Fat of pigs — Producing Animals/Slaughtered in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Fat of pigs — Producing Animals/Slaughtered was 877,491 An in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Fat of pigs — Producing Animals/Slaughtered in Costa Rica, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in An.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 877,491 An for fat of pigs — producing animals/slaughtered in 2024.
The figure is down 4.4% on the previous year and up 17.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fat of pigs — producing animals/slaughtered in Costa Rica peaked at 932,618 An in 2022 and was at its lowest, 79,352 An, in 1968.
Costa Rica ranks 64th of 172 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Fat of pigs — Producing Animals/Slaughtered in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | An | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 88,215 An | — |
| 1962 | 85,308 An | -3.3% |
| 1963 | 87,962 An | +3.1% |
| 1964 | 83,175 An | -5.4% |
| 1965 | 92,136 An | +10.8% |
| 1966 | 93,826 An | +1.8% |
| 1967 | 83,224 An | -11.3% |
| 1968 | 79,352 An | -4.7% |
| 1969 | 89,491 An | +12.8% |
| 1970 | 118,878 An | +32.8% |
| 1971 | 132,108 An | +11.1% |
| 1972 | 118,702 An | -10.1% |
| 1973 | 128,027 An | +7.9% |
| 1974 | 129,764 An | +1.4% |
| 1975 | 122,319 An | -5.7% |
| 1976 | 134,547 An | +10.0% |
| 1977 | 150,558 An | +11.9% |
| 1978 | 149,504 An | -0.7% |
| 1979 | 144,800 An | -3.1% |
| 1980 | 139,151 An | -3.9% |
| 1981 | 147,577 An | +6.1% |
| 1982 | 174,890 An | +18.5% |
| 1983 | 173,479 An | -0.8% |
| 1984 | 155,350 An | -10.5% |
| 1985 | 176,617 An | +13.7% |
| 1986 | 147,010 An | -16.8% |
| 1987 | 133,510 An | -9.2% |
| 1988 | 199,779 An | +49.6% |
| 1989 | 205,659 An | +2.9% |
| 1990 | 198,089 An | -3.7% |
| 1991 | 247,346 An | +24.9% |
| 1992 | 274,939 An | +11.2% |
| 1993 | 273,064 An | -0.7% |
| 1994 | 307,700 An | +12.7% |
| 1995 | 314,890 An | +2.3% |
| 1996 | 268,080 An | -14.9% |
| 1997 | 283,000 An | +5.6% |
| 1998 | 330,000 An | +16.6% |
| 1999 | 386,016 An | +17.0% |
| 2000 | 410,426 An | +6.3% |
| 2001 | 476,075 An | +16.0% |
| 2002 | 480,282 An | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 477,144 An | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 505,801 An | +6.0% |
| 2005 | 520,833 An | +3.0% |
| 2006 | 543,000 An | +4.3% |
| 2007 | 640,160 An | +17.9% |
| 2008 | 669,228 An | +4.5% |
| 2009 | 661,344 An | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 614,228 An | -7.1% |
| 2011 | 683,711 An | +11.3% |
| 2012 | 717,032 An | +4.9% |
| 2013 | 708,838 An | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 748,834 An | +5.6% |
| 2015 | 782,365 An | +4.5% |
| 2016 | 821,243 An | +5.0% |
| 2017 | 825,031 An | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 862,448 An | +4.5% |
| 2019 | 909,469 An | +5.5% |
| 2020 | 832,609 An | -8.5% |
| 2021 | 901,398 An | +8.3% |
| 2022 | 932,618 An | +3.5% |
| 2023 | 917,812 An | -1.6% |
| 2024 | 877,491 An | -4.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 86,965 An | 79,352 An | 93,826 An | 9 |
| 1970s | 132,921 An | 118,702 An | 150,558 An | 10 |
| 1980s | 165,302 An | 133,510 An | 205,659 An | 10 |
| 1990s | 288,312 An | 198,089 An | 386,016 An | 10 |
| 2000s | 538,429 An | 410,426 An | 669,228 An | 10 |
| 2010s | 767,320 An | 614,228 An | 909,469 An | 10 |
| 2020s | 892,386 An | 832,609 An | 932,618 An | 5 |
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- 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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Frequently asked questions
- What is fat of pigs — producing animals/slaughtered in Costa Rica?
- Fat of pigs — producing animals/slaughtered in Costa Rica was 877,491 An in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest fat of pigs — producing animals/slaughtered recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 932,618 An in 2022.
- What is the lowest fat of pigs — producing animals/slaughtered recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 79,352 An in 1968.
- How does Costa Rica rank for fat of pigs — producing animals/slaughtered?
- Costa Rica ranks 64th out of 172 countries with data for 2024.
- Is fat of pigs — producing animals/slaughtered rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Fat of pigs — Producing Animals/Slaughtered. 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.