Sheep and Goats — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Sheep and Goats — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita was 0.2347 kg per person in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Sheep and Goats — 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 and goats — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita in Costa Rica is 0.2347 kg per person, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 1.9% on the previous year and down 10.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep and goats — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita in Costa Rica peaked at 0.2814 kg per person in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.0173 kg per person, in 1990.
That places Costa Rica 149th out of 165 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Sheep and Goats — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0255 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0249 kg per person | -2.3% |
| 1963 | 0.0239 kg per person | -4.3% |
| 1964 | 0.0256 kg per person | +7.2% |
| 1965 | 0.0262 kg per person | +2.6% |
| 1966 | 0.026 kg per person | -1.1% |
| 1967 | 0.0258 kg per person | -0.7% |
| 1968 | 0.025 kg per person | -3.1% |
| 1969 | 0.0243 kg per person | -2.6% |
| 1970 | 0.0233 kg per person | -4.3% |
| 1971 | 0.0229 kg per person | -1.8% |
| 1972 | 0.0224 kg per person | -2.0% |
| 1973 | 0.022 kg per person | -1.7% |
| 1974 | 0.0216 kg per person | -2.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0212 kg per person | -1.7% |
| 1976 | 0.0208 kg per person | -2.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0202 kg per person | -2.6% |
| 1978 | 0.0197 kg per person | -2.6% |
| 1979 | 0.0197 kg per person | -0.1% |
| 1980 | 0.02 kg per person | +1.5% |
| 1981 | 0.0202 kg per person | +1.3% |
| 1982 | 0.0208 kg per person | +2.6% |
| 1983 | 0.0208 kg per person | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 0.0202 kg per person | -2.7% |
| 1985 | 0.0197 kg per person | -2.7% |
| 1986 | 0.0191 kg per person | -2.7% |
| 1987 | 0.0186 kg per person | -2.6% |
| 1988 | 0.0182 kg per person | -2.5% |
| 1989 | 0.0177 kg per person | -2.5% |
| 1990 | 0.0173 kg per person | -2.5% |
| 1991 | 0.2436 kg per person | +1310.8% |
| 1992 | 0.2128 kg per person | -12.6% |
| 1993 | 0.2264 kg per person | +6.4% |
| 1994 | 0.2263 kg per person | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 0.2251 kg per person | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 0.2189 kg per person | -2.8% |
| 1997 | 0.2104 kg per person | -3.9% |
| 1998 | 0.2058 kg per person | -2.2% |
| 1999 | 0.2038 kg per person | -1.0% |
| 2000 | 0.1987 kg per person | -2.5% |
| 2001 | 0.2133 kg per person | +7.3% |
| 2002 | 0.2289 kg per person | +7.3% |
| 2003 | 0.2253 kg per person | -1.6% |
| 2004 | 0.2398 kg per person | +6.5% |
| 2005 | 0.254 kg per person | +5.9% |
| 2006 | 0.2505 kg per person | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 0.2814 kg per person | +12.3% |
| 2008 | 0.2607 kg per person | -7.4% |
| 2009 | 0.274 kg per person | +5.1% |
| 2010 | 0.2641 kg per person | -3.6% |
| 2011 | 0.2513 kg per person | -4.8% |
| 2012 | 0.2646 kg per person | +5.3% |
| 2013 | 0.2617 kg per person | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 0.2589 kg per person | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 0.2561 kg per person | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 0.2535 kg per person | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 0.2206 kg per person | -13.0% |
| 2018 | 0.2187 kg per person | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 0.2169 kg per person | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 0.2065 kg per person | -4.8% |
| 2021 | 0.2134 kg per person | +3.4% |
| 2022 | 0.2393 kg per person | +12.2% |
| 2023 | 0.2347 kg per person | -1.9% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sheep and Goats — Amount excreted in manure (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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | +1310.8% | 0.0173 kg per person | 0.2436 kg per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0252 kg per person | 0.0239 kg per person | 0.0262 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0214 kg per person | 0.0197 kg per person | 0.0233 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0195 kg per person | 0.0177 kg per person | 0.0208 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.199 kg per person | 0.0173 kg per person | 0.2436 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2427 kg per person | 0.1987 kg per person | 0.2814 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2466 kg per person | 0.2169 kg per person | 0.2646 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2235 kg per person | 0.2065 kg per person | 0.2393 kg per person | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep and goats — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita in Costa Rica?
- Sheep and goats — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita in Costa Rica was 0.2347 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sheep and goats — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2814 kg per person in 2007.
- What is the lowest sheep and goats — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0173 kg per person in 1990.
- How does Costa Rica rank for sheep and goats — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita?
- Costa Rica ranks 149th out of 165 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep and goats — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Sheep and Goats — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sheep and Goats — 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 and Goats — Amount excreted in manure (N content) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Sheep and Goats — Amount excreted in manure 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.
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Sheep and Goats — 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.