Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per was 0.0798 An per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per in Costa Rica, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in An per person.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 0.0798 An per person for beef and buffalo meat, primary — producing animals/slaughtered, per in 2024.
The figure is up 8.4% on the previous year and down 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, beef and buffalo meat, primary — producing animals/slaughtered, per in Costa Rica peaked at 0.1785 An per person in 1976 and was at its lowest, 0.0652 An per person, in 2016.
Costa Rica ranks 25th of 167 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | An per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0981 An per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0825 An per person | -15.9% |
| 1963 | 0.1033 An per person | +25.2% |
| 1964 | 0.1022 An per person | -1.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0917 An per person | -10.3% |
| 1966 | 0.0786 An per person | -14.4% |
| 1967 | 0.0899 An per person | +14.5% |
| 1968 | 0.1071 An per person | +19.1% |
| 1969 | 0.1106 An per person | +3.3% |
| 1970 | 0.1127 An per person | +1.9% |
| 1971 | 0.1213 An per person | +7.6% |
| 1972 | 0.1199 An per person | -1.1% |
| 1973 | 0.124 An per person | +3.4% |
| 1974 | 0.1209 An per person | -2.5% |
| 1975 | 0.151 An per person | +24.9% |
| 1976 | 0.1785 An per person | +18.2% |
| 1977 | 0.1729 An per person | -3.1% |
| 1978 | 0.1508 An per person | -12.8% |
| 1979 | 0.1693 An per person | +12.3% |
| 1980 | 0.1569 An per person | -7.3% |
| 1981 | 0.1547 An per person | -1.4% |
| 1982 | 0.1281 An per person | -17.2% |
| 1983 | 0.1291 An per person | +0.8% |
| 1984 | 0.1317 An per person | +2.0% |
| 1985 | 0.1695 An per person | +28.8% |
| 1986 | 0.1654 An per person | -2.5% |
| 1987 | 0.1689 An per person | +2.1% |
| 1988 | 0.14 An per person | -17.1% |
| 1989 | 0.1355 An per person | -3.2% |
| 1990 | 0.1323 An per person | -2.4% |
| 1991 | 0.1452 An per person | +9.8% |
| 1992 | 0.1197 An per person | -17.6% |
| 1993 | 0.129 An per person | +7.7% |
| 1994 | 0.1251 An per person | -3.0% |
| 1995 | 0.1242 An per person | -0.7% |
| 1996 | 0.129 An per person | +3.8% |
| 1997 | 0.1113 An per person | -13.7% |
| 1998 | 0.1007 An per person | -9.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0998 An per person | -0.9% |
| 2000 | 0.0957 An per person | -4.1% |
| 2001 | 0.082 An per person | -14.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0718 An per person | -12.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0757 An per person | +5.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0795 An per person | +4.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0796 An per person | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 0.076 An per person | -4.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0772 An per person | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 0.084 An per person | +8.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0909 An per person | +8.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0918 An per person | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0906 An per person | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0824 An per person | -9.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0808 An per person | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0808 An per person | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.074 An per person | -8.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0652 An per person | -11.9% |
| 2017 | 0.069 An per person | +5.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0712 An per person | +3.2% |
| 2019 | 0.077 An per person | +8.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0775 An per person | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0799 An per person | +3.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0765 An per person | -4.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0737 An per person | -3.7% |
| 2024 | 0.0798 An per person | +8.4% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 0.0798 An per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0368 An per person, 2.2× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 0.0798 An per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0288 An per person, 2.8× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.096 An per person | 0.0786 An per person | 0.1106 An per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.1421 An per person | 0.1127 An per person | 0.1785 An per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.148 An per person | 0.1281 An per person | 0.1695 An per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1216 An per person | 0.0998 An per person | 0.1452 An per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0813 An per person | 0.0718 An per person | 0.0957 An per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0783 An per person | 0.0652 An per person | 0.0918 An per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0775 An per person | 0.0737 An per person | 0.0799 An per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
- 22 Tajikistan 0.0838 An per person compare
- 23 Canada 0.0827 An per person compare
- 24 South Sudan 0.0809 An per person compare
- 26 Pakistan 0.077 An per person compare
- 27 Kyrgyzstan 0.0759 An per person compare
- 28 Denmark 0.073 An per person compare
More agriculture & rural data for Costa Rica
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 4.56 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0337 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 672.15 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -1.57 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.2027 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 3.4% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 3.4% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.1% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is beef and buffalo meat, primary — producing animals/slaughtered, per in Costa Rica?
- Beef and buffalo meat, primary — producing animals/slaughtered, per in Costa Rica was 0.0798 An per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest beef and buffalo meat, primary — producing animals/slaughtered, per recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1785 An per person in 1976.
- What is the lowest beef and buffalo meat, primary — producing animals/slaughtered, per recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0652 An per person in 2016.
- How does Costa Rica rank for beef and buffalo meat, primary — producing animals/slaughtered, per?
- Costa Rica ranks 25th out of 167 countries with data for 2024.
- Is beef and buffalo meat, primary — producing animals/slaughtered, per rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Producing Animals/Slaughtered divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Producing Animals/Slaughtered ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Producing Animals/Slaughtered Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Producing Animals/Slaughtered divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.