Poultry yields meat per animal in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Poultry yields meat per animal was 1.76 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1.76
Change on year
down 3.1%
World rank
53rd
of 197 countries
All-time high
1.9
in 2019
All-time low
1.09
in 1981
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Poultry yields meat per animal in Costa Rica, 1961–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for poultry yields meat per animal in Costa Rica is 1.76, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.1% on the previous year and up 3.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poultry yields meat per animal in Costa Rica peaked at 1.9 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 1.09, in 1981.
Costa Rica ranks 53rd of 197 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.
Poultry yields meat per animal in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.1 | — |
| 1962 | 1.1 | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 1.1 | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 1.1 | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 1.1 | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 1.1 | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 1.1 | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 1.1 | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 1.1 | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 1.1 | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 1.1 | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 1.1 | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 1.1 | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 1.1 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 1.1 | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 1.1 | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 1.12 | +1.5% |
| 1978 | 1.1 | -1.9% |
| 1979 | 1.11 | +1.4% |
| 1980 | 1.16 | +4.4% |
| 1981 | 1.09 | -6.4% |
| 1982 | 1.22 | +12.3% |
| 1983 | 1.17 | -4.3% |
| 1984 | 1.13 | -3.5% |
| 1985 | 1.38 | +22.3% |
| 1986 | 1.32 | -4.1% |
| 1987 | 1.23 | -6.8% |
| 1988 | 1.27 | +3.5% |
| 1989 | 1.35 | +6.1% |
| 1990 | 1.6 | +18.2% |
| 1991 | 1.6 | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 1.61 | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 1.58 | -1.7% |
| 1994 | 1.6 | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 1.58 | -1.1% |
| 1996 | 1.59 | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 1.6 | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 1.5 | -6.2% |
| 1999 | 1.5 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 1.5 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 1.64 | +9.0% |
| 2002 | 1.58 | -3.2% |
| 2003 | 1.39 | -12.4% |
| 2004 | 1.63 | +17.7% |
| 2005 | 1.76 | +7.7% |
| 2006 | 1.6 | -8.9% |
| 2007 | 1.65 | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 1.65 | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 1.81 | +9.9% |
| 2010 | 1.81 | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 1.81 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1.7 | -6.3% |
| 2013 | 1.7 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1.7 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1.65 | -2.8% |
| 2016 | 1.81 | +9.7% |
| 2017 | 1.78 | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 1.81 | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 1.9 | +5.1% |
| 2020 | 1.55 | -18.8% |
| 2021 | 1.71 | +10.7% |
| 2022 | 1.8 | +5.1% |
| 2023 | 1.82 | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 1.76 | -3.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.12 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.23 | 1.09 | 1.38 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.57 | 1.5 | 1.61 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.62 | 1.39 | 1.81 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.77 | 1.65 | 1.9 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.73 | 1.55 | 1.82 | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is poultry yields meat per animal in Costa Rica?
- Poultry yields meat per animal in Costa Rica was 1.76 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest poultry yields meat per animal recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 1.9 in 2019.
- What is the lowest poultry yields meat per animal recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.09 in 1981.
- How does Costa Rica rank for poultry yields meat per animal?
- Costa Rica ranks 53rd out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is poultry yields meat per animal rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Poultry yields meat per animal. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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