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

Costa Rica ranks 35th out of 149 countries with data for 2023.

Is swine — manure applied to soils that leaches (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 — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content), per capita in Costa Rica

Name: Swine — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content), per capita in Costa Rica
Creator: Statizoid (derived)
License: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page

Costa Rica: Swine — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content), per capita was 0.4292 kg per person in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)

0.4292 kg per person

Change on year

up 23.3%

World rank

35th

of 149 countries

All-time high

0.4811 kg per person

in 1972

All-time low

0.2292 kg per person

in 1987

Years of data

1961–2023

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

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

Analysis

Costa Rica recorded 0.4292 kg per person for swine — manure applied to soils that leaches (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 — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per capita in Costa Rica peaked at 0.4811 kg per person in 1972 and was at its lowest, 0.2292 kg per person, in 1987.

Costa Rica ranks 35th of 149 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

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

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

Annual values for Swine — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content), per capita in Costa Rica, 1961 to 2023.
Year	kg per person	Change
1961	0.4121 kg per person	—
1962	0.4088 kg per person	-0.8%
1963	0.4065 kg per person	-0.6%
1964	0.4053 kg per person	-0.3%
1965	0.405 kg per person	-0.1%
1966	0.4048 kg per person	-0.0%
1967	0.4048 kg per person	-0.0%
1968	0.405 kg per person	+0.1%
1969	0.4581 kg per person	+13.1%
1970	0.4463 kg per person	-2.6%
1971	0.4609 kg per person	+3.3%
1972	0.4811 kg per person	+4.4%
1973	0.4502 kg per person	-6.4%
1974	0.4471 kg per person	-0.7%
1975	0.4456 kg per person	-0.3%
1976	0.4149 kg per person	-6.9%
1977	0.4041 kg per person	-2.6%
1978	0.3935 kg per person	-2.6%
1979	0.3688 kg per person	-6.3%
1980	0.3866 kg per person	+4.8%
1981	0.4049 kg per person	+4.7%
1982	0.3989 kg per person	-1.5%
1983	0.3769 kg per person	-5.5%
1984	0.3465 kg per person	-8.1%
1985	0.3326 kg per person	-4.0%
1986	0.2692 kg per person	-19.0%
1987	0.2292 kg per person	-14.8%
1988	0.3309 kg per person	+44.4%
1989	0.3404 kg per person	+2.9%
1990	0.3585 kg per person	+5.3%
1991	0.3754 kg per person	+4.7%
1992	0.3912 kg per person	+4.2%
1993	0.4185 kg per person	+7.0%
1994	0.4203 kg per person	+0.4%
1995	0.4103 kg per person	-2.4%
1996	0.3436 kg per person	-16.3%
1997	0.3527 kg per person	+2.7%
1998	0.3944 kg per person	+11.8%
1999	0.279 kg per person	-29.3%
2000	0.2894 kg per person	+3.7%
2001	0.3102 kg per person	+7.2%
2002	0.3152 kg per person	+1.6%
2003	0.3154 kg per person	+0.1%
2004	0.3326 kg per person	+5.4%
2005	0.3395 kg per person	+2.1%
2006	0.3472 kg per person	+2.3%
2007	0.4031 kg per person	+16.1%
2008	0.4173 kg per person	+3.5%
2009	0.4053 kg per person	-2.9%
2010	0.3985 kg per person	-1.7%
2011	0.3884 kg per person	-2.5%
2012	0.4026 kg per person	+3.6%
2013	0.3937 kg per person	-2.2%
2014	0.4112 kg per person	+4.5%
2015	0.4148 kg per person	+0.9%
2016	0.3748 kg per person	-9.7%
2017	0.3481 kg per person	-7.1%
2018	0.3098 kg per person	-11.0%
2019	0.3665 kg per person	+18.3%
2020	0.3339 kg per person	-8.9%
2021	0.3899 kg per person	+16.8%
2022	0.3482 kg per person	-10.7%
2023	0.4292 kg per person	+23.3%

Costa Rica compared with similar countries

Costa Rica's 0.4292 kg per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.3308 kg per person, 1.3× the median. (50 countries reporting)
Costa Rica's 0.4292 kg per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.3143 kg per person, 1.4× the median. (32 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Swine — Manure applied to soils that leaches (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%	0.2292 kg per person	0.3309 kg per person

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	0.4123 kg per person	0.4048 kg per person	0.4581 kg per person	9
1970s	0.4312 kg per person	0.3688 kg per person	0.4811 kg per person	10
1980s	0.3416 kg per person	0.2292 kg per person	0.4049 kg per person	10
1990s	0.3744 kg per person	0.279 kg per person	0.4203 kg per person	10
2000s	0.3475 kg per person	0.2894 kg per person	0.4173 kg per person	10
2010s	0.3808 kg per person	0.3098 kg per person	0.4148 kg per person	10
2020s	0.3753 kg per person	0.3339 kg per person	0.4292 kg per person	4

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

32 Nauru 0.4713 kg per person compare
33 Canada 0.4545 kg per person compare
34 Vanuatu 0.4526 kg per person compare
36 Peru 0.4246 kg per person compare
37 Finland 0.4209 kg per person compare
38 Uganda 0.4184 kg per person compare

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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)

All data for Costa Rica →

Frequently asked questions

What is swine — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per capita in Costa Rica?: Swine — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per capita in Costa Rica was 0.4292 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest swine — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per capita recorded in Costa Rica?: The highest recorded value was 0.4811 kg per person in 1972.
What is the lowest swine — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per capita recorded in Costa Rica?: The lowest recorded value was 0.2292 kg per person in 1987.
How does Costa Rica rank for swine — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per capita?: Costa Rica ranks 35th out of 149 countries with data for 2023.
Is swine — manure applied to soils that leaches (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 — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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

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

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Indicator: Swine — Manure applied to soils that leaches (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: 25 September 2026

Swine — 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.