Chickens, layers — Stocks, per capita in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Chickens, layers — Stocks, per capita was 0.6497 An per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Chickens, layers — Stocks, per capita in Costa Rica, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in An per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for chickens, layers — stocks, per capita in Costa Rica is 0.6497 An per person, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and down 5.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chickens, layers — stocks, per capita in Costa Rica peaked at 1.34 An per person in 1972 and was at its lowest, 0.3401 An per person, in 1986.
Costa Rica ranks 83rd of 168 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Chickens, layers — Stocks, per capita in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | An per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.7685 An per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.7786 An per person | +1.3% |
| 1963 | 0.7877 An per person | +1.2% |
| 1964 | 0.8077 An per person | +2.5% |
| 1965 | 0.829 An per person | +2.6% |
| 1966 | 0.7472 An per person | -9.9% |
| 1967 | 0.7245 An per person | -3.0% |
| 1968 | 0.7317 An per person | +1.0% |
| 1969 | 0.7349 An per person | +0.4% |
| 1970 | 0.9777 An per person | +33.0% |
| 1971 | 1.14 An per person | +16.9% |
| 1972 | 1.34 An per person | +16.9% |
| 1973 | 1.26 An per person | -5.9% |
| 1974 | 1.25 An per person | -0.6% |
| 1975 | 1.24 An per person | -0.6% |
| 1976 | 1.23 An per person | -0.7% |
| 1977 | 1.22 An per person | -0.8% |
| 1978 | 1.19 An per person | -2.6% |
| 1979 | 1.15 An per person | -3.7% |
| 1980 | 1.15 An per person | +0.2% |
| 1981 | 1.08 An per person | -6.2% |
| 1982 | 1.11 An per person | +2.8% |
| 1983 | 1.09 An per person | -1.8% |
| 1984 | 0.9372 An per person | -14.0% |
| 1985 | 0.9118 An per person | -2.7% |
| 1986 | 0.3401 An per person | -62.7% |
| 1987 | 0.428 An per person | +25.9% |
| 1988 | 0.467 An per person | +9.1% |
| 1989 | 0.504 An per person | +7.9% |
| 1990 | 0.5772 An per person | +14.5% |
| 1991 | 0.6418 An per person | +11.2% |
| 1992 | 0.6546 An per person | +2.0% |
| 1993 | 0.6913 An per person | +5.6% |
| 1994 | 0.6792 An per person | -1.8% |
| 1995 | 0.7991 An per person | +17.7% |
| 1996 | 0.6728 An per person | -15.8% |
| 1997 | 0.6719 An per person | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 0.5932 An per person | -11.7% |
| 1999 | 0.5686 An per person | -4.1% |
| 2000 | 0.577 An per person | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 0.6418 An per person | +11.2% |
| 2002 | 0.6372 An per person | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 0.6289 An per person | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 0.6578 An per person | +4.6% |
| 2005 | 0.6263 An per person | -4.8% |
| 2006 | 0.6017 An per person | -3.9% |
| 2007 | 0.5251 An per person | -12.7% |
| 2008 | 0.6531 An per person | +24.4% |
| 2009 | 0.6334 An per person | -3.0% |
| 2010 | 0.5817 An per person | -8.2% |
| 2011 | 0.6271 An per person | +7.8% |
| 2012 | 0.6293 An per person | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 0.6891 An per person | +9.5% |
| 2014 | 0.6922 An per person | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 0.6405 An per person | -7.5% |
| 2016 | 0.6415 An per person | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.6462 An per person | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 0.6454 An per person | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.6437 An per person | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.6464 An per person | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 0.6462 An per person | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.6482 An per person | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 0.6497 An per person | +0.2% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Chickens, layers — Stocks, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | -62.7% | 0.9118 An per person | 0.3401 An per person |
| 1970 | +33.0% | 0.7349 An per person | 0.9777 An per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.7678 An per person | 0.7245 An per person | 0.829 An per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.2 An per person | 0.9777 An per person | 1.34 An per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.8015 An per person | 0.3401 An per person | 1.15 An per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.655 An per person | 0.5686 An per person | 0.7991 An per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6182 An per person | 0.5251 An per person | 0.6578 An per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6437 An per person | 0.5817 An per person | 0.6922 An per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6476 An per person | 0.6462 An per person | 0.6497 An per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
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- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 2.71 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.257 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.61 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.09 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -0.3048 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is chickens, layers — stocks, per capita in Costa Rica?
- Chickens, layers — stocks, per capita in Costa Rica was 0.6497 An per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest chickens, layers — stocks, per capita recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 1.34 An per person in 1972.
- What is the lowest chickens, layers — stocks, per capita recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3401 An per person in 1986.
- How does Costa Rica rank for chickens, layers — stocks, per capita?
- Costa Rica ranks 83rd out of 168 countries with data for 2023.
- Is chickens, layers — stocks, per capita rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Chickens, layers — Stocks, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Chickens, layers — Stocks divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Chickens, layers — Stocks ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Chickens, layers — Stocks Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- 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
Chickens, layers — Stocks divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.