Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per capita in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per capita was 0.0044 An per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per capita in Costa Rica, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in An per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per capita in Costa Rica is 0.0044 An per person, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 15.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per capita in Costa Rica peaked at 0.0057 An per person in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.0003 An per person, in 1972.
Costa Rica ranks 147th of 164 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per capita in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | An per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0006 An per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0005 An per person | -1.9% |
| 1963 | 0.0005 An per person | -4.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0006 An per person | +8.8% |
| 1965 | 0.0006 An per person | +3.6% |
| 1966 | 0.0006 An per person | -0.9% |
| 1967 | 0.0005 An per person | -15.4% |
| 1968 | 0.0005 An per person | +5.9% |
| 1969 | 0.0005 An per person | -3.1% |
| 1970 | 0.0005 An per person | +2.2% |
| 1971 | 0.0005 An per person | -2.1% |
| 1972 | 0.0003 An per person | -32.4% |
| 1973 | 0.0005 An per person | +42.6% |
| 1974 | 0.0005 An per person | -2.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0005 An per person | -2.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0005 An per person | -2.1% |
| 1977 | 0.0005 An per person | -2.6% |
| 1978 | 0.0004 An per person | -2.1% |
| 1979 | 0.0005 An per person | +2.2% |
| 1980 | 0.0005 An per person | +4.7% |
| 1981 | 0.0005 An per person | +3.3% |
| 1982 | 0.0005 An per person | +5.4% |
| 1983 | 0.0005 An per person | +1.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0005 An per person | +0.9% |
| 1985 | 0.0005 An per person | -2.7% |
| 1986 | 0.0005 An per person | -2.7% |
| 1987 | 0.0005 An per person | -2.6% |
| 1988 | 0.0005 An per person | -2.5% |
| 1989 | 0.0005 An per person | -2.5% |
| 1990 | 0.0004 An per person | -2.5% |
| 1991 | 0.0049 An per person | +996.7% |
| 1992 | 0.0045 An per person | -7.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0045 An per person | -0.6% |
| 1994 | 0.0047 An per person | +4.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0047 An per person | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0046 An per person | -3.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0044 An per person | -3.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0043 An per person | -1.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0041 An per person | -5.8% |
| 2000 | 0.004 An per person | -1.9% |
| 2001 | 0.0045 An per person | +11.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0047 An per person | +6.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0047 An per person | -1.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0049 An per person | +6.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0052 An per person | +5.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0051 An per person | -1.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0057 An per person | +10.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0053 An per person | -6.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0055 An per person | +4.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0053 An per person | -3.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0051 An per person | -4.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0054 An per person | +5.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0053 An per person | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0052 An per person | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0052 An per person | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0051 An per person | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0044 An per person | -14.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0043 An per person | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0043 An per person | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0042 An per person | -1.9% |
| 2021 | 0.0044 An per person | +5.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0046 An per person | +3.9% |
| 2023 | 0.0044 An per person | -2.8% |
| 2024 | 0.0044 An per person | -0.4% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 0.0044 An per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0365 An per person, 12% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 0.0044 An per person is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0232 An per person, 19% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, 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 | +996.7% | 0.0004 An per person | 0.0049 An per person |
| 1973 | +42.6% | 0.0003 An per person | 0.0005 An per person |
| 1972 | -32.4% | 0.0005 An per person | 0.0003 An per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0005 An per person | 0.0005 An per person | 0.0006 An per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0005 An per person | 0.0003 An per person | 0.0005 An per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0005 An per person | 0.0005 An per person | 0.0005 An per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0041 An per person | 0.0004 An per person | 0.0049 An per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.005 An per person | 0.004 An per person | 0.0057 An per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.005 An per person | 0.0043 An per person | 0.0054 An per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0044 An per person | 0.0042 An per person | 0.0046 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 sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per capita in Costa Rica?
- Sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per capita in Costa Rica was 0.0044 An per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per capita recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0057 An per person in 2007.
- What is the lowest sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per capita recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0003 An per person in 1972.
- How does Costa Rica rank for sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per capita?
- Costa Rica ranks 147th out of 164 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per capita rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.8%. 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 Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered 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
Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.