Egg production, per square kilometre in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Egg production, per square kilometre was 1.56 tonnes per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Egg production, per square kilometre in Costa Rica, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per square kilometre.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 1.56 tonnes per square kilometre for egg production, per square kilometre in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.0% on the previous year and up 32.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, egg production, per square kilometre in Costa Rica peaked at 1.61 tonnes per square kilometre in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.1469 tonnes per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Costa Rica 43rd out of 190 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Egg production, per square kilometre in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | tonnes per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.1469 tonnes per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.1528 tonnes per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1963 | 0.1606 tonnes per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 1964 | 0.1723 tonnes per square kilometre | +7.3% |
| 1965 | 0.1821 tonnes per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 1966 | 0.2374 tonnes per square kilometre | +30.3% |
| 1967 | 0.2384 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1968 | 0.2332 tonnes per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 1969 | 0.2444 tonnes per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 1970 | 0.2418 tonnes per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1971 | 0.2582 tonnes per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 1972 | 0.2788 tonnes per square kilometre | +8.0% |
| 1973 | 0.2967 tonnes per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 1974 | 0.3007 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1975 | 0.3035 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1976 | 0.3167 tonnes per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1977 | 0.325 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1978 | 0.3261 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1979 | 0.3196 tonnes per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 1980 | 0.3322 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1981 | 0.3329 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1982 | 0.3408 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1983 | 0.2737 tonnes per square kilometre | -19.7% |
| 1984 | 0.2501 tonnes per square kilometre | -8.6% |
| 1985 | 0.2497 tonnes per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1986 | 0.3451 tonnes per square kilometre | +38.2% |
| 1987 | 0.438 tonnes per square kilometre | +26.9% |
| 1988 | 0.4923 tonnes per square kilometre | +12.4% |
| 1989 | 0.5414 tonnes per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 1990 | 0.6386 tonnes per square kilometre | +18.0% |
| 1991 | 0.7281 tonnes per square kilometre | +14.0% |
| 1992 | 0.7728 tonnes per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 1993 | 0.8275 tonnes per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 1994 | 0.8242 tonnes per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 1 tonnes per square kilometre | +21.6% |
| 1996 | 0.8592 tonnes per square kilometre | -14.3% |
| 1997 | 0.898 tonnes per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1998 | 0.7873 tonnes per square kilometre | -12.3% |
| 1999 | 0.78 tonnes per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2000 | 0.8022 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2001 | 0.9099 tonnes per square kilometre | +13.4% |
| 2002 | 0.9347 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2003 | 0.9223 tonnes per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 0.977 tonnes per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 2005 | 0.9433 tonnes per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 2006 | 0.9246 tonnes per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 2007 | 0.8203 tonnes per square kilometre | -11.3% |
| 2008 | 1.02 tonnes per square kilometre | +24.6% |
| 2009 | 1.01 tonnes per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 1.05 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 2011 | 1.05 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 1.07 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 1.18 tonnes per square kilometre | +10.6% |
| 2014 | 1.18 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1.2 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 1.31 tonnes per square kilometre | +9.7% |
| 2017 | 1.32 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 1.32 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 1.34 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 1.48 tonnes per square kilometre | +10.2% |
| 2021 | 1.61 tonnes per square kilometre | +8.9% |
| 2022 | 1.6 tonnes per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 1.56 tonnes per square kilometre | -2.0% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 1.56 tonnes per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.15 tonnes per square kilometre, 1.4× the median. (64 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 1.56 tonnes per square kilometre is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.5997 tonnes per square kilometre, 2.6× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Egg production, per square kilometre in Costa Rica changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | +38.2% | 0.2497 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.3451 tonnes per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1965 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.1469 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.2444 tonnes per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.2967 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.2418 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.3261 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3596 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.2497 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.5414 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8118 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.6386 tonnes per square kilometre | 1 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.927 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.8022 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.02 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.2 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.05 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.34 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.56 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.48 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.61 tonnes per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
- 40 Brunei 1.63 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 41 France 1.63 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 42 Azerbaijan 1.59 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 44 Albania 1.56 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 45 Hungary 1.53 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 46 Slovakia 1.49 tonnes per square kilometre compare
More reference data data for Costa Rica
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2987 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.406 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.27 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0167 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.27 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.3161 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 2.24 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 5.91 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0907 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is egg production, per square kilometre in Costa Rica?
- Egg production, per square kilometre in Costa Rica was 1.56 tonnes per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest egg production, per square kilometre recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 1.61 tonnes per square kilometre in 2021.
- What is the lowest egg production, per square kilometre recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1469 tonnes per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Costa Rica rank for egg production, per square kilometre?
- Costa Rica ranks 43rd out of 190 countries with data for 2023.
- Is egg production, per square kilometre rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Egg production, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Egg production divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Egg production ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Egg production Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Egg production divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.