Daily per capita protein supply in Costa Rica

Costa Rica: Daily per capita protein supply was 91.85 in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
91.85
Change on year
up 3.5%
World rank
96th
of 192 countries
All-time high
91.85
in 2023
All-time low
48.25
in 1962
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Daily per capita protein supply in Costa Rica, 1961–2023

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Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2023, daily per capita protein supply in Costa Rica stood at 91.85. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.

That represents a change of up 3.5% on the previous year and up 18.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, daily per capita protein supply in Costa Rica peaked at 91.85 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 48.25, in 1962.

Costa Rica ranks 96th of 192 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.

Daily per capita protein supply in Costa Rica, year by year

Annual values for Daily per capita protein supply in Costa Rica, 1961 to 2023.
Year Value Change
1961 48.61 —
1962 48.25 -0.7%
1963 49.57 +2.7%
1964 50.18 +1.2%
1965 53.63 +6.9%
1966 50.82 -5.2%
1967 51.32 +1.0%
1968 52.78 +2.9%
1969 52.42 -0.7%
1970 54.16 +3.3%
1971 55.19 +1.9%
1972 54.66 -1.0%
1973 54.41 -0.5%
1974 53.61 -1.5%
1975 56.2 +4.8%
1976 60.28 +7.3%
1977 59.66 -1.0%
1978 59.37 -0.5%
1979 61.59 +3.7%
1980 62.91 +2.1%
1981 59.47 -5.5%
1982 55.75 -6.3%
1983 60.5 +8.5%
1984 61.96 +2.4%
1985 63.44 +2.4%
1986 61.11 -3.7%
1987 64.42 +5.4%
1988 62.47 -3.0%
1989 67.29 +7.7%
1990 67.9 +0.9%
1991 66.93 -1.4%
1992 64.56 -3.5%
1993 66.33 +2.7%
1994 68.25 +2.9%
1995 71.81 +5.2%
1996 66.91 -6.8%
1997 69.47 +3.8%
1998 68.27 -1.7%
1999 71.26 +4.4%
2000 74.09 +4.0%
2001 70.61 -4.7%
2002 70.44 -0.2%
2003 71.14 +1.0%
2004 71.1 -0.1%
2005 71.73 +0.9%
2006 74.17 +3.4%
2007 75.88 +2.3%
2008 76.91 +1.4%
2009 77.79 +1.1%
2010 78.64 +1.1%
2011 77.14 -1.9%
2012 77.24 +0.1%
2013 77.67 +0.6%
2014 78.28 +0.8%
2015 78.09 -0.2%
2016 81.39 +4.2%
2017 82.47 +1.3%
2018 84.02 +1.9%
2019 89.34 +6.3%
2020 88.69 -0.7%
2021 87.93 -0.9%
2022 88.71 +0.9%
2023 91.85 +3.5%

Costa Rica compared with similar countries

  • Costa Rica's 91.85 is below the median for high income countries, which is 110.01, 83% of the median. (63 countries reporting)
  • Costa Rica's 91.85 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 91.68, 1.0× the median. (33 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 50.84 48.25 53.63 9
1970s 56.91 53.61 61.59 10
1980s 61.93 55.75 67.29 10
1990s 68.17 64.56 71.81 10
2000s 73.39 70.44 77.79 10
2010s 80.43 77.14 89.34 10
2020s 89.29 87.93 91.85 4

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

  1. 93 Burkina Faso 92.56 compare
  2. 94 Niger 92.53 compare
  3. 95 Bermuda 92.22 compare
  4. 97 Jamaica 91.68 compare
  5. 98 Saint Kitts and Nevis 90.94 compare
  6. 99 Ukraine 90.53 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is daily per capita protein supply in Costa Rica?
Daily per capita protein supply in Costa Rica was 91.85 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest daily per capita protein supply recorded in Costa Rica?
The highest recorded value was 91.85 in 2023.
What is the lowest daily per capita protein supply recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 48.25 in 1962.
How does Costa Rica rank for daily per capita protein supply?
Costa Rica ranks 96th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
Is daily per capita protein supply rising or falling in Costa Rica?
Over the last ten years it is up 18.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Daily per capita protein supply. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Daily per capita protein supply
Source
Our World in Data
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Coverage
192 places, 10,214 data points, 1961–2023
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