Minimum requirement calories in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Minimum requirement calories was 1,899 in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
1,899
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
67th
of 195 countries
All-time high
1,899
in 2024
All-time low
1,826
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Minimum requirement calories in Costa Rica, 2000–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 1,899 for minimum requirement calories in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, minimum requirement calories in Costa Rica peaked at 1,899 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1,826, in 2000.
That places Costa Rica 67th out of 195 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Minimum requirement calories in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1,826 | — |
| 2001 | 1,831 | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 1,836 | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 1,841 | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 1,847 | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 1,851 | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 1,856 | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 1,860 | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 1,863 | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 1,865 | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 1,868 | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 1,871 | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 1,872 | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 1,874 | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 1,876 | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 1,878 | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 1,879 | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 1,881 | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 1,882 | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 1,883 | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 1,886 | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 1,889 | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 1,893 | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 1,896 | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 1,899 | +0.2% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 1,899 is below the median for high income countries, which is 1,925, 99% of the median. (64 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 1,899 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1,871, 1.0× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,848 | 1,826 | 1,865 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,876 | 1,868 | 1,883 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,893 | 1,886 | 1,899 | 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 minimum requirement calories in Costa Rica?
- Minimum requirement calories in Costa Rica was 1,899 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest minimum requirement calories recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 1,899 in 2024.
- What is the lowest minimum requirement calories recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,826 in 2000.
- How does Costa Rica rank for minimum requirement calories?
- Costa Rica ranks 67th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
- Is minimum requirement calories rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Minimum requirement calories. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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