Sheep — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Sheep — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre was 0.6756 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.6756 kg per square kilometre
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
157th
of 159 countries
All-time high
0.726 kg per square kilometre
in 1999
All-time low
0.2482 kg per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Sheep — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre in Costa Rica, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 0.6756 kg per square kilometre for sheep — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in Costa Rica peaked at 0.726 kg per square kilometre in 1999 and was at its lowest, 0.2482 kg per square kilometre, in 1961.
Costa Rica ranks 157th of 159 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Sheep — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.2482 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.2576 kg per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1963 | 0.281 kg per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 1964 | 0.3279 kg per square kilometre | +16.7% |
| 1965 | 0.3747 kg per square kilometre | +14.3% |
| 1966 | 0.4215 kg per square kilometre | +12.5% |
| 1967 | 0.4332 kg per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1968 | 0.4403 kg per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1969 | 0.4473 kg per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1970 | 0.4567 kg per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1971 | 0.4637 kg per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1972 | 0.4684 kg per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1973 | 0.4754 kg per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1974 | 0.4801 kg per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1975 | 0.4871 kg per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1976 | 0.4918 kg per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1977 | 0.4918 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.4918 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.5152 kg per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 1980 | 0.5386 kg per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1981 | 0.562 kg per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1982 | 0.5855 kg per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1983 | 0.5855 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.5855 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.5855 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.5855 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.5855 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.5855 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.5855 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.5855 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.5855 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.5855 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.7026 kg per square kilometre | +20.0% |
| 1994 | 0.5855 kg per square kilometre | -16.7% |
| 1995 | 0.5855 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.5855 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.5855 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.5855 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.726 kg per square kilometre | +24.0% |
| 2000 | 0.6323 kg per square kilometre | -12.9% |
| 2001 | 0.5855 kg per square kilometre | -7.4% |
| 2002 | 0.644 kg per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 2003 | 0.6323 kg per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 2004 | 0.6323 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.6323 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.6323 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.6323 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.6323 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.644 kg per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 0.644 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.6557 kg per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 0.6674 kg per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 0.6674 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.6698 kg per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 0.6597 kg per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 0.6592 kg per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.6618 kg per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 0.6658 kg per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 0.6686 kg per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 0.6707 kg per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 0.6712 kg per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.6735 kg per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 0.6756 kg per square kilometre | +0.3% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 0.6756 kg per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 96.05 kg per square kilometre, 1% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 0.6756 kg per square kilometre is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 40.44 kg per square kilometre, 2% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3591 kg per square kilometre | 0.2482 kg per square kilometre | 0.4473 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.4822 kg per square kilometre | 0.4567 kg per square kilometre | 0.5152 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.5784 kg per square kilometre | 0.5386 kg per square kilometre | 0.5855 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.6112 kg per square kilometre | 0.5855 kg per square kilometre | 0.726 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.63 kg per square kilometre | 0.5855 kg per square kilometre | 0.644 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6619 kg per square kilometre | 0.644 kg per square kilometre | 0.6698 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6728 kg per square kilometre | 0.6707 kg per square kilometre | 0.6756 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
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- Standard Deviation 0.257 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.61 °C (2025)
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- 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 sheep — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in Costa Rica?
- Sheep — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in Costa Rica was 0.6756 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sheep — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.726 kg per square kilometre in 1999.
- What is the lowest sheep — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2482 kg per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Costa Rica rank for sheep — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre?
- Costa Rica ranks 157th out of 159 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sheep — Amount excreted in manure (N content) divided by Land area (sq. km), 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) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Sheep — Amount excreted in manure Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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
Sheep — Amount excreted in manure (N content) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.