Eggs Primary — Laying in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Eggs Primary — Laying was 4,244 1000 An in 2024. ▲ Rising
Eggs Primary — Laying in Costa Rica, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 An.
Analysis
In 2024, eggs primary — laying in Costa Rica stood at 4,244 1000 An. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is up 12.7% on the previous year and up 28.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, eggs primary — laying in Costa Rica peaked at 4,244 1000 An in 2024 and was at its lowest, 958 1000 An, in 1986.
That places Costa Rica 105th out of 190 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Eggs Primary — Laying in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | 1000 An | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1,059 1000 An | — |
| 1962 | 1,113 1000 An | +5.1% |
| 1963 | 1,167 1000 An | +4.9% |
| 1964 | 1,239 1000 An | +6.2% |
| 1965 | 1,315 1000 An | +6.1% |
| 1966 | 1,224 1000 An | -6.9% |
| 1967 | 1,224 1000 An | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 1,273 1000 An | +4.0% |
| 1969 | 1,315 1000 An | +3.3% |
| 1970 | 1,798 1000 An | +36.7% |
| 1971 | 2,158 1000 An | +20.0% |
| 1972 | 2,590 1000 An | +20.0% |
| 1973 | 2,500 1000 An | -3.5% |
| 1974 | 2,550 1000 An | +2.0% |
| 1975 | 2,600 1000 An | +2.0% |
| 1976 | 2,650 1000 An | +1.9% |
| 1977 | 2,700 1000 An | +1.9% |
| 1978 | 2,700 1000 An | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 2,670 1000 An | -1.1% |
| 1980 | 2,750 1000 An | +3.0% |
| 1981 | 2,650 1000 An | -3.6% |
| 1982 | 2,800 1000 An | +5.7% |
| 1983 | 2,827 1000 An | +1.0% |
| 1984 | 2,500 1000 An | -11.6% |
| 1985 | 2,500 1000 An | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 958 1000 An | -61.7% |
| 1987 | 1,238 1000 An | +29.2% |
| 1988 | 1,386 1000 An | +12.0% |
| 1989 | 1,534 1000 An | +10.7% |
| 1990 | 1,802 1000 An | +17.5% |
| 1991 | 2,055 1000 An | +14.0% |
| 1992 | 2,150 1000 An | +4.6% |
| 1993 | 2,328 1000 An | +8.3% |
| 1994 | 2,344 1000 An | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 2,825 1000 An | +20.5% |
| 1996 | 2,435 1000 An | -13.8% |
| 1997 | 2,487 1000 An | +2.1% |
| 1998 | 2,244 1000 An | -9.8% |
| 1999 | 2,196 1000 An | -2.1% |
| 2000 | 2,272 1000 An | +3.5% |
| 2001 | 2,573 1000 An | +13.2% |
| 2002 | 2,597 1000 An | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 2,603 1000 An | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 2,763 1000 An | +6.1% |
| 2005 | 2,669 1000 An | -3.4% |
| 2006 | 2,600 1000 An | -2.6% |
| 2007 | 2,300 1000 An | -11.5% |
| 2008 | 2,900 1000 An | +26.1% |
| 2009 | 2,850 1000 An | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 2,650 1000 An | -7.0% |
| 2011 | 2,891 1000 An | +9.1% |
| 2012 | 2,935 1000 An | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 3,250 1000 An | +10.7% |
| 2014 | 3,300 1000 An | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 3,086 1000 An | -6.5% |
| 2016 | 3,122 1000 An | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 3,175 1000 An | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 3,200 1000 An | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 3,218 1000 An | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 3,173 1000 An | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 3,877 1000 An | +22.2% |
| 2022 | 3,840 1000 An | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 3,767 1000 An | -1.9% |
| 2024 | 4,244 1000 An | +12.7% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 4,244 1000 An is above the median for high income countries, which is 4,016 1000 An, 1.1× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 4,244 1000 An is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 2,763 1000 An, 1.5× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Eggs Primary — Laying 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | -61.7% | 2,500 1000 An | 958 1000 An |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,214 1000 An | 1,059 1000 An | 1,315 1000 An | 9 |
| 1970s | 2,492 1000 An | 1,798 1000 An | 2,700 1000 An | 10 |
| 1980s | 2,114 1000 An | 958 1000 An | 2,827 1000 An | 10 |
| 1990s | 2,287 1000 An | 1,802 1000 An | 2,825 1000 An | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,613 1000 An | 2,272 1000 An | 2,900 1000 An | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,083 1000 An | 2,650 1000 An | 3,300 1000 An | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,780 1000 An | 3,173 1000 An | 4,244 1000 An | 5 |
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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 eggs primary — laying in Costa Rica?
- Eggs primary — laying in Costa Rica was 4,244 1000 An in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest eggs primary — laying recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 4,244 1000 An in 2024.
- What is the lowest eggs primary — laying recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 958 1000 An in 1986.
- How does Costa Rica rank for eggs primary — laying?
- Costa Rica ranks 105th out of 190 countries with data for 2024.
- Is eggs primary — laying rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.6%. 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 Eggs Primary — Laying. 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.