 0.0131 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0119 kg per person | 0.0111 kg per person | 0.0127 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0109 kg per person | 0.0098 kg per person | 0.0118 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.009 kg per person | 0.0079 kg per person | 0.0107 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0076 kg per person | 0.0073 kg per person | 0.0082 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0071 kg per person | 0.0068 kg per person | 0.0073 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0068 kg per person | 0.0068 kg per person | 0.0068 kg per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
- 152 El Salvador 0.0105 kg per person compare
- 153 Papua New Guinea 0.0084 kg per person compare
- 154 Sri Lanka 0.007 kg per person compare
- 156 Thailand 0.0064 kg per person compare
- 157 Jamaica 0.0055 kg per person compare
- 158 Philippines 0.0031 kg per person compare
More environment data for Costa Rica
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 2.9 Percentage change (2025)
- 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 sheep — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita in Costa Rica?
- Sheep — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita in Costa Rica was 0.0068 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sheep — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0131 kg per person in 1966.
- What is the lowest sheep — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0068 kg per person in 2023.
- How does Costa Rica rank for sheep — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita?
- Costa Rica ranks 155th out of 159 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.5%. 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 Sheep — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Sheep — Amount excreted in manure (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.
Sheep — Amount excreted in manure (N content) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Sheep — Amount excreted in manure Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Sheep — Amount excreted in manure (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.