Sheep and Goats — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content) in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Sheep and Goats — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content) was 0.0684 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Sheep and Goats — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content) in Costa Rica, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 0.0684 kg per square kilometre for sheep and goats — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content) in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.5% on the previous year and down 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep and goats — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content) in Costa Rica peaked at 0.0705 kg per square kilometre in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.0011 kg per square kilometre, in 1970.
That places Costa Rica 121st out of 165 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Sheep and Goats — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content) in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0013 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0013 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.0012 kg per square kilometre | -6.7% |
| 1964 | 0.0013 kg per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 1965 | 0.0013 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.0012 kg per square kilometre | -6.7% |
| 1967 | 0.0013 kg per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1968 | 0.0012 kg per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 1969 | 0.0012 kg per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 1970 | 0.0011 kg per square kilometre | -5.8% |
| 1971 | 0.0011 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0011 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0011 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0011 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0011 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0011 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0011 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0011 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0011 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0012 kg per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1981 | 0.0012 kg per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1982 | 0.0013 kg per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 1983 | 0.0014 kg per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 1984 | 0.0014 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0014 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0014 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0014 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0014 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0014 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0014 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0441 kg per square kilometre | +3025.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0393 kg per square kilometre | -10.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0427 kg per square kilometre | +8.6% |
| 1994 | 0.0441 kg per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1995 | 0.045 kg per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0448 kg per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 0.044 kg per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 1998 | 0.044 kg per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0441 kg per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0441 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0485 kg per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0529 kg per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0529 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0573 kg per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0617 kg per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0617 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0705 kg per square kilometre | +14.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0661 kg per square kilometre | -6.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0705 kg per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0687 kg per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0661 kg per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0705 kg per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0705 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0705 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0705 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0705 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0617 kg per square kilometre | -12.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0617 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0617 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0591 kg per square kilometre | -4.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0614 kg per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0694 kg per square kilometre | +13.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0684 kg per square kilometre | -1.5% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 0.0684 kg per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.9558 kg per square kilometre, 7% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 0.0684 kg per square kilometre is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0679 kg per square kilometre, 1.0× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sheep and Goats — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content) 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 | +3025.0% | 0.0014 kg per square kilometre | 0.0441 kg per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0013 kg per square kilometre | 0.0012 kg per square kilometre | 0.0013 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0011 kg per square kilometre | 0.0011 kg per square kilometre | 0.0011 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0014 kg per square kilometre | 0.0012 kg per square kilometre | 0.0014 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0393 kg per square kilometre | 0.0014 kg per square kilometre | 0.045 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0586 kg per square kilometre | 0.0441 kg per square kilometre | 0.0705 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0673 kg per square kilometre | 0.0617 kg per square kilometre | 0.0705 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0646 kg per square kilometre | 0.0591 kg per square kilometre | 0.0694 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
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- 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 and goats — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content) in Costa Rica?
- Sheep and goats — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content) in Costa Rica was 0.0684 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sheep and goats — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content) recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0705 kg per square kilometre in 2007.
- What is the lowest sheep and goats — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content) recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0011 kg per square kilometre in 1970.
- How does Costa Rica rank for sheep and goats — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content)?
- Costa Rica ranks 121st out of 165 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep and goats — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content) rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.0%. 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 — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sheep and Goats — Manure applied to soils that leaches (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 and Goats — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Sheep and Goats — Manure applied to soils that leaches 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 and Goats — Manure applied to soils that leaches (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.