Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita was 0.0798 animals per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
0.0798 animals per person
Change on year
up 8.4%
World rank
28th
of 190 countries
All-time high
0.1785 animals per person
in 1976
All-time low
0.0652 animals per person
in 2016
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Costa Rica, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in animals per person.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 0.0798 animals per person for yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in 2024.
That represents a change of up 8.4% on the previous year and down 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Costa Rica peaked at 0.1785 animals per person in 1976 and was at its lowest, 0.0652 animals per person, in 2016.
Costa Rica ranks 28th of 190 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | animals per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0981 animals per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0825 animals per person | -15.9% |
| 1963 | 0.1033 animals per person | +25.2% |
| 1964 | 0.1022 animals per person | -1.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0917 animals per person | -10.3% |
| 1966 | 0.0786 animals per person | -14.4% |
| 1967 | 0.0899 animals per person | +14.5% |
| 1968 | 0.1071 animals per person | +19.1% |
| 1969 | 0.1106 animals per person | +3.3% |
| 1970 | 0.1127 animals per person | +1.9% |
| 1971 | 0.1213 animals per person | +7.6% |
| 1972 | 0.1199 animals per person | -1.1% |
| 1973 | 0.124 animals per person | +3.4% |
| 1974 | 0.1209 animals per person | -2.5% |
| 1975 | 0.151 animals per person | +24.9% |
| 1976 | 0.1785 animals per person | +18.2% |
| 1977 | 0.1729 animals per person | -3.1% |
| 1978 | 0.1508 animals per person | -12.8% |
| 1979 | 0.1693 animals per person | +12.3% |
| 1980 | 0.1569 animals per person | -7.3% |
| 1981 | 0.1547 animals per person | -1.4% |
| 1982 | 0.1281 animals per person | -17.2% |
| 1983 | 0.1291 animals per person | +0.8% |
| 1984 | 0.1317 animals per person | +2.0% |
| 1985 | 0.1695 animals per person | +28.8% |
| 1986 | 0.1654 animals per person | -2.5% |
| 1987 | 0.1689 animals per person | +2.1% |
| 1988 | 0.14 animals per person | -17.1% |
| 1989 | 0.1355 animals per person | -3.2% |
| 1990 | 0.1323 animals per person | -2.4% |
| 1991 | 0.1452 animals per person | +9.8% |
| 1992 | 0.1197 animals per person | -17.6% |
| 1993 | 0.129 animals per person | +7.7% |
| 1994 | 0.1251 animals per person | -3.0% |
| 1995 | 0.1242 animals per person | -0.7% |
| 1996 | 0.129 animals per person | +3.8% |
| 1997 | 0.1113 animals per person | -13.7% |
| 1998 | 0.1007 animals per person | -9.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0998 animals per person | -0.9% |
| 2000 | 0.0957 animals per person | -4.1% |
| 2001 | 0.082 animals per person | -14.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0718 animals per person | -12.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0757 animals per person | +5.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0795 animals per person | +4.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0796 animals per person | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 0.076 animals per person | -4.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0772 animals per person | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 0.084 animals per person | +8.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0909 animals per person | +8.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0918 animals per person | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0906 animals per person | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0824 animals per person | -9.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0808 animals per person | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0808 animals per person | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.074 animals per person | -8.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0652 animals per person | -11.9% |
| 2017 | 0.069 animals per person | +5.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0712 animals per person | +3.2% |
| 2019 | 0.077 animals per person | +8.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0775 animals per person | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0799 animals per person | +3.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0765 animals per person | -4.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0737 animals per person | -3.7% |
| 2024 | 0.0798 animals per person | +8.4% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 0.0798 animals per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0368 animals per person, 2.2× the median. (64 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 0.0798 animals per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0343 animals per person, 2.3× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.096 animals per person | 0.0786 animals per person | 0.1106 animals per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.1421 animals per person | 0.1127 animals per person | 0.1785 animals per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.148 animals per person | 0.1281 animals per person | 0.1695 animals per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1216 animals per person | 0.0998 animals per person | 0.1452 animals per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0813 animals per person | 0.0718 animals per person | 0.0957 animals per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0783 animals per person | 0.0652 animals per person | 0.0918 animals per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0775 animals per person | 0.0737 animals per person | 0.0799 animals per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
- 25 Tajikistan 0.0838 animals per person compare
- 26 Canada 0.0827 animals per person compare
- 27 South Sudan 0.0809 animals per person compare
- 29 Kyrgyzstan 0.0759 animals per person compare
- 30 Denmark 0.073 animals per person compare
- 31 Panama 0.0724 animals per person compare
More agriculture & rural data for Costa Rica
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate -0.5759 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.0996 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate -0.1685 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 0.3415 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Costa Rica?
- Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Costa Rica was 0.0798 animals per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1785 animals per person in 1976.
- What is the lowest yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0652 animals per person in 2016.
- How does Costa Rica rank for yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita?
- Costa Rica ranks 28th out of 190 countries with data for 2024.
- Is yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Animals slaughtered for meat Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.