Milk production, per square kilometre in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Milk production, per square kilometre was 27.24 tonnes per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2023)
27.24 tonnes per square kilometre
Change on year
up 12.4%
World rank
27th
of 185 countries
All-time high
27.24 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2023
All-time low
2.31 tonnes per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Milk production, per square kilometre in Costa Rica, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for milk production, per square kilometre in Costa Rica is 27.24 tonnes per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is up 12.4% on the previous year and up 27.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, milk production, per square kilometre in Costa Rica peaked at 27.24 tonnes per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 2.31 tonnes per square kilometre, in 1961.
Costa Rica ranks 27th of 185 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Milk production, per square kilometre in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | tonnes per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2.31 tonnes per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 2.44 tonnes per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 1963 | 2.58 tonnes per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 1964 | 2.67 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1965 | 2.82 tonnes per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 1966 | 2.94 tonnes per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1967 | 3.07 tonnes per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1968 | 3.49 tonnes per square kilometre | +13.4% |
| 1969 | 3.64 tonnes per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1970 | 3.8 tonnes per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1971 | 3.96 tonnes per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 1972 | 4.3 tonnes per square kilometre | +8.6% |
| 1973 | 4.11 tonnes per square kilometre | -4.3% |
| 1974 | 4.86 tonnes per square kilometre | +18.3% |
| 1975 | 5.06 tonnes per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 1976 | 5.49 tonnes per square kilometre | +8.4% |
| 1977 | 5.86 tonnes per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 1978 | 6.07 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1979 | 6.18 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1980 | 6.22 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1981 | 6.27 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1982 | 6.02 tonnes per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 1983 | 6.61 tonnes per square kilometre | +9.8% |
| 1984 | 6.99 tonnes per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 1985 | 7.39 tonnes per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 1986 | 7.65 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1987 | 7.82 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1988 | 7.99 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1989 | 8.02 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 9.08 tonnes per square kilometre | +13.3% |
| 1991 | 9.18 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1992 | 10.27 tonnes per square kilometre | +11.8% |
| 1993 | 10.8 tonnes per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 1994 | 10.89 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 11.43 tonnes per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 1996 | 10.94 tonnes per square kilometre | -4.3% |
| 1997 | 11.66 tonnes per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 1998 | 12.81 tonnes per square kilometre | +9.9% |
| 1999 | 14 tonnes per square kilometre | +9.2% |
| 2000 | 14.33 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2001 | 14.63 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 15.16 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 2003 | 15.62 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2004 | 14.99 tonnes per square kilometre | -4.1% |
| 2005 | 15.52 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 2006 | 16.41 tonnes per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 2007 | 17.32 tonnes per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 2008 | 17.78 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2009 | 18.25 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 19.03 tonnes per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 2011 | 19.32 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 20.28 tonnes per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 2013 | 21.29 tonnes per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 2014 | 21.52 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 21.97 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 22.67 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2017 | 22.61 tonnes per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 23.02 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 23.88 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 2020 | 23.83 tonnes per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 23.85 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 24.23 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 27.24 tonnes per square kilometre | +12.4% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 27.24 tonnes per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 15.23 tonnes per square kilometre, 1.8× the median. (61 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 27.24 tonnes per square kilometre is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 4.35 tonnes per square kilometre, 6.3× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.88 tonnes per square kilometre | 2.31 tonnes per square kilometre | 3.64 tonnes per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 4.97 tonnes per square kilometre | 3.8 tonnes per square kilometre | 6.18 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 7.1 tonnes per square kilometre | 6.02 tonnes per square kilometre | 8.02 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 11.11 tonnes per square kilometre | 9.08 tonnes per square kilometre | 14 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 16 tonnes per square kilometre | 14.33 tonnes per square kilometre | 18.25 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 21.56 tonnes per square kilometre | 19.03 tonnes per square kilometre | 23.88 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.79 tonnes per square kilometre | 23.83 tonnes per square kilometre | 27.24 tonnes per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
- 24 Slovenia 30.18 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 25 Turkey 27.91 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 26 Azerbaijan 27.63 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 28 Uzbekistan 27.11 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 29 Puerto Rico 25.24 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 30 Lithuania 23.53 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 milk production, per square kilometre in Costa Rica?
- Milk production, per square kilometre in Costa Rica was 27.24 tonnes per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest milk production, per square kilometre recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 27.24 tonnes per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest milk production, per square kilometre recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.31 tonnes per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Costa Rica rank for milk production, per square kilometre?
- Costa Rica ranks 27th out of 185 countries with data for 2023.
- Is milk production, per square kilometre rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.9%. 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 Milk production, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Milk 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.
Milk production ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Milk 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
Milk 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.