Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per square in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per square was 0.4433 An per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per square in Costa Rica, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in An per square kilometre.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 0.4433 An per square kilometre for sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per square in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.4% on the previous year and down 9.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per square in Costa Rica peaked at 0.4898 An per square kilometre in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.0131 An per square kilometre, in 1972.
That places Costa Rica 142nd out of 164 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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 square in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | An per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0151 An per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0154 An per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1963 | 0.0153 An per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1964 | 0.0172 An per square kilometre | +12.7% |
| 1965 | 0.0184 An per square kilometre | +7.2% |
| 1966 | 0.0189 An per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1967 | 0.0165 An per square kilometre | -12.8% |
| 1968 | 0.018 An per square kilometre | +9.0% |
| 1969 | 0.0179 An per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1970 | 0.0188 An per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0189 An per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1972 | 0.0131 An per square kilometre | -30.6% |
| 1973 | 0.0192 An per square kilometre | +46.3% |
| 1974 | 0.0193 An per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1975 | 0.0194 An per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1976 | 0.0195 An per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1977 | 0.0195 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0196 An per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1979 | 0.0206 An per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0221 An per square kilometre | +7.6% |
| 1981 | 0.0235 An per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 1982 | 0.0255 An per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 1983 | 0.0264 An per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1984 | 0.0274 An per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1985 | 0.0274 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0274 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0274 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0274 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0274 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0274 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.3085 An per square kilometre | +1025.0% |
| 1992 | 0.2917 An per square kilometre | -5.4% |
| 1993 | 0.2972 An per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1994 | 0.3174 An per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 1995 | 0.3266 An per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1996 | 0.3228 An per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1997 | 0.3193 An per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1998 | 0.3208 An per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 0.3085 An per square kilometre | -3.9% |
| 2000 | 0.3085 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.3494 An per square kilometre | +13.3% |
| 2002 | 0.3788 An per square kilometre | +8.4% |
| 2003 | 0.3777 An per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 0.4063 An per square kilometre | +7.6% |
| 2005 | 0.4347 An per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 2006 | 0.4331 An per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 0.4867 An per square kilometre | +12.4% |
| 2008 | 0.4601 An per square kilometre | -5.5% |
| 2009 | 0.4877 An per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 2010 | 0.4753 An per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 2011 | 0.4572 An per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 2012 | 0.4896 An per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 2013 | 0.4896 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.4898 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.489 An per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.4888 An per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.42 An per square kilometre | -14.1% |
| 2018 | 0.4183 An per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 0.4165 An per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 0.4114 An per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 0.4353 An per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 2022 | 0.4541 An per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 2023 | 0.4433 An per square kilometre | -2.4% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 0.4433 An per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 4.6 An per square kilometre, 10% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 0.4433 An per square kilometre is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.39 An per square kilometre, 32% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per square 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 | +1025.0% | 0.0274 An per square kilometre | 0.3085 An per square kilometre |
| 1973 | +46.3% | 0.0131 An per square kilometre | 0.0192 An per square kilometre |
| 1972 | -30.6% | 0.0189 An per square kilometre | 0.0131 An per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.017 An per square kilometre | 0.0151 An per square kilometre | 0.0189 An per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0188 An per square kilometre | 0.0131 An per square kilometre | 0.0206 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0262 An per square kilometre | 0.0221 An per square kilometre | 0.0274 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.284 An per square kilometre | 0.0274 An per square kilometre | 0.3266 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4123 An per square kilometre | 0.3085 An per square kilometre | 0.4877 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4634 An per square kilometre | 0.4165 An per square kilometre | 0.4898 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.436 An per square kilometre | 0.4114 An per square kilometre | 0.4541 An per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
- 139 Antigua and Barbuda 0.5227 An per square kilometre compare
- 140 Puerto Rico 0.508 An per square kilometre compare
- 141 Equatorial Guinea 0.5071 An per square kilometre compare
- 143 Congo 0.4261 An per square kilometre compare
- 144 Gabon 0.3956 An per square kilometre compare
- 145 Guyana 0.3955 An per square kilometre compare
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 square in Costa Rica?
- Sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per square in Costa Rica was 0.4433 An per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per square recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4898 An per square kilometre in 2014.
- What is the lowest sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per square recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0131 An per square kilometre in 1972.
- How does Costa Rica rank for sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per square?
- Costa Rica ranks 142nd out of 164 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per square rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.5%. 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 square kilometre. 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 Land area (sq. km), 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 ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.