Milk production, per capita in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Milk production, per capita was 0.2505 tonnes per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Milk production, per capita in Costa Rica, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for milk production, per capita in Costa Rica is 0.2505 tonnes per person, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 8.0% on the previous year and up 8.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, milk production, per capita in Costa Rica peaked at 0.2724 tonnes per person in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0856 tonnes per person, in 1961.
Costa Rica ranks 34th of 185 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Milk production, per capita in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0856 tonnes per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.087 tonnes per person | +1.6% |
| 1963 | 0.0889 tonnes per person | +2.1% |
| 1964 | 0.0888 tonnes per person | -0.1% |
| 1965 | 0.0907 tonnes per person | +2.1% |
| 1966 | 0.0917 tonnes per person | +1.1% |
| 1967 | 0.0929 tonnes per person | +1.3% |
| 1968 | 0.1023 tonnes per person | +10.2% |
| 1969 | 0.104 tonnes per person | +1.6% |
| 1970 | 0.1055 tonnes per person | +1.5% |
| 1971 | 0.107 tonnes per person | +1.4% |
| 1972 | 0.1132 tonnes per person | +5.8% |
| 1973 | 0.1056 tonnes per person | -6.7% |
| 1974 | 0.1218 tonnes per person | +15.3% |
| 1975 | 0.1235 tonnes per person | +1.5% |
| 1976 | 0.1304 tonnes per person | +5.6% |
| 1977 | 0.1357 tonnes per person | +4.1% |
| 1978 | 0.137 tonnes per person | +0.9% |
| 1979 | 0.1357 tonnes per person | -0.9% |
| 1980 | 0.1329 tonnes per person | -2.0% |
| 1981 | 0.1302 tonnes per person | -2.0% |
| 1982 | 0.1217 tonnes per person | -6.5% |
| 1983 | 0.13 tonnes per person | +6.8% |
| 1984 | 0.1338 tonnes per person | +2.9% |
| 1985 | 0.1375 tonnes per person | +2.8% |
| 1986 | 0.1387 tonnes per person | +0.8% |
| 1987 | 0.138 tonnes per person | -0.5% |
| 1988 | 0.1375 tonnes per person | -0.3% |
| 1989 | 0.1345 tonnes per person | -2.1% |
| 1990 | 0.1486 tonnes per person | +10.4% |
| 1991 | 0.1464 tonnes per person | -1.5% |
| 1992 | 0.1596 tonnes per person | +9.0% |
| 1993 | 0.1638 tonnes per person | +2.6% |
| 1994 | 0.1612 tonnes per person | -1.6% |
| 1995 | 0.165 tonnes per person | +2.4% |
| 1996 | 0.1543 tonnes per person | -6.5% |
| 1997 | 0.1609 tonnes per person | +4.2% |
| 1998 | 0.173 tonnes per person | +7.5% |
| 1999 | 0.185 tonnes per person | +7.0% |
| 2000 | 0.1859 tonnes per person | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 0.1864 tonnes per person | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 0.1899 tonnes per person | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 0.1927 tonnes per person | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 0.1822 tonnes per person | -5.5% |
| 2005 | 0.186 tonnes per person | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 0.1939 tonnes per person | +4.3% |
| 2007 | 0.2019 tonnes per person | +4.1% |
| 2008 | 0.2045 tonnes per person | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 0.2071 tonnes per person | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 0.2133 tonnes per person | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 0.214 tonnes per person | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 0.2221 tonnes per person | +3.8% |
| 2013 | 0.2305 tonnes per person | +3.8% |
| 2014 | 0.2305 tonnes per person | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.2328 tonnes per person | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 0.2378 tonnes per person | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 0.235 tonnes per person | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 0.2371 tonnes per person | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 0.2439 tonnes per person | +2.9% |
| 2020 | 0.2417 tonnes per person | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 0.2407 tonnes per person | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 0.2434 tonnes per person | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 0.2724 tonnes per person | +11.9% |
| 2024 | 0.2505 tonnes per person | -8.0% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 0.2505 tonnes per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.2194 tonnes per person, 1.1× the median. (61 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 0.2505 tonnes per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0657 tonnes per person, 3.8× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0924 tonnes per person | 0.0856 tonnes per person | 0.104 tonnes per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.1215 tonnes per person | 0.1055 tonnes per person | 0.137 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1335 tonnes per person | 0.1217 tonnes per person | 0.1387 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1618 tonnes per person | 0.1464 tonnes per person | 0.185 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.193 tonnes per person | 0.1822 tonnes per person | 0.2071 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2297 tonnes per person | 0.2133 tonnes per person | 0.2439 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2497 tonnes per person | 0.2407 tonnes per person | 0.2724 tonnes per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
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 milk production, per capita in Costa Rica?
- Milk production, per capita in Costa Rica was 0.2505 tonnes per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest milk production, per capita recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2724 tonnes per person in 2023.
- What is the lowest milk production, per capita recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0856 tonnes per person in 1961.
- How does Costa Rica rank for milk production, per capita?
- Costa Rica ranks 34th out of 185 countries with data for 2024.
- Is milk production, per capita rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Milk production, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Milk production divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Milk production ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Milk production Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Milk production divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.