Sheep and Goat Meat — Production, per square kilometre in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Sheep and Goat Meat — Production, per square kilometre was 0.0054 t per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Sheep and Goat Meat — Production, per square kilometre in Costa Rica, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t per square kilometre.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 0.0054 t per square kilometre for sheep and goat meat — production, per square kilometre in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.2% on the previous year and down 9.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep and goat meat — production, per square kilometre in Costa Rica peaked at 0.0059 t per square kilometre in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.0002 t per square kilometre, in 1972.
Costa Rica ranks 146th of 163 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 — Production, per square kilometre in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | t per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0002 t per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0002 t per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1963 | 0.0002 t per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1964 | 0.0002 t per square kilometre | +13.1% |
| 1965 | 0.0002 t per square kilometre | +7.9% |
| 1966 | 0.0003 t per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 1967 | 0.0002 t per square kilometre | -12.4% |
| 1968 | 0.0002 t per square kilometre | +8.0% |
| 1969 | 0.0002 t per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1970 | 0.0003 t per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 1971 | 0.0003 t per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1972 | 0.0002 t per square kilometre | -26.9% |
| 1973 | 0.0003 t per square kilometre | +39.1% |
| 1974 | 0.0003 t per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1975 | 0.0003 t per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1976 | 0.0003 t per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1977 | 0.0003 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0003 t per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1979 | 0.0003 t per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 1980 | 0.0003 t per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 1981 | 0.0003 t per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 1982 | 0.0003 t per square kilometre | +8.2% |
| 1983 | 0.0004 t per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1984 | 0.0004 t per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1985 | 0.0004 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0004 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0004 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0004 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0004 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0004 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0037 t per square kilometre | +903.9% |
| 1992 | 0.0035 t per square kilometre | -5.4% |
| 1993 | 0.0036 t per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 0.0039 t per square kilometre | +7.8% |
| 1995 | 0.004 t per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0039 t per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0039 t per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0039 t per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0037 t per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 2000 | 0.0037 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0042 t per square kilometre | +13.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0046 t per square kilometre | +8.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0046 t per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0049 t per square kilometre | +7.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0053 t per square kilometre | +6.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0052 t per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0059 t per square kilometre | +12.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0056 t per square kilometre | -5.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0059 t per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0058 t per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0055 t per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0059 t per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0059 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0059 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0059 t per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0059 t per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0051 t per square kilometre | -13.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0051 t per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0051 t per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 0.005 t per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0053 t per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0055 t per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0054 t per square kilometre | -2.2% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 0.0054 t per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0849 t per square kilometre, 6% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 0.0054 t per square kilometre is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0205 t per square kilometre, 26% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sheep and Goat Meat — Production, per square kilometre 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 | +903.9% | 0.0004 t per square kilometre | 0.0037 t per square kilometre |
| 1973 | +39.1% | 0.0002 t per square kilometre | 0.0003 t per square kilometre |
| 1972 | -26.9% | 0.0003 t per square kilometre | 0.0002 t per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0002 t per square kilometre | 0.0002 t per square kilometre | 0.0003 t per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0003 t per square kilometre | 0.0002 t per square kilometre | 0.0003 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0004 t per square kilometre | 0.0003 t per square kilometre | 0.0004 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0034 t per square kilometre | 0.0004 t per square kilometre | 0.004 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.005 t per square kilometre | 0.0037 t per square kilometre | 0.0059 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0056 t per square kilometre | 0.0051 t per square kilometre | 0.0059 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0053 t per square kilometre | 0.005 t per square kilometre | 0.0055 t per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
- 143 Belize 0.0057 t per square kilometre compare
- 144 Equatorial Guinea 0.0056 t per square kilometre compare
- 145 El Salvador 0.0055 t per square kilometre compare
- 147 Mozambique 0.005 t per square kilometre compare
- 148 Belarus 0.0049 t per square kilometre compare
- 149 Poland 0.0046 t 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 — production, per square kilometre in Costa Rica?
- Sheep and goat meat — production, per square kilometre in Costa Rica was 0.0054 t per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sheep and goat meat — production, per square kilometre recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0059 t per square kilometre in 2014.
- What is the lowest sheep and goat meat — production, per square kilometre recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0002 t per square kilometre in 1972.
- How does Costa Rica rank for sheep and goat meat — production, per square kilometre?
- Costa Rica ranks 146th out of 163 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep and goat meat — production, per square kilometre rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.2%. 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 — Production, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sheep and Goat Meat — Production 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 — Production ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Sheep and Goat Meat — Production 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 — Production 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.