Costa Rica vs Iceland: Land animals slaughtered if all countries produced meat like..
Costa Rica
131.96 billion animals
in 2024
Iceland
131.61 billion animals
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
49th
Iceland rank
50th
Land animals slaughtered if all countries produced meat like.. over time
- Costa Rica
- Iceland
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 131.96 billion animals against 131.61 billion animals in Iceland, a difference of 345.00 million animals.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Iceland ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 49th and Iceland ranks 50th of 198 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 2 and Iceland in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Iceland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.84 billion animals | 20.38 billion animals | 15.55 billion animals | Iceland |
| 1970s | 8.22 billion animals | 26.65 billion animals | 18.43 billion animals | Iceland |
| 1980s | 28.49 billion animals | 41.24 billion animals | 12.75 billion animals | Iceland |
| 1990s | 61.08 billion animals | 46.55 billion animals | 14.53 billion animals | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 87.18 billion animals | 99.86 billion animals | 12.68 billion animals | Iceland |
| 2010s | 111.29 billion animals | 131.36 billion animals | 20.07 billion animals | Iceland |
| 2020s | 135.05 billion animals | 132.17 billion animals | 2.88 billion animals | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher land animals slaughtered if all countries produced meat like.., Costa Rica or Iceland?
- Costa Rica, at 131.96 billion animals against 131.61 billion animals in Iceland as of 2024.
- What is the difference in land animals slaughtered if all countries produced meat like.. between Costa Rica and Iceland?
- 345.00 million animals, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Iceland?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and Iceland rank globally for land animals slaughtered if all countries produced meat like..?
- Costa Rica ranks 49th and Iceland ranks 50th of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Land animals slaughtered if all countries produced meat like... Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Population by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2100, based on data and estimates from different sources.