How does Costa Rica rank for swine, breeding — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita?

Costa Rica ranks 66th out of 149 countries with data for 2023.

Is swine, breeding — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita rising or falling in Costa Rica?

Over the last ten years it is up 9.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Swine, breeding — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita in Costa Rica

Name: Swine, breeding — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita in Costa Rica
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Costa Rica: Swine, breeding — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita was 0.0588 kg per person in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)

0.0588 kg per person

Change on year

up 23.3%

World rank

66th

of 149 countries

All-time high

0.0659 kg per person

in 1972

All-time low

0.0314 kg per person

in 1987

Years of data

1961–2023

Swine, breeding — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita in Costa Rica, 1961–2023

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

Analysis

Costa Rica recorded 0.0588 kg per person for swine, breeding — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita in 2023.

The figure is up 23.3% on the previous year and up 9.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, swine, breeding — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita in Costa Rica peaked at 0.0659 kg per person in 1972 and was at its lowest, 0.0314 kg per person, in 1987.

That places Costa Rica 66th out of 149 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Swine, breeding — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita in Costa Rica, year by year

Annual values for Swine, breeding — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita in Costa Rica, 1961 to 2023.
Year	kg per person	Change
1961	0.0564 kg per person	—
1962	0.056 kg per person	-0.8%
1963	0.0556 kg per person	-0.6%
1964	0.0555 kg per person	-0.3%
1965	0.0554 kg per person	-0.1%
1966	0.0554 kg per person	-0.0%
1967	0.0554 kg per person	-0.0%
1968	0.0554 kg per person	+0.1%
1969	0.0627 kg per person	+13.1%
1970	0.0611 kg per person	-2.6%
1971	0.0631 kg per person	+3.3%
1972	0.0659 kg per person	+4.4%
1973	0.0616 kg per person	-6.4%
1974	0.0612 kg per person	-0.7%
1975	0.061 kg per person	-0.3%
1976	0.0568 kg per person	-6.9%
1977	0.0553 kg per person	-2.6%
1978	0.0539 kg per person	-2.6%
1979	0.0505 kg per person	-6.3%
1980	0.0529 kg per person	+4.8%
1981	0.0554 kg per person	+4.7%
1982	0.0546 kg per person	-1.5%
1983	0.0516 kg per person	-5.5%
1984	0.0474 kg per person	-8.1%
1985	0.0455 kg per person	-4.0%
1986	0.0369 kg per person	-19.0%
1987	0.0314 kg per person	-14.8%
1988	0.0453 kg per person	+44.4%
1989	0.0466 kg per person	+2.9%
1990	0.0491 kg per person	+5.3%
1991	0.0514 kg per person	+4.7%
1992	0.0536 kg per person	+4.2%
1993	0.0573 kg per person	+7.0%
1994	0.0575 kg per person	+0.4%
1995	0.0562 kg per person	-2.4%
1996	0.047 kg per person	-16.3%
1997	0.0483 kg per person	+2.7%
1998	0.054 kg per person	+11.8%
1999	0.0382 kg per person	-29.3%
2000	0.0396 kg per person	+3.7%
2001	0.0425 kg per person	+7.2%
2002	0.0432 kg per person	+1.6%
2003	0.0432 kg per person	+0.1%
2004	0.0455 kg per person	+5.4%
2005	0.0465 kg per person	+2.1%
2006	0.0475 kg per person	+2.3%
2007	0.0552 kg per person	+16.1%
2008	0.0571 kg per person	+3.5%
2009	0.0555 kg per person	-2.9%
2010	0.0545 kg per person	-1.7%
2011	0.0532 kg per person	-2.5%
2012	0.0551 kg per person	+3.6%
2013	0.0539 kg per person	-2.2%
2014	0.0563 kg per person	+4.5%
2015	0.0568 kg per person	+0.9%
2016	0.0513 kg per person	-9.6%
2017	0.0476 kg per person	-7.1%
2018	0.0424 kg per person	-11.0%
2019	0.0502 kg per person	+18.3%
2020	0.0457 kg per person	-8.9%
2021	0.0534 kg per person	+16.8%
2022	0.0477 kg per person	-10.7%
2023	0.0588 kg per person	+23.3%

Costa Rica compared with similar countries

Costa Rica's 0.0588 kg per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.2162 kg per person, 27% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
Costa Rica's 0.0588 kg per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.043 kg per person, 1.4× the median. (32 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Swine, breeding — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita 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
1988	+44.4%	0.0314 kg per person	0.0453 kg per person

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	0.0564 kg per person	0.0554 kg per person	0.0627 kg per person	9
1970s	0.059 kg per person	0.0505 kg per person	0.0659 kg per person	10
1980s	0.0468 kg per person	0.0314 kg per person	0.0554 kg per person	10
1990s	0.0513 kg per person	0.0382 kg per person	0.0575 kg per person	10
2000s	0.0476 kg per person	0.0396 kg per person	0.0571 kg per person	10
2010s	0.0521 kg per person	0.0424 kg per person	0.0568 kg per person	10
2020s	0.0514 kg per person	0.0457 kg per person	0.0588 kg per person	4

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

63 Argentina 0.0734 kg per person compare
64 Burundi 0.063 kg per person compare
65 China 0.0619 kg per person compare
67 Peru 0.0581 kg per person compare
68 Uganda 0.0552 kg per person compare
69 Angola 0.0548 kg per person compare

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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)

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Frequently asked questions

What is swine, breeding — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita in Costa Rica?: Swine, breeding — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita in Costa Rica was 0.0588 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest swine, breeding — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita recorded in Costa Rica?: The highest recorded value was 0.0659 kg per person in 1972.
What is the lowest swine, breeding — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita recorded in Costa Rica?: The lowest recorded value was 0.0314 kg per person in 1987.
How does Costa Rica rank for swine, breeding — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita?: Costa Rica ranks 66th out of 149 countries with data for 2023.
Is swine, breeding — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita rising or falling in Costa Rica?: Over the last ten years it is up 9.0%. 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 Swine, breeding — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Swine, breeding — Manure applied to soils (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.

Swine, breeding — Manure applied to soils (N content) ÷ Population, total

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Swine, breeding — Manure applied to soils Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)

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About this data

Indicator: Swine, breeding — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita
Unit: kg per person
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 151 places, 8,689 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 29 September 2026

Swine, breeding — Manure applied to soils (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.