Meat, Total — Production, per capita in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Meat, Total — Production, per capita was 0.059 t per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Meat, Total — Production, per capita in Costa Rica, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t per person.
Analysis
In 2024, meat, total — production, per capita in Costa Rica stood at 0.059 t per person.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 5.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, meat, total — production, per capita in Costa Rica peaked at 0.0611 t per person in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.0215 t per person, in 1966.
Costa Rica ranks 36th of 171 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Meat, Total — Production, per capita in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | t per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0267 t per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0231 t per person | -13.4% |
| 1963 | 0.0279 t per person | +20.8% |
| 1964 | 0.0277 t per person | -0.8% |
| 1965 | 0.0259 t per person | -6.3% |
| 1966 | 0.0215 t per person | -17.0% |
| 1967 | 0.023 t per person | +6.8% |
| 1968 | 0.0265 t per person | +15.2% |
| 1969 | 0.0277 t per person | +4.7% |
| 1970 | 0.0298 t per person | +7.7% |
| 1971 | 0.0316 t per person | +5.8% |
| 1972 | 0.0299 t per person | -5.3% |
| 1973 | 0.0318 t per person | +6.5% |
| 1974 | 0.0311 t per person | -2.2% |
| 1975 | 0.037 t per person | +18.8% |
| 1976 | 0.0441 t per person | +19.2% |
| 1977 | 0.0434 t per person | -1.5% |
| 1978 | 0.0402 t per person | -7.4% |
| 1979 | 0.0436 t per person | +8.5% |
| 1980 | 0.0403 t per person | -7.6% |
| 1981 | 0.0411 t per person | +2.1% |
| 1982 | 0.0365 t per person | -11.3% |
| 1983 | 0.0379 t per person | +3.8% |
| 1984 | 0.0393 t per person | +3.8% |
| 1985 | 0.0457 t per person | +16.4% |
| 1986 | 0.0429 t per person | -6.2% |
| 1987 | 0.0438 t per person | +2.2% |
| 1988 | 0.0437 t per person | -0.3% |
| 1989 | 0.0457 t per person | +4.7% |
| 1990 | 0.0464 t per person | +1.4% |
| 1991 | 0.0496 t per person | +7.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0458 t per person | -7.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0456 t per person | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 0.0501 t per person | +10.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0503 t per person | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0505 t per person | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 0.046 t per person | -8.8% |
| 1998 | 0.0456 t per person | -0.9% |
| 1999 | 0.0487 t per person | +6.8% |
| 2000 | 0.0474 t per person | -2.7% |
| 2001 | 0.0467 t per person | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0445 t per person | -4.8% |
| 2003 | 0.044 t per person | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0459 t per person | +4.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0495 t per person | +8.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0497 t per person | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0547 t per person | +10.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0551 t per person | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0567 t per person | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0571 t per person | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 0.056 t per person | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0547 t per person | -2.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0549 t per person | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0561 t per person | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0549 t per person | -2.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0538 t per person | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0554 t per person | +2.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0565 t per person | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0598 t per person | +5.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0586 t per person | -1.9% |
| 2021 | 0.0608 t per person | +3.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0611 t per person | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0586 t per person | -4.0% |
| 2024 | 0.059 t per person | +0.6% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 0.059 t per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.054 t per person, 1.1× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 0.059 t per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0487 t per person, 1.2× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0255 t per person | 0.0215 t per person | 0.0279 t per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0363 t per person | 0.0298 t per person | 0.0441 t per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0417 t per person | 0.0365 t per person | 0.0457 t per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0479 t per person | 0.0456 t per person | 0.0505 t per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0494 t per person | 0.044 t per person | 0.0567 t per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0559 t per person | 0.0538 t per person | 0.0598 t per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0596 t per person | 0.0586 t per person | 0.0611 t 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, total — production, per capita in Costa Rica?
- Meat, total — production, per capita in Costa Rica was 0.059 t per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest meat, total — production, per capita recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0611 t per person in 2022.
- What is the lowest meat, total — production, per capita recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0215 t per person in 1966.
- How does Costa Rica rank for meat, total — production, per capita?
- Costa Rica ranks 36th out of 171 countries with data for 2024.
- Is meat, total — production, per capita rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Meat, Total — Production, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Meat, Total — Production divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Meat, Total — Production ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Meat, Total — Production Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Meat, Total — Production divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.