Swine, market — Manure applied to soils that volatilises (N content) in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Swine, market — Manure applied to soils that volatilises (N content) was 0.2744 kg per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Swine, market — Manure applied to soils that volatilises (N content) in Costa Rica, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 0.2744 kg per person for swine, market — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content) in 2023.
The figure is up 23.3% on the previous year and up 9.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, swine, market — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content) in Costa Rica peaked at 0.3076 kg per person in 1972 and was at its lowest, 0.1466 kg per person, in 1987.
That places Costa Rica 29th out of 149 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Swine, market — Manure applied to soils that volatilises (N content) in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.2634 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.2614 kg per person | -0.8% |
| 1963 | 0.2599 kg per person | -0.6% |
| 1964 | 0.2591 kg per person | -0.3% |
| 1965 | 0.2589 kg per person | -0.1% |
| 1966 | 0.2588 kg per person | -0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.2588 kg per person | -0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.2589 kg per person | +0.1% |
| 1969 | 0.2929 kg per person | +13.1% |
| 1970 | 0.2853 kg per person | -2.6% |
| 1971 | 0.2946 kg per person | +3.3% |
| 1972 | 0.3076 kg per person | +4.4% |
| 1973 | 0.2878 kg per person | -6.4% |
| 1974 | 0.2858 kg per person | -0.7% |
| 1975 | 0.2849 kg per person | -0.3% |
| 1976 | 0.2652 kg per person | -6.9% |
| 1977 | 0.2584 kg per person | -2.6% |
| 1978 | 0.2516 kg per person | -2.6% |
| 1979 | 0.2358 kg per person | -6.3% |
| 1980 | 0.2472 kg per person | +4.8% |
| 1981 | 0.2589 kg per person | +4.7% |
| 1982 | 0.255 kg per person | -1.5% |
| 1983 | 0.241 kg per person | -5.5% |
| 1984 | 0.2215 kg per person | -8.1% |
| 1985 | 0.2126 kg per person | -4.0% |
| 1986 | 0.1721 kg per person | -19.0% |
| 1987 | 0.1466 kg per person | -14.8% |
| 1988 | 0.2116 kg per person | +44.4% |
| 1989 | 0.2176 kg per person | +2.9% |
| 1990 | 0.2292 kg per person | +5.3% |
| 1991 | 0.24 kg per person | +4.7% |
| 1992 | 0.2501 kg per person | +4.2% |
| 1993 | 0.2675 kg per person | +7.0% |
| 1994 | 0.2687 kg per person | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 0.2623 kg per person | -2.4% |
| 1996 | 0.2196 kg per person | -16.3% |
| 1997 | 0.2255 kg per person | +2.7% |
| 1998 | 0.2522 kg per person | +11.8% |
| 1999 | 0.1784 kg per person | -29.3% |
| 2000 | 0.185 kg per person | +3.7% |
| 2001 | 0.1983 kg per person | +7.2% |
| 2002 | 0.2015 kg per person | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 0.2017 kg per person | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 0.2126 kg per person | +5.4% |
| 2005 | 0.217 kg per person | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 0.222 kg per person | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 0.2577 kg per person | +16.1% |
| 2008 | 0.2668 kg per person | +3.5% |
| 2009 | 0.2591 kg per person | -2.9% |
| 2010 | 0.2547 kg per person | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 0.2483 kg per person | -2.5% |
| 2012 | 0.2574 kg per person | +3.6% |
| 2013 | 0.2517 kg per person | -2.2% |
| 2014 | 0.2629 kg per person | +4.5% |
| 2015 | 0.2652 kg per person | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 0.2396 kg per person | -9.6% |
| 2017 | 0.2225 kg per person | -7.1% |
| 2018 | 0.198 kg per person | -11.0% |
| 2019 | 0.2343 kg per person | +18.3% |
| 2020 | 0.2135 kg per person | -8.9% |
| 2021 | 0.2493 kg per person | +16.8% |
| 2022 | 0.2226 kg per person | -10.7% |
| 2023 | 0.2744 kg per person | +23.3% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 0.2744 kg per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.177 kg per person, 1.5× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 0.2744 kg per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.2009 kg per person, 1.4× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Swine, market — Manure applied to soils that volatilises (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% | 0.1466 kg per person | 0.2116 kg per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2636 kg per person | 0.2588 kg per person | 0.2929 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.2757 kg per person | 0.2358 kg per person | 0.3076 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2184 kg per person | 0.1466 kg per person | 0.2589 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2393 kg per person | 0.1784 kg per person | 0.2687 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2222 kg per person | 0.185 kg per person | 0.2668 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2435 kg per person | 0.198 kg per person | 0.2652 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2399 kg per person | 0.2135 kg per person | 0.2744 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)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -0.3048 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is swine, market — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content) in Costa Rica?
- Swine, market — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content) in Costa Rica was 0.2744 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest swine, market — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content) recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3076 kg per person in 1972.
- What is the lowest swine, market — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content) recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1466 kg per person in 1987.
- How does Costa Rica rank for swine, market — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content)?
- Costa Rica ranks 29th out of 149 countries with data for 2023.
- Is swine, market — manure applied to soils that volatilises (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, market — Manure applied to soils that volatilises (N content), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Swine, market — Manure applied to soils 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.
Swine, market — Manure applied to soils that volatilises (N content) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Swine, market — Manure applied to soils that volatilises 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, market — Manure applied to soils 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.