Raw milk of cattle — Milk Animals, per capita in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Raw milk of cattle — Milk Animals, per capita was 0.0472 An per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Raw milk of cattle — Milk Animals, per capita in Costa Rica, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in An per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for raw milk of cattle — milk animals, per capita in Costa Rica is 0.0472 An per person, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 3.3% on the previous year and up 18.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, raw milk of cattle — milk animals, per capita in Costa Rica peaked at 0.1317 An per person in 1978 and was at its lowest, 0.0267 An per person, in 1991.
That places Costa Rica 58th out of 164 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Raw milk of cattle — Milk Animals, per capita in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | An per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0964 An per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0886 An per person | -8.0% |
| 1963 | 0.0982 An per person | +10.8% |
| 1964 | 0.1017 An per person | +3.6% |
| 1965 | 0.0946 An per person | -7.0% |
| 1966 | 0.0939 An per person | -0.7% |
| 1967 | 0.1018 An per person | +8.4% |
| 1968 | 0.106 An per person | +4.1% |
| 1969 | 0.1105 An per person | +4.3% |
| 1970 | 0.1119 An per person | +1.2% |
| 1971 | 0.1133 An per person | +1.3% |
| 1972 | 0.1156 An per person | +2.0% |
| 1973 | 0.1157 An per person | +0.1% |
| 1974 | 0.1152 An per person | -0.4% |
| 1975 | 0.1185 An per person | +2.9% |
| 1976 | 0.1254 An per person | +5.8% |
| 1977 | 0.1305 An per person | +4.1% |
| 1978 | 0.1317 An per person | +0.9% |
| 1979 | 0.1305 An per person | -0.9% |
| 1980 | 0.1234 An per person | -5.4% |
| 1981 | 0.1201 An per person | -2.7% |
| 1982 | 0.1011 An per person | -15.8% |
| 1983 | 0.1079 An per person | +6.7% |
| 1984 | 0.1021 An per person | -5.4% |
| 1985 | 0.1026 An per person | +0.5% |
| 1986 | 0.1031 An per person | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 0.1037 An per person | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 0.1044 An per person | +0.7% |
| 1989 | 0.1018 An per person | -2.5% |
| 1990 | 0.1067 An per person | +4.7% |
| 1991 | 0.0267 An per person | -75.0% |
| 1992 | 0.029 An per person | +8.9% |
| 1993 | 0.0298 An per person | +2.5% |
| 1994 | 0.0292 An per person | -1.8% |
| 1995 | 0.0299 An per person | +2.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0279 An per person | -6.6% |
| 1997 | 0.029 An per person | +4.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0312 An per person | +7.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0329 An per person | +5.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0329 An per person | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.033 An per person | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0335 An per person | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 0.034 An per person | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 0.032 An per person | -5.8% |
| 2005 | 0.0326 An per person | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0339 An per person | +4.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0351 An per person | +3.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0356 An per person | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0359 An per person | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 0.037 An per person | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 0.037 An per person | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0384 An per person | +3.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0398 An per person | +3.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0397 An per person | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0402 An per person | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 0.041 An per person | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0441 An per person | +7.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0418 An per person | -5.2% |
| 2019 | 0.042 An per person | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0363 An per person | -13.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0405 An per person | +11.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0411 An per person | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0457 An per person | +11.1% |
| 2024 | 0.0472 An per person | +3.3% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 0.0472 An per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0283 An per person, 1.7× the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 0.0472 An per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0276 An per person, 1.7× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Raw milk of cattle — Milk Animals, per capita 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 | -75.0% | 0.1067 An per person | 0.0267 An per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0991 An per person | 0.0886 An per person | 0.1105 An per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.1208 An per person | 0.1119 An per person | 0.1317 An per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.107 An per person | 0.1011 An per person | 0.1234 An per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0372 An per person | 0.0267 An per person | 0.1067 An per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0339 An per person | 0.032 An per person | 0.0359 An per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0401 An per person | 0.037 An per person | 0.0441 An per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0422 An per person | 0.0363 An per person | 0.0472 An 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 raw milk of cattle — milk animals, per capita in Costa Rica?
- Raw milk of cattle — milk animals, per capita in Costa Rica was 0.0472 An per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest raw milk of cattle — milk animals, per capita recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1317 An per person in 1978.
- What is the lowest raw milk of cattle — milk animals, per capita recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0267 An per person in 1991.
- How does Costa Rica rank for raw milk of cattle — milk animals, per capita?
- Costa Rica ranks 58th out of 164 countries with data for 2024.
- Is raw milk of cattle — milk animals, per capita rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.8%. 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 Raw milk of cattle — Milk Animals, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Raw milk of cattle — Milk Animals divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Raw milk of cattle — Milk Animals ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Raw milk of cattle — Milk Animals Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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
Raw milk of cattle — Milk Animals divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.