Costa Rica vs Portugal: Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat
Costa Rica
409,528 animals
in 2024
Portugal
402,420 animals
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
86th
Portugal rank
87th
Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat over time
- Costa Rica
- Portugal
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 409,528 animals against 402,420 animals in Portugal, a difference of 7,108 animals.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Portugal ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 86th and Portugal ranks 87th of 198 countries.
Portugal has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 152,584 animals | 392,954 animals | 240,370 animals | Portugal |
| 1970s | 297,779 animals | 432,306 animals | 134,527 animals | Portugal |
| 1980s | 401,177 animals | 492,714 animals | 91,536 animals | Portugal |
| 1990s | 422,160 animals | 452,500 animals | 30,340 animals | Portugal |
| 2000s | 343,395 animals | 434,651 animals | 91,255 animals | Portugal |
| 2010s | 373,753 animals | 380,236 animals | 6,482 animals | Portugal |
| 2020s | 393,781 animals | 407,464 animals | 13,683 animals | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, Costa Rica or Portugal?
- Costa Rica, at 409,528 animals against 402,420 animals in Portugal as of 2024.
- What is the difference in yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat between Costa Rica and Portugal?
- 7,108 animals, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Portugal?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and Portugal rank globally for yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat?
- Costa Rica ranks 86th and Portugal ranks 87th 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.