Meat production in Costa Rica

Meat production in Costa Rica was 302,665 tonnes in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. That is up 1.1% from 2023. That is the 93rd highest of 194 countries in 2024.

2024, tonnes302,665

Change on 2023+1.1%

Rank93rd of 194Countries ranked

Series high310,4862022

Series low33,0061962

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Meat production in Costa Rica, 1961 to 2024

tonnes. Source: FAOSTAT, Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Meat; Total, production, t (item 1765, element 5510). Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2025-12-31.

All 64 values

Period	tonnes
2024	302,665
2023	299,337
2022	310,486
2021	307,815
2020	295,131
2019	298,919
2018	280,344
2017	272,094
2016	261,904
2015	264,382
2014	267,223
2013	258,868
2012	255,111
2011	258,346
2010	259,971
2009	255,043
2008	244,590
2007	239,537
2006	214,576
2005	211,024
2004	192,668
2003	181,944
2002	181,291
2001	187,397
2000	186,481
1999	188,064
1998	172,497
1997	170,397
1996	182,590
1995	177,830
1994	173,065
1993	153,439
1992	150,282
1991	158,932
1990	144,773 Estimated
1989	139,234 Estimated
1988	129,726 Estimated
1987	126,839 Estimated
1986	120,881 Estimated
1985	125,429 Estimated
1984	104,793 Estimated
1983	98,248 Estimated
1982	92,127 Estimated
1981	101,017 Estimated
1980	96,316 Estimated
1979	101,458 Estimated
1978	91,055 Estimated
1977	95,780 Estimated
1976	94,729 Estimated
1975	77,447 Estimated
1974	63,523 Estimated
1973	63,306 Estimated
1972	57,966 Estimated
1971	59,658 Estimated
1970	54,884 Estimated
1969	49,566 Estimated
1968	46,042 Estimated
1967	38,819 Estimated
1966	35,232 Estimated
1965	41,123 Estimated
1964	42,455 Estimated
1963	41,332 Estimated
1962	33,006 Estimated
1961	36,750 Estimated

Costa Rica compared with nearby places

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Meat production, 2024, tonnes. Costa Rica is outlined. Same source and period for every area shown. Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain).

Rankings

Countries by meat production 201 places
EU countries by meat production 27 places

Definition

Meat from animals slaughtered in the country in the calendar year, all species, in tonnes of carcass weight. FAOSTAT item "Meat; Total", the sum FAO calculates from the meat of each species, imported live animals included.

Carcass weight, bone included, so it is higher than the boneless weight in consumption statistics. FAO fills gaps in national reporting with its own estimates and imputations, which are marked as estimated, and revises past years when countries send new figures.

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FAO. 2025. FAOSTAT: Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Meat; Total, production, t (item 1765, element 5510). Accessed on 2026-10-12. https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/Production_Crops_Livestock_E_All_Data_%28Normalized%29.zip Licence: CC-BY-4.0. FAO does not endorse Invokely or this use of the data.

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Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. (2025). Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Meat; Total, production, t (item 1765, element 5510) (Meat production, Costa Rica, 1961 to 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/Production_Crops_Livestock_E_All_Data_%28Normalized%29.zip

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Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Meat; Total, production, t (item 1765, element 5510), Meat production, Costa Rica, 1961 to 2024. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 31 Dec. 2025, https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/Production_Crops_Livestock_E_All_Data_%28Normalized%29.zip. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/meat-production/costa-rica. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. 2025. Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Meat; Total, production, t (item 1765, element 5510). Meat production, Costa Rica, 1961 to 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/Production_Crops_Livestock_E_All_Data_%28Normalized%29.zip. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/meat-production/costa-rica.

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Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Meat; Total, production, t (item 1765, element 5510), Meat production, Costa Rica, 1961 to 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/Production_Crops_Livestock_E_All_Data_%28Normalized%29.zip, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/meat-production/costa-rica (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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  title = {{Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Meat; Total, production, t (item 1765, element 5510): Meat production, Costa Rica, 1961 to 2024}},
  year = {2025},
  howpublished = {Data set},
  url = {https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/Production_Crops_Livestock_E_All_Data_%28Normalized%29.zip},
  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/meat-production/costa-rica. Publisher attribution: FAO. 2025. FAOSTAT: Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Meat; Total, production, t (item 1765, element 5510). Accessed on 2026-10-12. https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/Production\_Crops\_Livestock\_E\_All\_Data\_\%28Normalized\%29.zip Licence: CC-BY-4.0. FAO does not endorse Invokely or this use of the data.},
}

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