Costa Rica vs South Africa: Poultry production, per capita

Costa Rica
0.028 tonnes per person
in 2024
South Africa
0.03 tonnes per person
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
40th
South Africa rank
37th

Poultry production, per capita over time

  • Costa Rica
  • South Africa
00.010.020.03196119922024

How they compare

South Africa currently reports 0.03 tonnes per person against 0.028 tonnes per person in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.002 tonnes per person.

That makes South Africa's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was South Africa ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 40th and South Africa ranks 37th of 191 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 2 and South Africa in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica South Africa Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0014 tonnes per person 0.0033 tonnes per person 0.0018 tonnes per person South Africa
1970s 0.002 tonnes per person 0.0064 tonnes per person 0.0045 tonnes per person South Africa
1980s 0.007 tonnes per person 0.0088 tonnes per person 0.0018 tonnes per person South Africa
1990s 0.0164 tonnes per person 0.0135 tonnes per person 0.0029 tonnes per person Costa Rica
2000s 0.0212 tonnes per person 0.0207 tonnes per person 0.0005 tonnes per person Costa Rica
2010s 0.0261 tonnes per person 0.0295 tonnes per person 0.0035 tonnes per person South Africa
2020s 0.0286 tonnes per person 0.0307 tonnes per person 0.0021 tonnes per person South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher poultry production, per capita, Costa Rica or South Africa?
South Africa, at 0.03 tonnes per person against 0.028 tonnes per person in Costa Rica as of 2024.
What is the difference in poultry production, per capita between Costa Rica and South Africa?
0.002 tonnes per person, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and South Africa?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Costa Rica and South Africa rank globally for poultry production, per capita?
Costa Rica ranks 40th and South Africa ranks 37th of 191 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Poultry production, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Poultry production, per capita
Unit
tonnes per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
191 places, 11,164 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed

Poultry production divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.