Costa Rica vs Nicaragua: Milk production
Costa Rica
1.28 million tonnes
in 2024
Nicaragua
1.37 million tonnes
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
75th
Nicaragua rank
73rd
Milk production over time
- Costa Rica
- Nicaragua
How they compare
Nicaragua currently reports 1.37 million tonnes against 1.28 million tonnes in Costa Rica, a difference of 87,990 tonnes.
That makes Nicaragua's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Nicaragua ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 75th and Nicaragua ranks 73rd of 192 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 4 and Nicaragua in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Nicaragua | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 147,244 tonnes | 273,788 tonnes | 126,543 tonnes | Nicaragua |
| 1970s | 253,748 tonnes | 413,982 tonnes | 160,234 tonnes | Nicaragua |
| 1980s | 362,376 tonnes | 157,314 tonnes | 205,061 tonnes | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 567,096 tonnes | 217,524 tonnes | 349,571 tonnes | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 817,014 tonnes | 626,376 tonnes | 190,638 tonnes | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 1.10 million tonnes | 1.04 million tonnes | 62,439 tonnes | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 1.27 million tonnes | 1.41 million tonnes | 144,155 tonnes | Nicaragua |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher milk production, Costa Rica or Nicaragua?
- Nicaragua, at 1.37 million tonnes against 1.28 million tonnes in Costa Rica as of 2023.
- What is the difference in milk production between Costa Rica and Nicaragua?
- 87,990 tonnes, with Nicaragua ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Nicaragua?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and Nicaragua rank globally for milk production?
- Costa Rica ranks 75th and Nicaragua ranks 73rd of 192 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Milk production. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Milk represents the raw equivalents of all dairy products including cheese, yoghurt, cream and milk consumed as the final product.