Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per capita in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per capita was 0.0159 1000 An per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per capita in Costa Rica, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 An per person.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 0.0159 1000 An per person for meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered, per capita in 2024.
That represents a change of up 1.8% on the previous year and up 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered, per capita in Costa Rica peaked at 0.0177 1000 An per person in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.001 1000 An per person, in 1961.
That places Costa Rica 39th out of 168 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per capita in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | 1000 An per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.001 1000 An per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0011 1000 An per person | +7.7% |
| 1963 | 0.0012 1000 An per person | +7.8% |
| 1964 | 0.0013 1000 An per person | +8.5% |
| 1965 | 0.0014 1000 An per person | +9.0% |
| 1966 | 0.0014 1000 An per person | -1.2% |
| 1967 | 0.0014 1000 An per person | -0.7% |
| 1968 | 0.0014 1000 An per person | -1.1% |
| 1969 | 0.0014 1000 An per person | +0.6% |
| 1970 | 0.0014 1000 An per person | -2.2% |
| 1971 | 0.0014 1000 An per person | +1.6% |
| 1972 | 0.0013 1000 An per person | -2.7% |
| 1973 | 0.0014 1000 An per person | +2.7% |
| 1974 | 0.0014 1000 An per person | -0.1% |
| 1975 | 0.0014 1000 An per person | +0.2% |
| 1976 | 0.0023 1000 An per person | +66.4% |
| 1977 | 0.0022 1000 An per person | -3.8% |
| 1978 | 0.0023 1000 An per person | +2.2% |
| 1979 | 0.0031 1000 An per person | +37.4% |
| 1980 | 0.0036 1000 An per person | +16.5% |
| 1981 | 0.0041 1000 An per person | +14.3% |
| 1982 | 0.004 1000 An per person | -3.4% |
| 1983 | 0.0058 1000 An per person | +45.2% |
| 1984 | 0.0057 1000 An per person | -1.4% |
| 1985 | 0.0052 1000 An per person | -9.1% |
| 1986 | 0.005 1000 An per person | -3.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0057 1000 An per person | +13.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0074 1000 An per person | +30.6% |
| 1989 | 0.0096 1000 An per person | +29.9% |
| 1990 | 0.0086 1000 An per person | -10.4% |
| 1991 | 0.0093 1000 An per person | +7.6% |
| 1992 | 0.0095 1000 An per person | +2.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0098 1000 An per person | +3.8% |
| 1994 | 0.0099 1000 An per person | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0108 1000 An per person | +9.8% |
| 1996 | 0.0115 1000 An per person | +6.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0106 1000 An per person | -7.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0115 1000 An per person | +8.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0129 1000 An per person | +11.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0124 1000 An per person | -3.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0118 1000 An per person | -5.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0119 1000 An per person | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0125 1000 An per person | +5.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0123 1000 An per person | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0122 1000 An per person | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0142 1000 An per person | +16.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0153 1000 An per person | +7.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0145 1000 An per person | -4.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0135 1000 An per person | -6.9% |
| 2010 | 0.014 1000 An per person | +3.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0132 1000 An per person | -5.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0142 1000 An per person | +8.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0149 1000 An per person | +4.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0153 1000 An per person | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0156 1000 An per person | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0145 1000 An per person | -7.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0152 1000 An per person | +4.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0151 1000 An per person | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0152 1000 An per person | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0177 1000 An per person | +16.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0171 1000 An per person | -3.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0166 1000 An per person | -2.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0156 1000 An per person | -6.1% |
| 2024 | 0.0159 1000 An per person | +1.8% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 0.0159 1000 An per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0116 1000 An per person, 1.4× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 0.0159 1000 An per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0138 1000 An per person, 1.2× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | +66.4% | 0.0014 1000 An per person | 0.0023 1000 An per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0013 1000 An per person | 0.001 1000 An per person | 0.0014 1000 An per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0018 1000 An per person | 0.0013 1000 An per person | 0.0031 1000 An per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0056 1000 An per person | 0.0036 1000 An per person | 0.0096 1000 An per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0104 1000 An per person | 0.0086 1000 An per person | 0.0129 1000 An per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0131 1000 An per person | 0.0118 1000 An per person | 0.0153 1000 An per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0147 1000 An per person | 0.0132 1000 An per person | 0.0156 1000 An per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0166 1000 An per person | 0.0156 1000 An per person | 0.0177 1000 An per person | 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, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered, per capita in Costa Rica?
- Meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered, per capita in Costa Rica was 0.0159 1000 An per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered, per capita recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0177 1000 An per person in 2020.
- What is the lowest meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered, per capita recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.001 1000 An per person in 1961.
- How does Costa Rica rank for meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered, per capita?
- Costa Rica ranks 39th out of 168 countries with data for 2024.
- Is meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered, per capita rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.