Milk, Total — Milk Animals, per square kilometre in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Milk, Total — Milk Animals, per square kilometre was 5.86 An per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Milk, Total — Milk Animals, per square kilometre in Costa Rica, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in An per square kilometre.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 5.86 An per square kilometre for milk, total — milk animals, per square kilometre in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.4% on the previous year and up 16.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, milk, total — milk animals, per square kilometre in Costa Rica peaked at 6.52 An per square kilometre in 1990 and was at its lowest, 1.67 An per square kilometre, in 1991.
Costa Rica ranks 81st of 164 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Milk, Total — Milk Animals, per square kilometre in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | An per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2.6 An per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 2.48 An per square kilometre | -4.6% |
| 1963 | 2.85 An per square kilometre | +14.8% |
| 1964 | 3.06 An per square kilometre | +7.2% |
| 1965 | 2.94 An per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 1966 | 3.01 An per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1967 | 3.37 An per square kilometre | +11.8% |
| 1968 | 3.61 An per square kilometre | +7.2% |
| 1969 | 3.87 An per square kilometre | +7.3% |
| 1970 | 4.03 An per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1971 | 4.19 An per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1972 | 4.39 An per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 1973 | 4.5 An per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1974 | 4.6 An per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1975 | 4.86 An per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 1976 | 5.28 An per square kilometre | +8.6% |
| 1977 | 5.64 An per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 1978 | 5.84 An per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1979 | 5.94 An per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1980 | 5.78 An per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 1981 | 5.78 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 5 An per square kilometre | -13.5% |
| 1983 | 5.48 An per square kilometre | +9.7% |
| 1984 | 5.33 An per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 1985 | 5.51 An per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1986 | 5.69 An per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1987 | 5.88 An per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1988 | 6.07 An per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1989 | 6.07 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 6.52 An per square kilometre | +7.4% |
| 1991 | 1.67 An per square kilometre | -74.4% |
| 1992 | 1.87 An per square kilometre | +11.7% |
| 1993 | 1.96 An per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 1994 | 1.98 An per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 2.07 An per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 1996 | 1.98 An per square kilometre | -4.4% |
| 1997 | 2.11 An per square kilometre | +6.5% |
| 1998 | 2.31 An per square kilometre | +9.7% |
| 1999 | 3.27 An per square kilometre | +41.8% |
| 2000 | 3.42 An per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 2001 | 3.47 An per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 3.65 An per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 2003 | 3.73 An per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 3.71 An per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 3.8 An per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 4.05 An per square kilometre | +6.5% |
| 2007 | 4.38 An per square kilometre | +8.2% |
| 2008 | 4.37 An per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 4.54 An per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 2010 | 4.63 An per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 4.62 An per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 4.88 An per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 2013 | 5.05 An per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 2014 | 5.1 An per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 5.16 An per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 5.28 An per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 5.32 An per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 5.27 An per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 5.29 An per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 4.77 An per square kilometre | -9.8% |
| 2021 | 5.25 An per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 2022 | 5.4 An per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2023 | 5.86 An per square kilometre | +8.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.09 An per square kilometre | 2.48 An per square kilometre | 3.87 An per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 4.93 An per square kilometre | 4.03 An per square kilometre | 5.94 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.66 An per square kilometre | 5 An per square kilometre | 6.07 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.57 An per square kilometre | 1.67 An per square kilometre | 6.52 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.91 An per square kilometre | 3.42 An per square kilometre | 4.54 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.06 An per square kilometre | 4.62 An per square kilometre | 5.32 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.32 An per square kilometre | 4.77 An per square kilometre | 5.86 An per square kilometre | 4 |
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- 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 milk, total — milk animals, per square kilometre in Costa Rica?
- Milk, total — milk animals, per square kilometre in Costa Rica was 5.86 An per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest milk, total — milk animals, per square kilometre recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 6.52 An per square kilometre in 1990.
- What is the lowest milk, total — milk animals, per square kilometre recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.67 An per square kilometre in 1991.
- How does Costa Rica rank for milk, total — milk animals, per square kilometre?
- Costa Rica ranks 81st out of 164 countries with data for 2023.
- Is milk, total — milk animals, per square kilometre rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.0%. 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 Milk, Total — Milk Animals, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Milk, Total — Milk Animals divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Milk, Total — Milk Animals ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Milk, Total — Milk Animals Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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Milk, Total — Milk Animals divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.