Livestock — Gross Production Index Number (2014-2016 = 100) in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Livestock — Gross Production Index Number (2014-2016 = 100) was 117.56 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
117.56
Change on year
down 0.4%
World rank
68th
of 184 countries
All-time high
118.08
in 2023
All-time low
15.17
in 1962
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Livestock — Gross Production Index Number in Costa Rica, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 117.56 for livestock — gross production index number in 2024.
The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and up 17.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, livestock — gross production index number in Costa Rica peaked at 118.08 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 15.17, in 1962.
Costa Rica ranks 68th of 184 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Livestock — Gross Production Index Number (2014-2016 = 100) in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 16.21 | — |
| 1962 | 15.17 | -6.4% |
| 1963 | 18.24 | +20.2% |
| 1964 | 18.81 | +3.1% |
| 1965 | 18.44 | -2.0% |
| 1966 | 16.87 | -8.5% |
| 1967 | 18.6 | +10.3% |
| 1968 | 21.64 | +16.3% |
| 1969 | 23.05 | +6.5% |
| 1970 | 24.48 | +6.2% |
| 1971 | 26.47 | +8.1% |
| 1972 | 26.49 | +0.1% |
| 1973 | 28.22 | +6.5% |
| 1974 | 29.54 | +4.7% |
| 1975 | 34.86 | +18.0% |
| 1976 | 40.97 | +17.5% |
| 1977 | 41.84 | +2.1% |
| 1978 | 40.6 | -3.0% |
| 1979 | 43.98 | +8.3% |
| 1980 | 42.15 | -4.2% |
| 1981 | 43.64 | +3.5% |
| 1982 | 39.42 | -9.7% |
| 1983 | 41.21 | +4.5% |
| 1984 | 44.06 | +6.9% |
| 1985 | 51.65 | +17.2% |
| 1986 | 51.37 | -0.5% |
| 1987 | 53.95 | +5.0% |
| 1988 | 52.91 | -1.9% |
| 1989 | 54.56 | +3.1% |
| 1990 | 58.17 | +6.6% |
| 1991 | 62.26 | +7.0% |
| 1992 | 59.14 | -5.0% |
| 1993 | 59.01 | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 65.78 | +11.5% |
| 1995 | 70.32 | +6.9% |
| 1996 | 70.24 | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 67.78 | -3.5% |
| 1998 | 68.62 | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 73.64 | +7.3% |
| 2000 | 73.63 | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 73.25 | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 72.44 | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 74.38 | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 74.47 | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 80.12 | +7.6% |
| 2006 | 81.07 | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 87.07 | +7.4% |
| 2008 | 90.95 | +4.5% |
| 2009 | 94.68 | +4.1% |
| 2010 | 97.5 | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 97.51 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 97.1 | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 98.36 | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 100.41 | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 100.4 | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 99.2 | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 102.78 | +3.6% |
| 2018 | 105.76 | +2.9% |
| 2019 | 111.62 | +5.5% |
| 2020 | 111.5 | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 113.4 | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 113.92 | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 118.08 | +3.7% |
| 2024 | 117.56 | -0.4% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 117.56 is above the median for high income countries, which is 102.69, 1.1× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 117.56 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 107.52, 1.1× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 18.56 | 15.17 | 23.05 | 9 |
| 1970s | 33.74 | 24.48 | 43.98 | 10 |
| 1980s | 47.49 | 39.42 | 54.56 | 10 |
| 1990s | 65.5 | 58.17 | 73.64 | 10 |
| 2000s | 80.21 | 72.44 | 94.68 | 10 |
| 2010s | 101.06 | 97.1 | 111.62 | 10 |
| 2020s | 114.89 | 111.5 | 118.08 | 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 livestock — gross production index number in Costa Rica?
- Livestock — gross production index number in Costa Rica was 117.56 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest livestock — gross production index number recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 118.08 in 2023.
- What is the lowest livestock — gross production index number recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.17 in 1962.
- How does Costa Rica rank for livestock — gross production index number?
- Costa Rica ranks 68th out of 184 countries with data for 2024.
- Is livestock — gross production index number rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.1%. 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 Livestock — Gross Production Index Number (2014-2016 = 100). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAO indices of agricultural production show the relative level of the aggregate volume of agricultural production for each year in comparison with the base period 2014-2016. Indices for meat production are computed based on data on production from indigenous animals.