Sheep fat, unrendered — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per square in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Sheep fat, unrendered — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per square was 0.0199 An per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Sheep fat, unrendered — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per square in Costa Rica, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in An per square kilometre.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 0.0199 An per square kilometre for sheep fat, unrendered — producing animals/slaughtered, per square in 2023.
The figure is down 1.1% on the previous year and up 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep fat, unrendered — producing animals/slaughtered, per square in Costa Rica peaked at 0.0201 An per square kilometre in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.0024 An per square kilometre, in 1993.
That places Costa Rica 156th out of 160 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Sheep fat, unrendered — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per square in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | An per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0063 An per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0065 An per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1963 | 0.0071 An per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 1964 | 0.0082 An per square kilometre | +16.7% |
| 1965 | 0.0094 An per square kilometre | +14.3% |
| 1966 | 0.0106 An per square kilometre | +12.5% |
| 1967 | 0.0096 An per square kilometre | -9.3% |
| 1968 | 0.0097 An per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1969 | 0.0098 An per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1970 | 0.01 An per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0101 An per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0102 An per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0104 An per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1974 | 0.0105 An per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1975 | 0.0106 An per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1976 | 0.0107 An per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1977 | 0.0107 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0108 An per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1979 | 0.0118 An per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 1980 | 0.0127 An per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 1981 | 0.0137 An per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 1982 | 0.0147 An per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 1983 | 0.0147 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0147 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0147 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0147 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0147 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0147 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0147 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0147 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0147 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0147 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0024 An per square kilometre | -84.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0147 An per square kilometre | +525.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0186 An per square kilometre | +26.7% |
| 1996 | 0.0147 An per square kilometre | -21.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0147 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0147 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0147 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0147 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0147 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0153 An per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0157 An per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0157 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0157 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0157 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0166 An per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0166 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0176 An per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0176 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0186 An per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0196 An per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0196 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0198 An per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 0.019 An per square kilometre | -4.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0188 An per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0189 An per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0191 An per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0194 An per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0197 An per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0199 An per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0201 An per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0199 An per square kilometre | -1.1% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 0.0199 An per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 3.84 An per square kilometre, 1% of the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 0.0199 An per square kilometre is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.8132 An per square kilometre, 2% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sheep fat, unrendered — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | +525.0% | 0.0024 An per square kilometre | 0.0147 An per square kilometre |
| 1993 | -84.0% | 0.0147 An per square kilometre | 0.0024 An per square kilometre |
| 1995 | +26.7% | 0.0147 An per square kilometre | 0.0186 An per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0086 An per square kilometre | 0.0063 An per square kilometre | 0.0106 An per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0106 An per square kilometre | 0.01 An per square kilometre | 0.0118 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0144 An per square kilometre | 0.0127 An per square kilometre | 0.0147 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0138 An per square kilometre | 0.0024 An per square kilometre | 0.0186 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0158 An per square kilometre | 0.0147 An per square kilometre | 0.0176 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.019 An per square kilometre | 0.0176 An per square kilometre | 0.0198 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0199 An per square kilometre | 0.0197 An per square kilometre | 0.0201 An per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
- 153 Philippines 0.0301 An per square kilometre compare
- 154 Thailand 0.0245 An per square kilometre compare
- 155 Jamaica 0.024 An per square kilometre compare
- 157 Japan 0.0183 An per square kilometre compare
- 158 Nicaragua 0.0171 An per square kilometre compare
- 159 Suriname 0.0061 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 fat, unrendered — producing animals/slaughtered, per square in Costa Rica?
- Sheep fat, unrendered — producing animals/slaughtered, per square in Costa Rica was 0.0199 An per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sheep fat, unrendered — producing animals/slaughtered, per square recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0201 An per square kilometre in 2022.
- What is the lowest sheep fat, unrendered — producing animals/slaughtered, per square recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0024 An per square kilometre in 1993.
- How does Costa Rica rank for sheep fat, unrendered — producing animals/slaughtered, per square?
- Costa Rica ranks 156th out of 160 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep fat, unrendered — producing animals/slaughtered, per square rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Sheep fat, unrendered — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sheep fat, unrendered — 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 fat, unrendered — Producing Animals/Slaughtered ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Sheep fat, unrendered — 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 fat, unrendered — 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.