Share of cereals allocated to animal feed in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Share of cereals allocated to animal feed was 53.4% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of cereals allocated to animal feed in Costa Rica, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 53.4% for share of cereals allocated to animal feed in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.9% on the previous year and up 9.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of cereals allocated to animal feed in Costa Rica peaked at 56.3% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 11.3%, in 1961.
Costa Rica ranks 56th of 192 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.
Share of cereals allocated to animal feed in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 11.3% | — |
| 1962 | 13.4% | +18.7% |
| 1963 | 13.7% | +2.2% |
| 1964 | 16.9% | +24.0% |
| 1965 | 14.8% | -12.5% |
| 1966 | 17.1% | +15.4% |
| 1967 | 17.4% | +1.8% |
| 1968 | 18.0% | +3.1% |
| 1969 | 17.9% | -0.4% |
| 1970 | 19.2% | +7.4% |
| 1971 | 19.7% | +2.8% |
| 1972 | 21.6% | +9.6% |
| 1973 | 22.7% | +4.8% |
| 1974 | 24.8% | +9.4% |
| 1975 | 28.9% | +16.4% |
| 1976 | 31.9% | +10.7% |
| 1977 | 29.7% | -6.9% |
| 1978 | 33.4% | +12.4% |
| 1979 | 28.8% | -13.9% |
| 1980 | 28.0% | -2.7% |
| 1981 | 38.5% | +37.6% |
| 1982 | 28.1% | -27.1% |
| 1983 | 25.7% | -8.4% |
| 1984 | 25.6% | -0.4% |
| 1985 | 27.0% | +5.6% |
| 1986 | 26.1% | -3.6% |
| 1987 | 23.0% | -12.0% |
| 1988 | 34.3% | +49.4% |
| 1989 | 34.7% | +1.2% |
| 1990 | 35.5% | +2.4% |
| 1991 | 33.1% | -6.9% |
| 1992 | 32.8% | -0.9% |
| 1993 | 33.8% | +3.2% |
| 1994 | 49.8% | +47.1% |
| 1995 | 46.6% | -6.4% |
| 1996 | 49.1% | +5.4% |
| 1997 | 50.8% | +3.6% |
| 1998 | 50.1% | -1.4% |
| 1999 | 47.9% | -4.5% |
| 2000 | 51.9% | +8.5% |
| 2001 | 51.7% | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 53.2% | +3.0% |
| 2003 | 53.1% | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 48.1% | -9.5% |
| 2005 | 44.6% | -7.1% |
| 2006 | 50.4% | +12.9% |
| 2007 | 56.3% | +11.7% |
| 2008 | 54.4% | -3.4% |
| 2009 | 53.1% | -2.3% |
| 2010 | 49.2% | -7.4% |
| 2011 | 48.4% | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 48.5% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 48.9% | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 53.6% | +9.7% |
| 2015 | 54.4% | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 52.6% | -3.2% |
| 2017 | 53.8% | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 53.2% | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 51.6% | -3.0% |
| 2020 | 51.2% | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 55.4% | +8.2% |
| 2022 | 50.9% | -8.2% |
| 2023 | 53.4% | +4.9% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 53.4% is below the median for high income countries, which is 56.3%, 95% of the median. (63 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 53.4% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 44.5%, 1.2× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of cereals allocated to animal feed 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | +49.4% | 23.0% | 34.3% |
| 1994 | +47.1% | 33.8% | 49.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 15.6% | 11.3% | 18.0% | 9 |
| 1970s | 26.1% | 19.2% | 33.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 29.1% | 23.0% | 38.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 43.0% | 32.8% | 50.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 51.7% | 44.6% | 56.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 51.4% | 48.4% | 54.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 52.7% | 50.9% | 55.4% | 4 |
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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 share of cereals allocated to animal feed in Costa Rica?
- Share of cereals allocated to animal feed in Costa Rica was 53.4% in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of cereals allocated to animal feed recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 56.3% in 2007.
- What is the lowest share of cereals allocated to animal feed recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.3% in 1961.
- How does Costa Rica rank for share of cereals allocated to animal feed?
- Costa Rica ranks 56th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of cereals allocated to animal feed rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.2%. 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 (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of cereals allocated to animal feed. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Share of cereals available for domestic use – after accounting for trade – that is allocated to animal feed, relative to the total used for human food, animal feed, and industrial purposes. This excludes cereals used for seed, processing, and losses.