Costa Rica vs Iceland: Poultry meat per animal
Costa Rica
1.76 kilograms per animal
in 2024
Iceland
1.77 kilograms per animal
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
53rd
Iceland rank
52nd
Poultry meat per animal over time
- Costa Rica
- Iceland
How they compare
Iceland currently reports 1.77 kilograms per animal against 1.76 kilograms per animal in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.01 kilograms per animal.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 53rd and Iceland ranks 52nd of 199 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Iceland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.1 kilograms per animal | 1 kilograms per animal | 0.1 kilograms per animal | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 1.1 kilograms per animal | 1.02 kilograms per animal | 0.0787 kilograms per animal | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 1.23 kilograms per animal | 1.09 kilograms per animal | 0.1434 kilograms per animal | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 1.57 kilograms per animal | 1.24 kilograms per animal | 0.3339 kilograms per animal | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 1.62 kilograms per animal | 1.45 kilograms per animal | 0.1662 kilograms per animal | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 1.77 kilograms per animal | 1.62 kilograms per animal | 0.1476 kilograms per animal | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 1.73 kilograms per animal | 1.7 kilograms per animal | 0.0294 kilograms per animal | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher poultry meat per animal, Costa Rica or Iceland?
- Iceland, at 1.77 kilograms per animal against 1.76 kilograms per animal in Costa Rica as of 2024.
- What is the difference in poultry meat per animal between Costa Rica and Iceland?
- 0.01 kilograms per animal, with Iceland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Iceland?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and Iceland rank globally for poultry meat per animal?
- Costa Rica ranks 53rd and Iceland ranks 52nd of 199 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 Poultry meat per animal. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.