What is the highest sheep — manure left on pasture (n content), per capita recorded in Costa Rica?

The highest recorded value was 0.0131 kg per person in 1966.

What is the lowest sheep — manure left on pasture (n content), per capita recorded in Costa Rica?

The lowest recorded value was 0.0068 kg per person in 2023.

How does Costa Rica rank for sheep — manure left on pasture (n content), per capita?

Costa Rica ranks 154th out of 159 countries with data for 2023.

Is sheep — manure left on pasture (n content), per capita rising or falling in Costa Rica?

Over the last ten years it is down 6.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Where does this Costa Rica data come from?

The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Sheep — Manure left on pasture (N content), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Sheep — Manure left on pasture (N content), per capita in Costa Rica

Name: Sheep — Manure left on pasture (N content), per capita in Costa Rica
Creator: Statizoid (derived)
License: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page

Costa Rica: Sheep — Manure left on pasture (N content), per capita was 0.0068 kg per person in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)

0.0068 kg per person

Change on year

down 0.2%

World rank

154th

of 159 countries

All-time high

0.0131 kg per person

in 1966

All-time low

0.0068 kg per person

in 2023

Years of data

1961–2023

Sheep — Manure left on pasture (N content), per capita in Costa Rica, 1961–2023

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.

Analysis

In 2023, sheep — manure left on pasture (n content), per capita in Costa Rica stood at 0.0068 kg per person. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.

The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 6.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, sheep — manure left on pasture (n content), per capita in Costa Rica peaked at 0.0131 kg per person in 1966 and was at its lowest, 0.0068 kg per person, in 2023.

That places Costa Rica 154th out of 159 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.

Sheep — Manure left on pasture (N content), per capita in Costa Rica, year by year

Annual values for Sheep — Manure left on pasture (N content), per capita in Costa Rica, 1961 to 2023.
Year	kg per person	Change
1961	0.0092 kg per person	—
1962	0.0092 kg per person	+0.0%
1963	0.0097 kg per person	+5.3%
1964	0.0109 kg per person	+12.7%
1965	0.0121 kg per person	+10.5%
1966	0.0131 kg per person	+8.9%
1967	0.0131 kg per person	-0.3%
1968	0.0129 kg per person	-1.3%
1969	0.0128 kg per person	-1.2%
1970	0.0127 kg per person	-0.7%
1971	0.0125 kg per person	-1.1%
1972	0.0123 kg per person	-1.6%
1973	0.0122 kg per person	-1.1%
1974	0.012 kg per person	-1.6%
1975	0.0119 kg per person	-1.1%
1976	0.0117 kg per person	-1.6%
1977	0.0114 kg per person	-2.6%
1978	0.0111 kg per person	-2.6%
1979	0.0113 kg per person	+2.0%
1980	0.0115 kg per person	+1.7%
1981	0.0117 kg per person	+1.5%
1982	0.0118 kg per person	+1.4%
1983	0.0115 kg per person	-2.7%
1984	0.0112 kg per person	-2.7%
1985	0.0109 kg per person	-2.7%
1986	0.0106 kg per person	-2.7%
1987	0.0103 kg per person	-2.6%
1988	0.0101 kg per person	-2.5%
1989	0.0098 kg per person	-2.5%
1990	0.0096 kg per person	-2.5%
1991	0.0093 kg per person	-2.5%
1992	0.0091 kg per person	-2.5%
1993	0.0107 kg per person	+17.0%
1994	0.0087 kg per person	-18.7%
1995	0.0085 kg per person	-2.4%
1996	0.0083 kg per person	-2.3%
1997	0.0081 kg per person	-2.2%
1998	0.0079 kg per person	-2.1%
1999	0.0096 kg per person	+21.5%
2000	0.0082 kg per person	-14.6%
2001	0.0075 kg per person	-9.1%
2002	0.0081 kg per person	+8.2%
2003	0.0078 kg per person	-3.3%
2004	0.0077 kg per person	-1.5%
2005	0.0076 kg per person	-1.4%
2006	0.0075 kg per person	-1.4%
2007	0.0074 kg per person	-1.3%
2008	0.0073 kg per person	-1.3%
2009	0.0073 kg per person	+0.5%
2010	0.0072 kg per person	-1.2%
2011	0.0073 kg per person	+0.6%
2012	0.0073 kg per person	+0.6%
2013	0.0072 kg per person	-1.1%
2014	0.0072 kg per person	-0.7%
2015	0.007 kg per person	-2.5%
2016	0.0069 kg per person	-1.1%
2017	0.0069 kg per person	-0.6%
2018	0.0069 kg per person	-0.3%
2019	0.0068 kg per person	-0.4%
2020	0.0068 kg per person	-0.4%
2021	0.0068 kg per person	-0.4%
2022	0.0068 kg per person	-0.1%
2023	0.0068 kg per person	-0.2%

Costa Rica compared with similar countries

Costa Rica's 0.0068 kg per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.7181 kg per person, 1% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
Costa Rica's 0.0068 kg per person is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.5652 kg per person, 1% of the median. (31 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	0.0114 kg per person	0.0092 kg per person	0.0131 kg per person	9
1970s	0.0119 kg per person	0.0111 kg per person	0.0127 kg per person	10
1980s	0.0109 kg per person	0.0098 kg per person	0.0118 kg per person	10
1990s	0.009 kg per person	0.0079 kg per person	0.0107 kg per person	10
2000s	0.0076 kg per person	0.0073 kg per person	0.0082 kg per person	10
2010s	0.0071 kg per person	0.0068 kg per person	0.0073 kg per person	10
2020s	0.0068 kg per person	0.0068 kg per person	0.0068 kg per person	4

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

151 Nicaragua 0.0121 kg per person compare
152 El Salvador 0.0105 kg per person compare
153 Papua New Guinea 0.0084 kg per person compare
155 Sri Lanka 0.0058 kg per person compare
156 Jamaica 0.0055 kg per person compare
157 Thailand 0.0053 kg per person compare

See the full ranking of 161 places →

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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)

All data for Costa Rica →

Frequently asked questions

What is sheep — manure left on pasture (n content), per capita in Costa Rica?: Sheep — manure left on pasture (n content), per capita in Costa Rica was 0.0068 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest sheep — manure left on pasture (n content), per capita recorded in Costa Rica?: The highest recorded value was 0.0131 kg per person in 1966.
What is the lowest sheep — manure left on pasture (n content), per capita recorded in Costa Rica?: The lowest recorded value was 0.0068 kg per person in 2023.
How does Costa Rica rank for sheep — manure left on pasture (n content), per capita?: Costa Rica ranks 154th out of 159 countries with data for 2023.
Is sheep — manure left on pasture (n content), per capita rising or falling in Costa Rica?: Over the last ten years it is down 6.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Costa Rica data come from?: The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Sheep — Manure left on pasture (N content), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Sheep — Manure left on pasture (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 — Manure left on pasture (N content) ÷ Population, total

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Sheep — Manure left on pasture Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)

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Indicator: Sheep — Manure left on pasture (N content), per capita
Unit: kg per person
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 161 places, 9,179 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 07 October 2026

Sheep — Manure left on pasture (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.