Milk, Total — Milk Animals in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Milk, Total — Milk Animals was 308,424 An in 2024. ▲ Rising
Milk, Total — Milk Animals in Costa Rica, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in An.
Analysis
In 2024, milk, total — milk animals in Costa Rica stood at 308,424 An.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.1% on the previous year and up 18.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, milk, total — milk animals in Costa Rica peaked at 333,000 An in 1990 and was at its lowest, 85,390 An, in 1991.
Costa Rica ranks 116th of 185 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.
Milk, Total — Milk Animals in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | An | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 132,800 An | — |
| 1962 | 126,700 An | -4.6% |
| 1963 | 145,500 An | +14.8% |
| 1964 | 156,000 An | +7.2% |
| 1965 | 150,000 An | -3.8% |
| 1966 | 153,900 An | +2.6% |
| 1967 | 172,000 An | +11.8% |
| 1968 | 184,400 An | +7.2% |
| 1969 | 197,800 An | +7.3% |
| 1970 | 205,800 An | +4.0% |
| 1971 | 214,000 An | +4.0% |
| 1972 | 224,000 An | +4.7% |
| 1973 | 230,000 An | +2.7% |
| 1974 | 235,000 An | +2.2% |
| 1975 | 248,000 An | +5.5% |
| 1976 | 269,400 An | +8.6% |
| 1977 | 287,800 An | +6.8% |
| 1978 | 298,200 An | +3.6% |
| 1979 | 303,500 An | +1.8% |
| 1980 | 295,000 An | -2.8% |
| 1981 | 295,000 An | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 255,200 An | -13.5% |
| 1983 | 280,000 An | +9.7% |
| 1984 | 272,321 An | -2.7% |
| 1985 | 281,308 An | +3.3% |
| 1986 | 290,591 An | +3.3% |
| 1987 | 300,000 An | +3.2% |
| 1988 | 310,000 An | +3.3% |
| 1989 | 310,000 An | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 333,000 An | +7.4% |
| 1991 | 85,390 An | -74.4% |
| 1992 | 95,355 An | +11.7% |
| 1993 | 100,204 An | +5.1% |
| 1994 | 100,868 An | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 105,639 An | +4.7% |
| 1996 | 100,976 An | -4.4% |
| 1997 | 107,501 An | +6.5% |
| 1998 | 117,936 An | +9.7% |
| 1999 | 167,178 An | +41.8% |
| 2000 | 174,716 An | +4.5% |
| 2001 | 177,270 An | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 186,495 An | +5.2% |
| 2003 | 190,529 An | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 189,365 An | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 194,003 An | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 206,685 An | +6.5% |
| 2007 | 223,661 An | +8.2% |
| 2008 | 222,982 An | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 231,602 An | +3.9% |
| 2010 | 236,432 An | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 235,755 An | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 249,019 An | +5.6% |
| 2013 | 257,844 An | +3.5% |
| 2014 | 260,433 An | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 263,494 An | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 269,478 An | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 271,549 An | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 269,189 An | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 270,117 An | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 243,701 An | -9.8% |
| 2021 | 268,127 An | +10.0% |
| 2022 | 275,885 An | +2.9% |
| 2023 | 299,159 An | +8.4% |
| 2024 | 308,424 An | +3.1% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 308,424 An is below the median for high income countries, which is 341,030 An, 90% of the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 308,424 An is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 308,424 An, 1.0× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Milk, Total — Milk Animals 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | -74.4% | 333,000 An | 85,390 An |
| 1999 | +41.8% | 117,936 An | 167,178 An |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 157,678 An | 126,700 An | 197,800 An | 9 |
| 1970s | 251,570 An | 205,800 An | 303,500 An | 10 |
| 1980s | 288,942 An | 255,200 An | 310,000 An | 10 |
| 1990s | 131,405 An | 85,390 An | 333,000 An | 10 |
| 2000s | 199,731 An | 174,716 An | 231,602 An | 10 |
| 2010s | 258,331 An | 235,755 An | 271,549 An | 10 |
| 2020s | 279,059 An | 243,701 An | 308,424 An | 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 milk, total — milk animals in Costa Rica?
- Milk, total — milk animals in Costa Rica was 308,424 An in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest milk, total — milk animals recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 333,000 An in 1990.
- What is the lowest milk, total — milk animals recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 85,390 An in 1991.
- How does Costa Rica rank for milk, total — milk animals?
- Costa Rica ranks 116th out of 185 countries with data for 2024.
- Is milk, total — milk animals rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.4%. 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 Milk, Total — Milk Animals. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.