Eggs Primary — Yield/Carcass Weight in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Eggs Primary — Yield/Carcass Weight was 21,199 g/An in 2024. ▲ Rising
Eggs Primary — Yield/Carcass Weight in Costa Rica, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in g/An.
Analysis
In 2024, eggs primary — yield/carcass weight in Costa Rica stood at 21,199 g/An.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 15.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, eggs primary — yield/carcass weight in Costa Rica peaked at 23,774 g/An in 2020 and was at its lowest, 4,944 g/An, in 1983.
That places Costa Rica 4th out of 190 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.
Eggs Primary — Yield/Carcass Weight in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | g/An | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 7,082 g/An | — |
| 1962 | 7,008 g/An | -1.0% |
| 1963 | 7,027 g/An | +0.3% |
| 1964 | 7,103 g/An | +1.1% |
| 1965 | 7,072 g/An | -0.4% |
| 1966 | 9,903 g/An | +40.0% |
| 1967 | 9,945 g/An | +0.4% |
| 1968 | 9,356 g/An | -5.9% |
| 1969 | 9,490 g/An | +1.4% |
| 1970 | 6,867 g/An | -27.6% |
| 1971 | 6,108 g/An | -11.1% |
| 1972 | 5,497 g/An | -10.0% |
| 1973 | 6,060 g/An | +10.2% |
| 1974 | 6,022 g/An | -0.6% |
| 1975 | 5,960 g/An | -1.0% |
| 1976 | 6,102 g/An | +2.4% |
| 1977 | 6,146 g/An | +0.7% |
| 1978 | 6,167 g/An | +0.3% |
| 1979 | 6,112 g/An | -0.9% |
| 1980 | 6,167 g/An | +0.9% |
| 1981 | 6,415 g/An | +4.0% |
| 1982 | 6,214 g/An | -3.1% |
| 1983 | 4,944 g/An | -20.4% |
| 1984 | 5,108 g/An | +3.3% |
| 1985 | 5,099 g/An | -0.2% |
| 1986 | 18,396 g/An | +260.8% |
| 1987 | 18,065 g/An | -1.8% |
| 1988 | 18,136 g/An | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 18,020 g/An | -0.6% |
| 1990 | 18,094 g/An | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 18,091 g/An | -0.0% |
| 1992 | 18,353 g/An | +1.4% |
| 1993 | 18,150 g/An | -1.1% |
| 1994 | 17,955 g/An | -1.1% |
| 1995 | 18,114 g/An | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 18,017 g/An | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 18,437 g/An | +2.3% |
| 1998 | 17,915 g/An | -2.8% |
| 1999 | 18,135 g/An | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 18,027 g/An | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 18,057 g/An | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 18,377 g/An | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 18,091 g/An | -1.6% |
| 2004 | 18,056 g/An | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 18,047 g/An | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 18,158 g/An | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 18,212 g/An | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 17,998 g/An | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 18,147 g/An | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 20,206 g/An | +11.3% |
| 2011 | 18,618 g/An | -7.9% |
| 2012 | 18,615 g/An | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 18,600 g/An | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 18,319 g/An | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 19,810 g/An | +8.1% |
| 2016 | 21,485 g/An | +8.5% |
| 2017 | 21,201 g/An | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 21,093 g/An | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 21,273 g/An | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 23,774 g/An | +11.8% |
| 2021 | 21,185 g/An | -10.9% |
| 2022 | 21,216 g/An | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 21,196 g/An | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 21,199 g/An | +0.0% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 21,199 g/An is above the median for high income countries, which is 14,564 g/An, 1.5× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 21,199 g/An is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 11,352 g/An, 1.9× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Eggs Primary — Yield/Carcass Weight 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 | +260.8% | 5,099 g/An | 18,396 g/An |
| 1966 | +40.0% | 7,072 g/An | 9,903 g/An |
| 1970 | -27.6% | 9,490 g/An | 6,867 g/An |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8,221 g/An | 7,008 g/An | 9,945 g/An | 9 |
| 1970s | 6,104 g/An | 5,497 g/An | 6,867 g/An | 10 |
| 1980s | 10,656 g/An | 4,944 g/An | 18,396 g/An | 10 |
| 1990s | 18,126 g/An | 17,915 g/An | 18,437 g/An | 10 |
| 2000s | 18,117 g/An | 17,998 g/An | 18,377 g/An | 10 |
| 2010s | 19,922 g/An | 18,319 g/An | 21,485 g/An | 10 |
| 2020s | 21,714 g/An | 21,185 g/An | 23,774 g/An | 5 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
- 1 Iceland 21,739 g/An compare
- 1 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 17,607 g/An compare
- 2 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 14,938 g/An compare
- 2 Martinique 21,705 g/An compare
- 3 Cyprus 21,411 g/An compare
- 3 Türkiye 12,119 g/An compare
- 5 Latvia 20,820 g/An compare
- 5 Republic of Moldova 11,148 g/An compare
- 6 Estonia 20,345 g/An compare
- 7 Oman 20,040 g/An compare
- 7 Syrian Arab Republic 10,466 g/An 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 eggs primary — yield/carcass weight in Costa Rica?
- Eggs primary — yield/carcass weight in Costa Rica was 21,199 g/An in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest eggs primary — yield/carcass weight recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 23,774 g/An in 2020.
- What is the lowest eggs primary — yield/carcass weight recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,944 g/An in 1983.
- How does Costa Rica rank for eggs primary — yield/carcass weight?
- Costa Rica ranks 4th out of 190 countries with data for 2024.
- Is eggs primary — yield/carcass weight 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, published as part of Eggs 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.