Costa Rica vs New Zealand: Global meat production, per square kilometre
Costa Rica
5.99 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2024
New Zealand
5.65 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
47th
New Zealand rank
50th
Global meat production, per square kilometre over time
- Costa Rica
- New Zealand
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 5.99 tonnes per square kilometre against 5.65 tonnes per square kilometre in New Zealand, a difference of 0.34 tonnes per square kilometre.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times New Zealand's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was New Zealand ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 47th and New Zealand ranks 50th of 194 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 1 and New Zealand in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.7928 tonnes per square kilometre | 3.21 tonnes per square kilometre | 2.42 tonnes per square kilometre | New Zealand |
| 1970s | 1.49 tonnes per square kilometre | 4.09 tonnes per square kilometre | 2.6 tonnes per square kilometre | New Zealand |
| 1980s | 2.22 tonnes per square kilometre | 4.69 tonnes per square kilometre | 2.46 tonnes per square kilometre | New Zealand |
| 1990s | 3.27 tonnes per square kilometre | 4.74 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.46 tonnes per square kilometre | New Zealand |
| 2000s | 4.1 tonnes per square kilometre | 5.31 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.21 tonnes per square kilometre | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 5.24 tonnes per square kilometre | 5.27 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0234 tonnes per square kilometre | New Zealand |
| 2020s | 5.98 tonnes per square kilometre | 5.6 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.3842 tonnes per square kilometre | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher global meat production, per square kilometre, Costa Rica or New Zealand?
- Costa Rica, at 5.99 tonnes per square kilometre against 5.65 tonnes per square kilometre in New Zealand as of 2024.
- What is the difference in global meat production, per square kilometre between Costa Rica and New Zealand?
- 0.34 tonnes per square kilometre, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and New Zealand?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and New Zealand rank globally for global meat production, per square kilometre?
- Costa Rica ranks 47th and New Zealand ranks 50th of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Global meat production, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Global meat production divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.