Sheep: Manure left on pasture … left square kilometre leaches in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Sheep: Manure left on pasture … left square kilometre leaches was 0.2027 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.2027 kg per square kilometre
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
156th
of 159 countries
All-time high
0.2178 kg per square kilometre
in 1999
All-time low
0.0745 kg per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Sheep — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content), per square in Costa Rica, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 0.2027 kg per square kilometre for sheep — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per square in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per square in Costa Rica peaked at 0.2178 kg per square kilometre in 1999 and was at its lowest, 0.0745 kg per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Costa Rica 156th out of 159 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Sheep: Manure left on pasture … left square kilometre leaches in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0745 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0773 kg per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1963 | 0.0843 kg per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 1964 | 0.0984 kg per square kilometre | +16.7% |
| 1965 | 0.1124 kg per square kilometre | +14.3% |
| 1966 | 0.1265 kg per square kilometre | +12.5% |
| 1967 | 0.13 kg per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1968 | 0.1321 kg per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1969 | 0.1342 kg per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1970 | 0.137 kg per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1971 | 0.1391 kg per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1972 | 0.1405 kg per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1973 | 0.1426 kg per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1974 | 0.144 kg per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1975 | 0.1461 kg per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1976 | 0.1475 kg per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1977 | 0.1475 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.1475 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.1546 kg per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 1980 | 0.1616 kg per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1981 | 0.1686 kg per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1982 | 0.1756 kg per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1983 | 0.1756 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.1756 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.1756 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.1756 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.1756 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.1756 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.1756 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.1756 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.1756 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.1756 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.2108 kg per square kilometre | +20.0% |
| 1994 | 0.1756 kg per square kilometre | -16.7% |
| 1995 | 0.1756 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.1756 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.1756 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.1756 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.2178 kg per square kilometre | +24.0% |
| 2000 | 0.1897 kg per square kilometre | -12.9% |
| 2001 | 0.1756 kg per square kilometre | -7.4% |
| 2002 | 0.1932 kg per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 2003 | 0.1897 kg per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 2004 | 0.1897 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.1897 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.1897 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.1897 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.1897 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.1932 kg per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 0.1932 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.1967 kg per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 0.2002 kg per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 0.2002 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.2009 kg per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 0.1979 kg per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 0.1978 kg per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.1985 kg per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 0.1997 kg per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 0.2006 kg per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 0.2012 kg per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 0.2014 kg per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.2021 kg per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 0.2027 kg per square kilometre | +0.3% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 0.2027 kg per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 23.62 kg per square kilometre, 1% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 0.2027 kg per square kilometre is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 12.13 kg per square kilometre, 2% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1077 kg per square kilometre | 0.0745 kg per square kilometre | 0.1342 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.1447 kg per square kilometre | 0.137 kg per square kilometre | 0.1546 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1735 kg per square kilometre | 0.1616 kg per square kilometre | 0.1756 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1834 kg per square kilometre | 0.1756 kg per square kilometre | 0.2178 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.189 kg per square kilometre | 0.1756 kg per square kilometre | 0.1932 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1986 kg per square kilometre | 0.1932 kg per square kilometre | 0.2009 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2018 kg per square kilometre | 0.2012 kg per square kilometre | 0.2027 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
- 153 Thailand 0.224 kg per square kilometre compare
- 154 Japan 0.2115 kg per square kilometre compare
- 155 Nicaragua 0.2067 kg per square kilometre compare
- 157 Canada 0.1891 kg per square kilometre compare
- 158 Suriname 0.1404 kg per square kilometre compare
- 159 Papua New Guinea 0.0576 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 — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per square in Costa Rica?
- Sheep — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per square in Costa Rica was 0.2027 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sheep — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per square recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2178 kg per square kilometre in 1999.
- What is the lowest sheep — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per square recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0745 kg per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Costa Rica rank for sheep — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per square?
- Costa Rica ranks 156th out of 159 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per square rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Sheep — 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 — 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 — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Sheep — 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 — 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.