Swine, breeding — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content) in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Swine, breeding — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content) was 0.0176 kg per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Swine, breeding — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content) in Costa Rica, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for swine, breeding — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content) in Costa Rica is 0.0176 kg per person, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it 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 that leaches (n content) in Costa Rica peaked at 0.0198 kg per person in 1972 and was at its lowest, 0.0094 kg per person, in 1987.
Costa Rica ranks 66th of 149 countries on this measure, 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 that leaches (N content) in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0169 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0168 kg per person | -0.8% |
| 1963 | 0.0167 kg per person | -0.6% |
| 1964 | 0.0166 kg per person | -0.3% |
| 1965 | 0.0166 kg per person | -0.1% |
| 1966 | 0.0166 kg per person | -0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.0166 kg per person | -0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0166 kg per person | +0.1% |
| 1969 | 0.0188 kg per person | +13.1% |
| 1970 | 0.0183 kg per person | -2.6% |
| 1971 | 0.0189 kg per person | +3.3% |
| 1972 | 0.0198 kg per person | +4.4% |
| 1973 | 0.0185 kg per person | -6.4% |
| 1974 | 0.0184 kg per person | -0.7% |
| 1975 | 0.0183 kg per person | -0.3% |
| 1976 | 0.017 kg per person | -6.9% |
| 1977 | 0.0166 kg per person | -2.6% |
| 1978 | 0.0162 kg per person | -2.6% |
| 1979 | 0.0151 kg per person | -6.3% |
| 1980 | 0.0159 kg per person | +4.8% |
| 1981 | 0.0166 kg per person | +4.7% |
| 1982 | 0.0164 kg per person | -1.5% |
| 1983 | 0.0155 kg per person | -5.5% |
| 1984 | 0.0142 kg per person | -8.1% |
| 1985 | 0.0137 kg per person | -4.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0111 kg per person | -19.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0094 kg per person | -14.8% |
| 1988 | 0.0136 kg per person | +44.4% |
| 1989 | 0.014 kg per person | +2.9% |
| 1990 | 0.0147 kg per person | +5.3% |
| 1991 | 0.0154 kg per person | +4.7% |
| 1992 | 0.0161 kg per person | +4.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0172 kg per person | +7.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0173 kg per person | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0169 kg per person | -2.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0141 kg per person | -16.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0145 kg per person | +2.7% |
| 1998 | 0.0162 kg per person | +11.8% |
| 1999 | 0.0115 kg per person | -29.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0119 kg per person | +3.7% |
| 2001 | 0.0127 kg per person | +7.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0129 kg per person | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 0.013 kg per person | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0137 kg per person | +5.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0139 kg per person | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0143 kg per person | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0166 kg per person | +16.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0171 kg per person | +3.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0166 kg per person | -2.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0164 kg per person | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 0.016 kg per person | -2.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0165 kg per person | +3.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0162 kg per person | -2.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0169 kg per person | +4.5% |
| 2015 | 0.017 kg per person | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0154 kg per person | -9.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0143 kg per person | -7.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0127 kg per person | -11.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0151 kg per person | +18.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0137 kg per person | -8.9% |
| 2021 | 0.016 kg per person | +16.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0143 kg per person | -10.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0176 kg per person | +23.3% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 0.0176 kg per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0649 kg per person, 27% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 0.0176 kg per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0129 kg per person, 1.4× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Swine, breeding — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content) 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% | 0.0094 kg per person | 0.0136 kg per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0169 kg per person | 0.0166 kg per person | 0.0188 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0177 kg per person | 0.0151 kg per person | 0.0198 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.014 kg per person | 0.0094 kg per person | 0.0166 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0154 kg per person | 0.0115 kg per person | 0.0173 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0143 kg per person | 0.0119 kg per person | 0.0171 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0156 kg per person | 0.0127 kg per person | 0.017 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0154 kg per person | 0.0137 kg per person | 0.0176 kg per person | 4 |
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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)
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- 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)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is swine, breeding — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content) in Costa Rica?
- Swine, breeding — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content) in Costa Rica was 0.0176 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest swine, breeding — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content) recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0198 kg per person in 1972.
- What is the lowest swine, breeding — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content) recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0094 kg per person in 1987.
- How does Costa Rica rank for swine, breeding — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content)?
- Costa Rica ranks 66th out of 149 countries with data for 2023.
- Is swine, breeding — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content) 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 that leaches (N content), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Swine, breeding — Manure applied to soils that leaches (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 that leaches (N content) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Swine, breeding — Manure applied to soils that leaches Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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
Swine, breeding — Manure applied to soils that leaches (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.