Costa Rica vs Switzerland: Global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of...
Costa Rica
518.26 million tonnes
in 2023
Switzerland
517.22 million tonnes
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
79th
Switzerland rank
80th
Global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of... over time
- Costa Rica
- Switzerland
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 518.26 million tonnes against 517.22 million tonnes in Switzerland, a difference of 1.04 million tonnes.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Switzerland ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 79th and Switzerland ranks 80th of 192 countries.
Switzerland has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 67.77 million tonnes | 208.77 million tonnes | 141.00 million tonnes | Switzerland |
| 1970s | 95.80 million tonnes | 306.84 million tonnes | 211.04 million tonnes | Switzerland |
| 1980s | 159.41 million tonnes | 411.24 million tonnes | 251.82 million tonnes | Switzerland |
| 1990s | 238.92 million tonnes | 435.16 million tonnes | 196.24 million tonnes | Switzerland |
| 2000s | 296.29 million tonnes | 475.46 million tonnes | 179.18 million tonnes | Switzerland |
| 2010s | 383.86 million tonnes | 520.59 million tonnes | 136.73 million tonnes | Switzerland |
| 2020s | 490.84 million tonnes | 529.15 million tonnes | 38.31 million tonnes | Switzerland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of..., Costa Rica or Switzerland?
- Costa Rica, at 518.26 million tonnes against 517.22 million tonnes in Switzerland as of 2023.
- What is the difference in global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of... between Costa Rica and Switzerland?
- 1.04 million tonnes, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Switzerland?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and Switzerland rank globally for global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of...?
- Costa Rica ranks 79th and Switzerland ranks 80th of 192 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of.... Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Hypothetical global meat demand if everyone in the world ate the same quantity as the average citizen of a given country.