Eggs per bird in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Eggs per bird was 21.2 kilograms per animal in 2024. ▲ Rising
Eggs per bird in Costa Rica, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilograms per animal.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 21.2 kilograms per animal for eggs per bird in 2024.
That represents a change of up 15.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, eggs per bird in Costa Rica peaked at 23.77 kilograms per animal in 2020 and was at its lowest, 4.94 kilograms per animal, in 1983.
That places Costa Rica 4th out of 197 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8.22 kilograms per animal | 7.01 kilograms per animal | 9.95 kilograms per animal | 9 |
| 1970s | 6.1 kilograms per animal | 5.5 kilograms per animal | 6.87 kilograms per animal | 10 |
| 1980s | 10.66 kilograms per animal | 4.94 kilograms per animal | 18.4 kilograms per animal | 10 |
| 1990s | 18.13 kilograms per animal | 17.91 kilograms per animal | 18.44 kilograms per animal | 10 |
| 2000s | 18.12 kilograms per animal | 18 kilograms per animal | 18.38 kilograms per animal | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.92 kilograms per animal | 18.32 kilograms per animal | 21.48 kilograms per animal | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.71 kilograms per animal | 21.18 kilograms per animal | 23.77 kilograms per animal | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Costa Rica
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 3.46 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 3.4% (2025)
- Rural population 1.04 million (2025)
- Rural population growth -1.6% (2025)
- Rural population 20.3% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.0% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.1% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 3.4% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 3.4% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 18,980 hectares (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is eggs per bird in Costa Rica?
- Eggs per bird in Costa Rica was 21.2 kilograms per animal in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest eggs per bird recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 23.77 kilograms per animal in 2020.
- What is the lowest eggs per bird recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.94 kilograms per animal in 1983.
- How does Costa Rica rank for eggs per bird?
- Costa Rica ranks 4th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is eggs per bird rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.7%. 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 (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Eggs per bird. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual egg yield per bird, measured in kilograms per animal.