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

Latest (2024)
0.0044 An per person
Change on year
down 0.4%
World rank
147th
of 164 countries
All-time high
0.0057 An per person
in 2007
All-time low
0.0003 An per person
in 1972
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per capita in Costa Rica, 1961–2024

00.0020.0040.006196119922024

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

Annual values for Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per capita in Costa Rica, 1961 to 2024.
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.

YearChange FromTo
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 144 Denmark 0.007 An per person compare
  2. 145 Antigua and Barbuda 0.0062 An per person compare
  3. 146 Vanuatu 0.0058 An per person compare
  4. 148 Luxembourg 0.0038 An per person compare
  5. 149 Sri Lanka 0.0035 An per person compare
  6. 150 Malaysia 0.0031 An per person compare

See the full ranking of 165 places →

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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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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

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Indicator
Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per capita
Unit
An per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
165 places, 9,567 data points, 1961–2024
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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.