Milk, Total — Production, annual growth rate in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Milk, Total — Production, annual growth rate was -7.61 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Milk, Total — Production, annual growth rate in Costa Rica, 1962–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
The most recent figure for milk, total — production, annual growth rate in Costa Rica is -7.61 % change on previous year, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is down 161.2% on the previous year and down 809.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, milk, total — production, annual growth rate in Costa Rica peaked at 18.28 % change on previous year in 1974 and was at its lowest, -7.61 % change on previous year, in 2024.
That places Costa Rica 194th out of 201 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Milk, Total — Production, annual growth rate in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 5.42 % change on previous year | — |
| 1963 | 5.87 % change on previous year | +8.2% |
| 1964 | 3.42 % change on previous year | -41.8% |
| 1965 | 5.58 % change on previous year | +63.3% |
| 1966 | 4.45 % change on previous year | -20.2% |
| 1967 | 4.46 % change on previous year | +0.2% |
| 1968 | 13.45 % change on previous year | +201.5% |
| 1969 | 4.49 % change on previous year | -66.6% |
| 1970 | 4.3 % change on previous year | -4.3% |
| 1971 | 4.12 % change on previous year | -4.1% |
| 1972 | 8.58 % change on previous year | +108.0% |
| 1973 | -4.25 % change on previous year | -149.6% |
| 1974 | 18.28 % change on previous year | -530.0% |
| 1975 | 4.09 % change on previous year | -77.6% |
| 1976 | 8.36 % change on previous year | +104.3% |
| 1977 | 6.83 % change on previous year | -18.3% |
| 1978 | 3.62 % change on previous year | -47.0% |
| 1979 | 1.77 % change on previous year | -51.1% |
| 1980 | 0.6961 % change on previous year | -60.7% |
| 1981 | 0.6611 % change on previous year | -5.0% |
| 1982 | -3.95 % change on previous year | -698.1% |
| 1983 | 9.8 % change on previous year | -347.9% |
| 1984 | 5.77 % change on previous year | -41.1% |
| 1985 | 5.68 % change on previous year | -1.6% |
| 1986 | 3.59 % change on previous year | -36.8% |
| 1987 | 2.16 % change on previous year | -39.9% |
| 1988 | 2.25 % change on previous year | +4.4% |
| 1989 | 0.358 % change on previous year | -84.1% |
| 1990 | 13.25 % change on previous year | +3601.6% |
| 1991 | 1.06 % change on previous year | -92.0% |
| 1992 | 11.84 % change on previous year | +1020.8% |
| 1993 | 5.25 % change on previous year | -55.7% |
| 1994 | 0.8157 % change on previous year | -84.5% |
| 1995 | 4.89 % change on previous year | +499.6% |
| 1996 | -4.27 % change on previous year | -187.3% |
| 1997 | 6.62 % change on previous year | -255.2% |
| 1998 | 9.87 % change on previous year | +49.0% |
| 1999 | 9.22 % change on previous year | -6.6% |
| 2000 | 2.41 % change on previous year | -73.9% |
| 2001 | 2.1 % change on previous year | -12.9% |
| 2002 | 3.57 % change on previous year | +70.6% |
| 2003 | 3.06 % change on previous year | -14.3% |
| 2004 | -4.05 % change on previous year | -232.2% |
| 2005 | 3.55 % change on previous year | -187.6% |
| 2006 | 5.72 % change on previous year | +61.2% |
| 2007 | 5.55 % change on previous year | -3.0% |
| 2008 | 2.68 % change on previous year | -51.8% |
| 2009 | 2.62 % change on previous year | -2.1% |
| 2010 | 4.29 % change on previous year | +63.8% |
| 2011 | 1.5 % change on previous year | -65.0% |
| 2012 | 5 % change on previous year | +232.7% |
| 2013 | 4.99 % change on previous year | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 1.07 % change on previous year | -78.5% |
| 2015 | 2.07 % change on previous year | +93.2% |
| 2016 | 3.19 % change on previous year | +54.1% |
| 2017 | -0.2428 % change on previous year | -107.6% |
| 2018 | 1.81 % change on previous year | -845.6% |
| 2019 | 3.72 % change on previous year | +105.7% |
| 2020 | -0.2001 % change on previous year | -105.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0887 % change on previous year | -144.4% |
| 2022 | 1.56 % change on previous year | +1657.7% |
| 2023 | 12.42 % change on previous year | +696.4% |
| 2024 | -7.61 % change on previous year | -161.2% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's -7.61 % change on previous year is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.8748 % change on previous year. (54 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's -7.61 % change on previous year is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.1663 % change on previous year. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Milk, Total — Production, annual growth rate 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | +3601.6% | 0.358 % change on previous year | 13.25 % change on previous year |
| 2022 | +1657.7% | 0.0887 % change on previous year | 1.56 % change on previous year |
| 1992 | +1020.8% | 1.06 % change on previous year | 11.84 % change on previous year |
| 2018 | +845.6% | -0.2428 % change on previous year | 1.81 % change on previous year |
| 2023 | +696.4% | 1.56 % change on previous year | 12.42 % change on previous year |
| 1982 | -698.1% | 0.6611 % change on previous year | -3.95 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.89 % change on previous year | 3.42 % change on previous year | 13.45 % change on previous year | 8 |
| 1970s | 5.57 % change on previous year | -4.25 % change on previous year | 18.28 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.7 % change on previous year | -3.95 % change on previous year | 9.8 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.86 % change on previous year | -4.27 % change on previous year | 13.25 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.72 % change on previous year | -4.05 % change on previous year | 5.72 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.74 % change on previous year | -0.2428 % change on previous year | 5 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.25 % change on previous year | -7.61 % change on previous year | 12.42 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
- 191 Argentina -6.49 % change on previous year compare
- 192 USSR -6.61 % change on previous year compare
- 193 Mongolia -6.67 % change on previous year compare
- 195 Republic of Korea -8.43 % change on previous year compare
- 196 Panama -8.6 % change on previous year compare
- 197 Czechoslovakia -10.91 % change on previous year compare
More agriculture & rural data for Costa Rica
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate -0.5759 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.0996 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate -0.1685 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 0.3415 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is milk, total — production, annual growth rate in Costa Rica?
- Milk, total — production, annual growth rate in Costa Rica was -7.61 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest milk, total — production, annual growth rate recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 18.28 % change on previous year in 1974.
- What is the lowest milk, total — production, annual growth rate recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was -7.61 % change on previous year in 2024.
- How does Costa Rica rank for milk, total — production, annual growth rate?
- Costa Rica ranks 194th out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
- Is milk, total — production, annual growth rate rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 809.3%. 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 Milk, Total — Production, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Milk, Total — Production. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Milk, Total — Production Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
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
The year-on-year percentage change in Milk, Total — Production. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.