Costa Rica vs Spain: Land animals slaughtered for meat, per square kilometre
Costa Rica
1,614 animals per square kilometre
in 2024
Spain
1,544 animals per square kilometre
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
49th
Spain rank
50th
Land animals slaughtered for meat, per square kilometre over time
- Costa Rica
- Spain
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 1,614 animals per square kilometre against 1,544 animals per square kilometre in Spain, a difference of 70 animals per square kilometre.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Spain ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 49th and Spain ranks 50th of 191 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 2 and Spain in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 40.4 animals per square kilometre | 424.92 animals per square kilometre | 384.52 animals per square kilometre | Spain |
| 1970s | 74.79 animals per square kilometre | 889.08 animals per square kilometre | 814.29 animals per square kilometre | Spain |
| 1980s | 303.71 animals per square kilometre | 1,050 animals per square kilometre | 746.24 animals per square kilometre | Spain |
| 1990s | 719.01 animals per square kilometre | 1,159 animals per square kilometre | 439.92 animals per square kilometre | Spain |
| 2000s | 1,085 animals per square kilometre | 1,233 animals per square kilometre | 148.44 animals per square kilometre | Spain |
| 2010s | 1,383 animals per square kilometre | 1,371 animals per square kilometre | 11.95 animals per square kilometre | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 1,663 animals per square kilometre | 1,423 animals per square kilometre | 239.89 animals per square kilometre | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher land animals slaughtered for meat, per square kilometre, Costa Rica or Spain?
- Costa Rica, at 1,614 animals per square kilometre against 1,544 animals per square kilometre in Spain as of 2024.
- What is the difference in land animals slaughtered for meat, per square kilometre between Costa Rica and Spain?
- 70 animals per square kilometre, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Spain?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and Spain rank globally for land animals slaughtered for meat, per square kilometre?
- Costa Rica ranks 49th and Spain ranks 50th of 191 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Land animals slaughtered for meat, 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
Land animals slaughtered for meat 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.