Canada vs Costa Rica: Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita

Canada
0.0827 animals per person
in 2024
Costa Rica
0.0798 animals per person
in 2024
Canada rank
26th
Costa Rica rank
28th

Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita over time

  • Canada
  • Costa Rica
0.050.10.150.20.25196119922024

How they compare

Canada currently reports 0.0827 animals per person against 0.0798 animals per person in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.0029 animals per person.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Canada ahead.

Canada ranks 26th and Costa Rica ranks 28th of 190 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Canada Costa Rica Difference Ahead
1960s 0.2091 animals per person 0.096 animals per person 0.1131 animals per person Canada
1970s 0.1972 animals per person 0.1421 animals per person 0.0551 animals per person Canada
1980s 0.1574 animals per person 0.148 animals per person 0.0095 animals per person Canada
1990s 0.116 animals per person 0.1216 animals per person 0.0056 animals per person Costa Rica
2000s 0.1228 animals per person 0.0813 animals per person 0.0416 animals per person Canada
2010s 0.0989 animals per person 0.0783 animals per person 0.0207 animals per person Canada
2020s 0.091 animals per person 0.0775 animals per person 0.0135 animals per person Canada

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita, Canada or Costa Rica?
Canada, at 0.0827 animals per person against 0.0798 animals per person in Costa Rica as of 2024.
What is the difference in yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita between Canada and Costa Rica?
0.0029 animals per person, with Canada ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Costa Rica?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Canada and Costa Rica rank globally for yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita?
Canada ranks 26th and Costa Rica ranks 28th of 190 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita
Unit
animals per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
190 places, 11,039 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed

Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.