Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Yield/Carcass Weight in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Yield/Carcass Weight was 230 kg/An in 2024. ▲ Rising
Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Yield/Carcass Weight in Costa Rica, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/An.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 230 kg/An for beef and buffalo meat, primary — yield/carcass weight in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, beef and buffalo meat, primary — yield/carcass weight in Costa Rica peaked at 239 kg/An in 2007 and was at its lowest, 189 kg/An, in 1993.
Costa Rica ranks 72nd of 190 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Yield/Carcass Weight in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | kg/An | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 222 kg/An | — |
| 1962 | 222 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 222 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 222 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 222 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 204 kg/An | -8.1% |
| 1967 | 206 kg/An | +1.0% |
| 1968 | 204 kg/An | -1.0% |
| 1969 | 207 kg/An | +1.5% |
| 1970 | 215 kg/An | +3.9% |
| 1971 | 212 kg/An | -1.4% |
| 1972 | 202 kg/An | -4.7% |
| 1973 | 211 kg/An | +4.5% |
| 1974 | 211 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 211 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 211 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 211 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 222 kg/An | +5.2% |
| 1979 | 212 kg/An | -4.5% |
| 1980 | 204 kg/An | -3.8% |
| 1981 | 211 kg/An | +3.4% |
| 1982 | 204 kg/An | -3.3% |
| 1983 | 200 kg/An | -2.0% |
| 1984 | 219 kg/An | +9.5% |
| 1985 | 201 kg/An | -8.2% |
| 1986 | 197 kg/An | -2.0% |
| 1987 | 199 kg/An | +1.0% |
| 1988 | 207 kg/An | +4.0% |
| 1989 | 207 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 212 kg/An | +2.4% |
| 1991 | 202 kg/An | -4.7% |
| 1992 | 206 kg/An | +2.0% |
| 1993 | 189 kg/An | -8.3% |
| 1994 | 221 kg/An | +16.9% |
| 1995 | 213 kg/An | -3.6% |
| 1996 | 207 kg/An | -2.8% |
| 1997 | 209 kg/An | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 215 kg/An | +2.9% |
| 1999 | 219 kg/An | +1.9% |
| 2000 | 218 kg/An | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 226 kg/An | +3.7% |
| 2002 | 233 kg/An | +3.1% |
| 2003 | 236 kg/An | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 210 kg/An | -11.0% |
| 2005 | 238 kg/An | +13.3% |
| 2006 | 229 kg/An | -3.8% |
| 2007 | 239 kg/An | +4.4% |
| 2008 | 235 kg/An | -1.7% |
| 2009 | 231 kg/An | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 233 kg/An | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 230 kg/An | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 228 kg/An | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 223 kg/An | -2.2% |
| 2014 | 229 kg/An | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 230 kg/An | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 230 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 230 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 230 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 230 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 230 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 231 kg/An | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 230 kg/An | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 230 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 230 kg/An | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 214.56 kg/An | 204 kg/An | 222 kg/An | 9 |
| 1970s | 211.8 kg/An | 202 kg/An | 222 kg/An | 10 |
| 1980s | 204.9 kg/An | 197 kg/An | 219 kg/An | 10 |
| 1990s | 209.3 kg/An | 189 kg/An | 221 kg/An | 10 |
| 2000s | 229.5 kg/An | 210 kg/An | 239 kg/An | 10 |
| 2010s | 229.3 kg/An | 223 kg/An | 233 kg/An | 10 |
| 2020s | 230.2 kg/An | 230 kg/An | 231 kg/An | 5 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
- 70 Puerto Rico 238 kg/An compare
- 71 Greece 236 kg/An compare
- 72 Turkmenistan 230 kg/An compare
- 74 Kyrgyzstan 229 kg/An compare
- 75 Argentina 228 kg/An compare
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- 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)
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- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.2027 units per person (2025)
- Agriculture share gdp 3.37 (2025)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 3.37 (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 — yield/carcass weight in Costa Rica?
- Beef and buffalo meat, primary — yield/carcass weight in Costa Rica was 230 kg/An in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest beef and buffalo meat, primary — yield/carcass weight recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 239 kg/An in 2007.
- What is the lowest beef and buffalo meat, primary — yield/carcass weight recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 189 kg/An in 1993.
- How does Costa Rica rank for beef and buffalo meat, primary — yield/carcass weight?
- Costa Rica ranks 72nd out of 190 countries with data for 2024.
- Is beef and buffalo meat, primary — yield/carcass weight rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Yield/Carcass Weight. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.