Sheep and Goats — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content) in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Sheep and Goats — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content) was 0.0697 kg per person in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Sheep and Goats — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content) in Costa Rica, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
In 2023, sheep and goats — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content) in Costa Rica stood at 0.0697 kg per person.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.9% on the previous year and down 10.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep and goats — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content) in Costa Rica peaked at 0.0836 kg per person in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.0052 kg per person, in 1990.
Costa Rica ranks 149th of 165 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Sheep and Goats — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content) in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0076 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0074 kg per person | -2.3% |
| 1963 | 0.0071 kg per person | -4.3% |
| 1964 | 0.0076 kg per person | +7.2% |
| 1965 | 0.0078 kg per person | +2.6% |
| 1966 | 0.0077 kg per person | -1.0% |
| 1967 | 0.0077 kg per person | -0.7% |
| 1968 | 0.0075 kg per person | -3.1% |
| 1969 | 0.0073 kg per person | -2.6% |
| 1970 | 0.007 kg per person | -4.3% |
| 1971 | 0.0068 kg per person | -1.8% |
| 1972 | 0.0067 kg per person | -2.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0066 kg per person | -1.7% |
| 1974 | 0.0064 kg per person | -2.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0063 kg per person | -1.7% |
| 1976 | 0.0062 kg per person | -2.0% |
| 1977 | 0.006 kg per person | -2.6% |
| 1978 | 0.0059 kg per person | -2.6% |
| 1979 | 0.0059 kg per person | -0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.006 kg per person | +1.5% |
| 1981 | 0.006 kg per person | +1.3% |
| 1982 | 0.0062 kg per person | +2.6% |
| 1983 | 0.0062 kg per person | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 0.006 kg per person | -2.7% |
| 1985 | 0.0059 kg per person | -2.7% |
| 1986 | 0.0057 kg per person | -2.7% |
| 1987 | 0.0056 kg per person | -2.6% |
| 1988 | 0.0054 kg per person | -2.5% |
| 1989 | 0.0053 kg per person | -2.5% |
| 1990 | 0.0052 kg per person | -2.5% |
| 1991 | 0.0724 kg per person | +1303.5% |
| 1992 | 0.0632 kg per person | -12.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0673 kg per person | +6.4% |
| 1994 | 0.0672 kg per person | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0669 kg per person | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 0.065 kg per person | -2.8% |
| 1997 | 0.0625 kg per person | -3.9% |
| 1998 | 0.0611 kg per person | -2.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0606 kg per person | -1.0% |
| 2000 | 0.059 kg per person | -2.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0634 kg per person | +7.3% |
| 2002 | 0.068 kg per person | +7.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0669 kg per person | -1.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0713 kg per person | +6.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0755 kg per person | +5.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0744 kg per person | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0836 kg per person | +12.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0774 kg per person | -7.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0814 kg per person | +5.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0784 kg per person | -3.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0747 kg per person | -4.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0786 kg per person | +5.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0777 kg per person | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0769 kg per person | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0761 kg per person | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0753 kg per person | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0655 kg per person | -13.0% |
| 2018 | 0.065 kg per person | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0644 kg per person | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 0.0613 kg per person | -4.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0634 kg per person | +3.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0711 kg per person | +12.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0697 kg per person | -1.9% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 0.0697 kg per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.2656 kg per person, 26% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 0.0697 kg per person is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.2845 kg per person, 25% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sheep and Goats — Manure left on pasture 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 | +1303.5% | 0.0052 kg per person | 0.0724 kg per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0075 kg per person | 0.0071 kg per person | 0.0078 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0064 kg per person | 0.0059 kg per person | 0.007 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0058 kg per person | 0.0053 kg per person | 0.0062 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0591 kg per person | 0.0052 kg per person | 0.0724 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0721 kg per person | 0.059 kg per person | 0.0836 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0733 kg per person | 0.0644 kg per person | 0.0786 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0664 kg per person | 0.0613 kg per person | 0.0711 kg per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
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- 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 and goats — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content) in Costa Rica?
- Sheep and goats — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content) in Costa Rica was 0.0697 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sheep and goats — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content) recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0836 kg per person in 2007.
- What is the lowest sheep and goats — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content) recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0052 kg per person in 1990.
- How does Costa Rica rank for sheep and goats — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content)?
- Costa Rica ranks 149th out of 165 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep and goats — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content) 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 — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sheep and Goats — Manure left on pasture that leaches (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 — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Sheep and Goats — Manure left on pasture that leaches 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.
About this data
Sheep and Goats — Manure left on pasture that leaches (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.