Poultry production, per capita in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Poultry production, per capita was 0.028 tonnes per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Poultry production, per capita in Costa Rica, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 0.028 tonnes per person for poultry production, per capita in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.4% on the previous year and up 7.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poultry production, per capita in Costa Rica peaked at 0.03 tonnes per person in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.0011 tonnes per person, in 1961.
Costa Rica ranks 40th of 191 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Poultry production, per capita in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0011 tonnes per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0012 tonnes per person | +7.7% |
| 1963 | 0.0013 tonnes per person | +7.8% |
| 1964 | 0.0014 tonnes per person | +8.5% |
| 1965 | 0.0016 tonnes per person | +9.0% |
| 1966 | 0.0015 tonnes per person | -1.3% |
| 1967 | 0.0015 tonnes per person | -0.7% |
| 1968 | 0.0015 tonnes per person | -1.1% |
| 1969 | 0.0015 tonnes per person | +0.6% |
| 1970 | 0.0015 tonnes per person | -2.2% |
| 1971 | 0.0015 tonnes per person | +1.6% |
| 1972 | 0.0015 tonnes per person | -2.7% |
| 1973 | 0.0015 tonnes per person | +2.7% |
| 1974 | 0.0015 tonnes per person | -0.1% |
| 1975 | 0.0015 tonnes per person | +0.2% |
| 1976 | 0.0025 tonnes per person | +66.4% |
| 1977 | 0.0025 tonnes per person | -2.4% |
| 1978 | 0.0025 tonnes per person | +0.3% |
| 1979 | 0.0034 tonnes per person | +39.3% |
| 1980 | 0.0042 tonnes per person | +21.6% |
| 1981 | 0.0045 tonnes per person | +7.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0049 tonnes per person | +8.5% |
| 1983 | 0.0067 tonnes per person | +38.8% |
| 1984 | 0.0064 tonnes per person | -4.9% |
| 1985 | 0.0071 tonnes per person | +11.1% |
| 1986 | 0.0066 tonnes per person | -7.0% |
| 1987 | 0.007 tonnes per person | +5.3% |
| 1988 | 0.0094 tonnes per person | +35.1% |
| 1989 | 0.013 tonnes per person | +37.8% |
| 1990 | 0.0138 tonnes per person | +5.9% |
| 1991 | 0.0148 tonnes per person | +7.6% |
| 1992 | 0.0152 tonnes per person | +2.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0155 tonnes per person | +2.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0157 tonnes per person | +1.5% |
| 1995 | 0.0171 tonnes per person | +8.6% |
| 1996 | 0.0182 tonnes per person | +6.5% |
| 1997 | 0.017 tonnes per person | -6.7% |
| 1998 | 0.0173 tonnes per person | +2.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0193 tonnes per person | +11.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0186 tonnes per person | -3.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0192 tonnes per person | +3.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0188 tonnes per person | -2.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0174 tonnes per person | -7.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0201 tonnes per person | +15.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0213 tonnes per person | +6.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0227 tonnes per person | +6.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0252 tonnes per person | +10.8% |
| 2008 | 0.024 tonnes per person | -4.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0246 tonnes per person | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0254 tonnes per person | +3.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0239 tonnes per person | -5.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0242 tonnes per person | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0254 tonnes per person | +4.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0259 tonnes per person | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0259 tonnes per person | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0264 tonnes per person | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0271 tonnes per person | +2.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0273 tonnes per person | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 0.029 tonnes per person | +6.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0273 tonnes per person | -5.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0292 tonnes per person | +7.0% |
| 2022 | 0.03 tonnes per person | +2.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0284 tonnes per person | -5.2% |
| 2024 | 0.028 tonnes per person | -1.4% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Poultry production, per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | +66.4% | 0.0015 tonnes per person | 0.0025 tonnes per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0014 tonnes per person | 0.0011 tonnes per person | 0.0016 tonnes per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.002 tonnes per person | 0.0015 tonnes per person | 0.0034 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.007 tonnes per person | 0.0042 tonnes per person | 0.013 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0164 tonnes per person | 0.0138 tonnes per person | 0.0193 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0212 tonnes per person | 0.0174 tonnes per person | 0.0252 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0261 tonnes per person | 0.0239 tonnes per person | 0.029 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0286 tonnes per person | 0.0273 tonnes per person | 0.03 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 poultry production, per capita in Costa Rica?
- Poultry production, per capita in Costa Rica was 0.028 tonnes per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest poultry production, per capita recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.03 tonnes per person in 2022.
- What is the lowest poultry production, per capita recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0011 tonnes per person in 1961.
- How does Costa Rica rank for poultry production, per capita?
- Costa Rica ranks 40th out of 191 countries with data for 2024.
- Is poultry production, per capita rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.9%. 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 Poultry production, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Poultry production divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Poultry production ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Poultry 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)
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
Poultry production divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.