Chicken meat production, per capita in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Chicken meat production, per capita was 0.028 tonnes per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Chicken meat production, per capita in Costa Rica, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
In 2024, chicken meat production, per capita in Costa Rica stood at 0.028 tonnes per person.
That represents a change of down 1.4% on the previous year and up 7.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chicken meat production, per capita in Costa Rica peaked at 0.03 tonnes per person in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.0011 tonnes per person, in 1961.
Costa Rica ranks 39th of 191 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Chicken meat production, per capita in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0011 tonnes per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0012 tonnes per person | +7.7% |
| 1963 | 0.0013 tonnes per person | +7.8% |
| 1964 | 0.0014 tonnes per person | +8.5% |
| 1965 | 0.0016 tonnes per person | +9.0% |
| 1966 | 0.0015 tonnes per person | -1.3% |
| 1967 | 0.0015 tonnes per person | -0.7% |
| 1968 | 0.0015 tonnes per person | -1.1% |
| 1969 | 0.0015 tonnes per person | +0.6% |
| 1970 | 0.0015 tonnes per person | -2.2% |
| 1971 | 0.0015 tonnes per person | +1.6% |
| 1972 | 0.0015 tonnes per person | -2.7% |
| 1973 | 0.0015 tonnes per person | +2.7% |
| 1974 | 0.0015 tonnes per person | -0.1% |
| 1975 | 0.0015 tonnes per person | +0.2% |
| 1976 | 0.0025 tonnes per person | +66.4% |
| 1977 | 0.0025 tonnes per person | -2.4% |
| 1978 | 0.0025 tonnes per person | +0.3% |
| 1979 | 0.0034 tonnes per person | +39.3% |
| 1980 | 0.0042 tonnes per person | +21.6% |
| 1981 | 0.0045 tonnes per person | +7.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0049 tonnes per person | +8.5% |
| 1983 | 0.0067 tonnes per person | +38.8% |
| 1984 | 0.0064 tonnes per person | -4.9% |
| 1985 | 0.0071 tonnes per person | +11.1% |
| 1986 | 0.0066 tonnes per person | -7.0% |
| 1987 | 0.007 tonnes per person | +5.3% |
| 1988 | 0.0094 tonnes per person | +35.1% |
| 1989 | 0.013 tonnes per person | +37.8% |
| 1990 | 0.0138 tonnes per person | +5.9% |
| 1991 | 0.0148 tonnes per person | +7.6% |
| 1992 | 0.0152 tonnes per person | +2.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0155 tonnes per person | +2.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0157 tonnes per person | +1.5% |
| 1995 | 0.0171 tonnes per person | +8.6% |
| 1996 | 0.0182 tonnes per person | +6.5% |
| 1997 | 0.017 tonnes per person | -6.7% |
| 1998 | 0.0173 tonnes per person | +2.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0193 tonnes per person | +11.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0186 tonnes per person | -3.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0192 tonnes per person | +3.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0188 tonnes per person | -2.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0174 tonnes per person | -7.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0201 tonnes per person | +15.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0213 tonnes per person | +6.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0227 tonnes per person | +6.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0252 tonnes per person | +10.8% |
| 2008 | 0.024 tonnes per person | -4.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0246 tonnes per person | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0254 tonnes per person | +3.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0239 tonnes per person | -5.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0242 tonnes per person | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0254 tonnes per person | +4.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0259 tonnes per person | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0259 tonnes per person | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0264 tonnes per person | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0271 tonnes per person | +2.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0273 tonnes per person | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 0.029 tonnes per person | +6.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0273 tonnes per person | -5.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0292 tonnes per person | +7.0% |
| 2022 | 0.03 tonnes per person | +2.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0284 tonnes per person | -5.2% |
| 2024 | 0.028 tonnes per person | -1.4% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 0.028 tonnes per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0203 tonnes per person, 1.4× the median. (64 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 0.028 tonnes per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0252 tonnes per person, 1.1× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Chicken meat production, per capita in Costa Rica changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | +66.4% | 0.0015 tonnes per person | 0.0025 tonnes per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0014 tonnes per person | 0.0011 tonnes per person | 0.0016 tonnes per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.002 tonnes per person | 0.0015 tonnes per person | 0.0034 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.007 tonnes per person | 0.0042 tonnes per person | 0.013 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0164 tonnes per person | 0.0138 tonnes per person | 0.0193 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0212 tonnes per person | 0.0174 tonnes per person | 0.0252 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0261 tonnes per person | 0.0239 tonnes per person | 0.029 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0286 tonnes per person | 0.0273 tonnes per person | 0.03 tonnes per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
More agriculture & rural data for Costa Rica
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate -0.5759 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.0996 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate -0.1685 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 0.3415 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is chicken meat production, per capita in Costa Rica?
- Chicken meat production, per capita in Costa Rica was 0.028 tonnes per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest chicken meat production, per capita recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.03 tonnes per person in 2022.
- What is the lowest chicken meat production, per capita recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0011 tonnes per person in 1961.
- How does Costa Rica rank for chicken meat production, per capita?
- Costa Rica ranks 39th out of 191 countries with data for 2024.
- Is chicken meat production, per capita rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Chicken meat production, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Chicken meat production divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Chicken meat production ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Chicken meat production Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Chicken meat production divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.