Meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled (biological) in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled (biological) was 1.40 million LCU in 2024. ▲ Rising
Meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled (biological) in Costa Rica, 2007–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LCU.
Analysis
The most recent figure for meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled (biological) in Costa Rica is 1.40 million LCU, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 1.3% on the previous year and up 67.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled (biological) in Costa Rica peaked at 1.42 million LCU in 2023 and was at its lowest, 496,314 LCU, in 2009.
Costa Rica ranks 16th of 114 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled (biological) in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | LCU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 561,000 LCU | — |
| 2008 | 597,632 LCU | +6.5% |
| 2009 | 496,314 LCU | -17.0% |
| 2010 | 506,903 LCU | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 596,079 LCU | +17.6% |
| 2012 | 774,654 LCU | +30.0% |
| 2013 | 774,654 LCU | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 839,000 LCU | +8.3% |
| 2015 | 1.18 million LCU | +40.3% |
| 2016 | 1.05 million LCU | -11.1% |
| 2017 | 953,160 LCU | -9.0% |
| 2018 | 865,067 LCU | -9.2% |
| 2019 | 873,125 LCU | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 1.08 million LCU | +24.1% |
| 2021 | 874,574 LCU | -19.3% |
| 2022 | 1.40 million LCU | +60.6% |
| 2023 | 1.42 million LCU | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 1.40 million LCU | -1.3% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 1.40 million LCU is above the median for high income countries, which is 5,610 LCU, 250.3× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 1.40 million LCU is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 31,451 LCU, 44.7× the median. (26 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 551,649 LCU | 496,314 LCU | 597,632 LCU | 3 |
| 2010s | 840,745 LCU | 506,903 LCU | 1.18 million LCU | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.24 million LCU | 874,574 LCU | 1.42 million LCU | 5 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
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 meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled (biological) in Costa Rica?
- Meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled (biological) in Costa Rica was 1.40 million LCU in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled (biological) recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 1.42 million LCU in 2023.
- What is the lowest meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled (biological) recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 496,314 LCU in 2009.
- How does Costa Rica rank for meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled (biological)?
- Costa Rica ranks 16th out of 114 countries with data for 2024.
- Is meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled (biological) rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 67.4%. 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 Meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled (biological) — Producer Price (LCU/tonne). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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This sub-domain contains data on agriculture producer prices and the producer price index. Agriculture producer prices are prices received by farmers for primary crops, live animals and livestock primary products as collected at the point of initial sale (prices paid at the farm gate). Annual data are provided from 1991 (while mothly data start in January 2010) for 180 countries and 212 products. The producer price index is the index of agricultural producer prices that measures the average annual change over time in the selling prices received by farmers (prices at the farm gate or at the first point of sale). The three categories of producer price index available in FAOSTAT comprise: single-item price index, commodity group index and the agriculture producer price index.