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 6.97 kg per square kilometre 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 square kilometre.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 6.97 kg per square kilometre for sheep and goats — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content) in 2023.
The figure is down 1.5% on the previous year and down 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep and goats — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content) in Costa Rica peaked at 7.18 kg per square kilometre in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.2054 kg per square kilometre, in 1961.
Costa Rica ranks 138th 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 square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.2054 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.2082 kg per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1963 | 0.2065 kg per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1964 | 0.2292 kg per square kilometre | +11.0% |
| 1965 | 0.2433 kg per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 1966 | 0.2486 kg per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1967 | 0.2548 kg per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1968 | 0.2542 kg per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1969 | 0.2546 kg per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1970 | 0.2504 kg per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 1971 | 0.2525 kg per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1972 | 0.2539 kg per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1973 | 0.2561 kg per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1974 | 0.2575 kg per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1975 | 0.2596 kg per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1976 | 0.261 kg per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1977 | 0.261 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.261 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.268 kg per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1980 | 0.2794 kg per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1981 | 0.2908 kg per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 1982 | 0.3065 kg per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 1983 | 0.3153 kg per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1984 | 0.3153 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.3153 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.3153 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.3153 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.3153 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.3153 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.3153 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 4.54 kg per square kilometre | +1339.7% |
| 1992 | 4.07 kg per square kilometre | -10.4% |
| 1993 | 4.44 kg per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 1994 | 4.54 kg per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1995 | 4.63 kg per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1996 | 4.61 kg per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 4.53 kg per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 1998 | 4.53 kg per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1999 | 4.58 kg per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 4.55 kg per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 4.97 kg per square kilometre | +9.3% |
| 2002 | 5.43 kg per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 2003 | 5.43 kg per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 5.86 kg per square kilometre | +8.0% |
| 2005 | 6.3 kg per square kilometre | +7.4% |
| 2006 | 6.3 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 7.17 kg per square kilometre | +13.9% |
| 2008 | 6.73 kg per square kilometre | -6.1% |
| 2009 | 7.17 kg per square kilometre | +6.5% |
| 2010 | 7 kg per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 2011 | 6.74 kg per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 2012 | 7.18 kg per square kilometre | +6.5% |
| 2013 | 7.18 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 7.18 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 7.18 kg per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 7.18 kg per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 6.31 kg per square kilometre | -12.1% |
| 2018 | 6.31 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 6.31 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 6.05 kg per square kilometre | -4.1% |
| 2021 | 6.28 kg per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 2022 | 7.08 kg per square kilometre | +12.6% |
| 2023 | 6.97 kg per square kilometre | -1.5% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 6.97 kg per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 32.99 kg per square kilometre, 21% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 6.97 kg per square kilometre is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 23.55 kg per square kilometre, 30% 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 | +1339.7% | 0.3153 kg per square kilometre | 4.54 kg per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2339 kg per square kilometre | 0.2054 kg per square kilometre | 0.2548 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.2581 kg per square kilometre | 0.2504 kg per square kilometre | 0.268 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3083 kg per square kilometre | 0.2794 kg per square kilometre | 0.3153 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.08 kg per square kilometre | 0.3153 kg per square kilometre | 4.63 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.99 kg per square kilometre | 4.55 kg per square kilometre | 7.17 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.86 kg per square kilometre | 6.31 kg per square kilometre | 7.18 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.59 kg per square kilometre | 6.05 kg per square kilometre | 7.08 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
- 135 Puerto Rico 8.37 kg per square kilometre compare
- 136 Chile 8.21 kg per square kilometre compare
- 137 Bhutan 7.55 kg per square kilometre compare
- 139 Equatorial Guinea 6.86 kg per square kilometre compare
- 140 Ukraine 6.75 kg per square kilometre compare
- 141 Latvia 5.8 kg per square kilometre 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 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 6.97 kg per square kilometre 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 7.18 kg per square kilometre in 2014.
- What is the lowest sheep and goats — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content) recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2054 kg per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Costa Rica rank for sheep and goats — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content)?
- Costa Rica ranks 138th 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 2.9%. 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 square kilometre. 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 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 left on pasture that leaches (N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Sheep and Goats — Manure left on pasture 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 left on pasture 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.