Sheep: Manure left on pasture that volatilises … capita volatilises in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Sheep: Manure left on pasture that volatilises … capita volatilises was 0.0014 kg per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Sheep — Manure left on pasture that volatilises (N content), per in Costa Rica, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
In 2023, sheep — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per in Costa Rica stood at 0.0014 kg per person. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 6.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per in Costa Rica peaked at 0.0026 kg per person in 1966 and was at its lowest, 0.0014 kg per person, in 2023.
Costa Rica ranks 154th of 159 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Sheep: Manure left on pasture that volatilises … capita volatilises in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0018 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0018 kg per person | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.0019 kg per person | +5.3% |
| 1964 | 0.0022 kg per person | +12.7% |
| 1965 | 0.0024 kg per person | +10.5% |
| 1966 | 0.0026 kg per person | +8.9% |
| 1967 | 0.0026 kg per person | -0.3% |
| 1968 | 0.0026 kg per person | -1.3% |
| 1969 | 0.0026 kg per person | -1.2% |
| 1970 | 0.0025 kg per person | -0.7% |
| 1971 | 0.0025 kg per person | -1.1% |
| 1972 | 0.0025 kg per person | -1.6% |
| 1973 | 0.0024 kg per person | -1.1% |
| 1974 | 0.0024 kg per person | -1.6% |
| 1975 | 0.0024 kg per person | -1.1% |
| 1976 | 0.0023 kg per person | -1.6% |
| 1977 | 0.0023 kg per person | -2.6% |
| 1978 | 0.0022 kg per person | -2.6% |
| 1979 | 0.0023 kg per person | +2.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0023 kg per person | +1.7% |
| 1981 | 0.0023 kg per person | +1.5% |
| 1982 | 0.0024 kg per person | +1.4% |
| 1983 | 0.0023 kg per person | -2.7% |
| 1984 | 0.0022 kg per person | -2.7% |
| 1985 | 0.0022 kg per person | -2.7% |
| 1986 | 0.0021 kg per person | -2.7% |
| 1987 | 0.0021 kg per person | -2.6% |
| 1988 | 0.002 kg per person | -2.5% |
| 1989 | 0.002 kg per person | -2.5% |
| 1990 | 0.0019 kg per person | -2.5% |
| 1991 | 0.0019 kg per person | -2.5% |
| 1992 | 0.0018 kg per person | -2.5% |
| 1993 | 0.0021 kg per person | +17.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0017 kg per person | -18.7% |
| 1995 | 0.0017 kg per person | -2.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0017 kg per person | -2.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0016 kg per person | -2.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0016 kg per person | -2.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0019 kg per person | +21.5% |
| 2000 | 0.0016 kg per person | -14.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0015 kg per person | -9.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0016 kg per person | +8.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0016 kg per person | -3.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0015 kg per person | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0015 kg per person | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0015 kg per person | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0015 kg per person | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0015 kg per person | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0015 kg per person | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0014 kg per person | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0015 kg per person | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0015 kg per person | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0014 kg per person | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0014 kg per person | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0014 kg per person | -2.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0014 kg per person | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0014 kg per person | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0014 kg per person | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0014 kg per person | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0014 kg per person | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0014 kg per person | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0014 kg per person | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0014 kg per person | -0.2% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 0.0014 kg per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.1436 kg per person, 1% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 0.0014 kg per person is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.113 kg per person, 1% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0023 kg per person | 0.0018 kg per person | 0.0026 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0024 kg per person | 0.0022 kg per person | 0.0025 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0022 kg per person | 0.002 kg per person | 0.0024 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0018 kg per person | 0.0016 kg per person | 0.0021 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0015 kg per person | 0.0015 kg per person | 0.0016 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0014 kg per person | 0.0014 kg per person | 0.0015 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0014 kg per person | 0.0014 kg per person | 0.0014 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 — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per in Costa Rica?
- Sheep — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per in Costa Rica was 0.0014 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sheep — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0026 kg per person in 1966.
- What is the lowest sheep — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0014 kg per person in 2023.
- How does Costa Rica rank for sheep — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per?
- Costa Rica ranks 154th out of 159 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per 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 that volatilises (N content), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sheep — Manure left on pasture that volatilises (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 that volatilises (N content) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Sheep — Manure left on pasture that volatilises Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Sheep — Manure left on pasture that volatilises (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.