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
050.0B100.0B150.0B196119922024

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

Indicator
Land animals slaughtered if all countries produced meat like..
Unit
animals
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
199 places, 11,563 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed

Population by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2100, based on data and estimates from different sources.