Which has higher meat production, Costa Rica or Sri Lanka?

Costa Rica, at 302,665 tonnes against 291,946 tonnes in Sri Lanka as of 2024.

What is the difference in meat production between Costa Rica and Sri Lanka?

10,719 tonnes, with Costa Rica ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Sri Lanka?

64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.

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 Meat production. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Costa Rica vs Sri Lanka: Meat production

Costa Rica

302,665 tonnes

in 2024

Sri Lanka

291,946 tonnes

in 2024

Costa Rica rank

95th

Sri Lanka rank

98th

Meat production over time

Costa Rica
Sri Lanka

How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 302,665 tonnes against 291,946 tonnes in Sri Lanka, a difference of 10,719 tonnes.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Sri Lanka ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 95th and Sri Lanka ranks 98th of 202 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 6 and Sri Lanka in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Costa Rica	Sri Lanka	Difference	Ahead
1960s	40,481 tonnes	49,800 tonnes	9,320 tonnes	Sri Lanka
1970s	75,980 tonnes	55,528 tonnes	20,452 tonnes	Costa Rica
1980s	113,461 tonnes	53,979 tonnes	59,482 tonnes	Costa Rica
1990s	167,187 tonnes	82,610 tonnes	84,576 tonnes	Costa Rica
2000s	209,455 tonnes	128,768 tonnes	80,687 tonnes	Costa Rica
2010s	267,716 tonnes	195,506 tonnes	72,210 tonnes	Costa Rica
2020s	303,087 tonnes	267,511 tonnes	35,575 tonnes	Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher meat production, Costa Rica or Sri Lanka?: Costa Rica, at 302,665 tonnes against 291,946 tonnes in Sri Lanka as of 2024.
What is the difference in meat production between Costa Rica and Sri Lanka?: 10,719 tonnes, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Sri Lanka?: 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Costa Rica and Sri Lanka rank globally for meat production?: Costa Rica ranks 95th and Sri Lanka ranks 98th of 202 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 Meat production. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Meat production
Unit: tonnes
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 202 places, 11,764 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Expressed in tonnes. Includes cattle, poultry, sheep/mutton, goat, pigmeat, and wild game.