Sheep: Manure left on pasture … left square kilometre volatilises in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Sheep: Manure left on pasture … left square kilometre volatilises was 0.1351 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.1351 kg per square kilometre
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
156th
of 159 countries
All-time high
0.1452 kg per square kilometre
in 1999
All-time low
0.0496 kg per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Sheep — Manure left on pasture that volatilises (N content), per in Costa Rica, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, sheep — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per in Costa Rica stood at 0.1351 kg per square kilometre.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per in Costa Rica peaked at 0.1452 kg per square kilometre in 1999 and was at its lowest, 0.0496 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 volatilises in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0496 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0515 kg per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1963 | 0.0562 kg per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 1964 | 0.0656 kg per square kilometre | +16.7% |
| 1965 | 0.0749 kg per square kilometre | +14.3% |
| 1966 | 0.0843 kg per square kilometre | +12.5% |
| 1967 | 0.0866 kg per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1968 | 0.0881 kg per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1969 | 0.0895 kg per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1970 | 0.0913 kg per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1971 | 0.0927 kg per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1972 | 0.0937 kg per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0951 kg per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1974 | 0.096 kg per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0974 kg per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1976 | 0.0984 kg per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0984 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0984 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.103 kg per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 1980 | 0.1077 kg per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1981 | 0.1124 kg per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1982 | 0.1171 kg per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1983 | 0.1171 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.1171 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.1171 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.1171 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.1171 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.1171 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.1171 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.1171 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.1171 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.1171 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.1405 kg per square kilometre | +20.0% |
| 1994 | 0.1171 kg per square kilometre | -16.7% |
| 1995 | 0.1171 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.1171 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.1171 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.1171 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.1452 kg per square kilometre | +24.0% |
| 2000 | 0.1265 kg per square kilometre | -12.9% |
| 2001 | 0.1171 kg per square kilometre | -7.4% |
| 2002 | 0.1288 kg per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 2003 | 0.1265 kg per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 2004 | 0.1265 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.1265 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.1265 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.1265 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.1265 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.1288 kg per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 0.1288 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.1311 kg per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 0.1335 kg per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 0.1335 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.134 kg per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 0.1319 kg per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 0.1318 kg per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.1324 kg per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 0.1332 kg per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 0.1337 kg per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 0.1341 kg per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 0.1342 kg per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.1347 kg per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 0.1351 kg per square kilometre | +0.3% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 0.1351 kg per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 15.75 kg per square kilometre, 1% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 0.1351 kg per square kilometre is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 8.09 kg per square kilometre, 2% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0718 kg per square kilometre | 0.0496 kg per square kilometre | 0.0895 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0964 kg per square kilometre | 0.0913 kg per square kilometre | 0.103 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1157 kg per square kilometre | 0.1077 kg per square kilometre | 0.1171 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1222 kg per square kilometre | 0.1171 kg per square kilometre | 0.1452 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.126 kg per square kilometre | 0.1171 kg per square kilometre | 0.1288 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1324 kg per square kilometre | 0.1288 kg per square kilometre | 0.134 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1346 kg per square kilometre | 0.1341 kg per square kilometre | 0.1351 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
- 153 Thailand 0.1494 kg per square kilometre compare
- 154 Japan 0.141 kg per square kilometre compare
- 155 Nicaragua 0.1378 kg per square kilometre compare
- 157 Canada 0.1261 kg per square kilometre compare
- 158 Suriname 0.0936 kg per square kilometre compare
- 159 Papua New Guinea 0.0384 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 volatilises (n content), per in Costa Rica?
- Sheep — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per in Costa Rica was 0.1351 kg per square kilometre 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 0.1452 kg per square kilometre in 1999.
- What is the lowest sheep — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0496 kg per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Costa Rica rank for sheep — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per?
- Costa Rica ranks 156th 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 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 volatilises (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 volatilises (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 volatilises (N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Sheep — Manure left on pasture that volatilises 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 volatilises (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.