Afghanistan vs Costa Rica: Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat
Afghanistan
467,376 animals
in 2024
Costa Rica
409,528 animals
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
83rd
Costa Rica rank
86th
Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat over time
- Afghanistan
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 467,376 animals against 409,528 animals in Costa Rica, a difference of 57,848 animals.
That makes Afghanistan's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.
Across all 64 years both countries report, Afghanistan has been ahead every year.
Afghanistan ranks 83rd and Costa Rica ranks 86th of 198 countries.
Afghanistan has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 476,356 animals | 152,584 animals | 323,772 animals | Afghanistan |
| 1970s | 575,570 animals | 297,779 animals | 277,791 animals | Afghanistan |
| 1980s | 552,000 animals | 401,177 animals | 150,823 animals | Afghanistan |
| 1990s | 677,000 animals | 422,160 animals | 254,840 animals | Afghanistan |
| 2000s | 740,880 animals | 343,395 animals | 397,485 animals | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 688,803 animals | 373,753 animals | 315,049 animals | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | 546,980 animals | 393,781 animals | 153,199 animals | Afghanistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, Afghanistan or Costa Rica?
- Afghanistan, at 467,376 animals against 409,528 animals in Costa Rica as of 2024.
- What is the difference in yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat between Afghanistan and Costa Rica?
- 57,848 animals, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Costa Rica?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Afghanistan and Costa Rica rank globally for yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat?
- Afghanistan ranks 83rd and Costa Rica ranks 86th of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.