FAOSTAT · 1961–2024
Chicken meat production in Costa Rica
In 2024 Costa Rica produced 143,677 t of chicken meat, the 73rd largest in the world (0.11% of the world total). Over ten years it grew by 16%. The record was 152,238 t in 2022.
- Production, 2024
- 143,677 t
- World rank
- 73 of 189
- 10-year change
- +16%
- Record
- 152,238 t
- 2022
Chicken meat in Costa Rica, 1961–2024 (tonnes)
By year
| Year | Tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 143,677 | −1.0% |
| 2023 | 145,065 | −4.7% |
| 2022 | 152,238 | +3.0% |
| 2021 | 147,816 | +7.5% |
| 2020 | 137,500 | −5.2% |
| 2019 | 145,000 | +7.0% |
| 2018 | 135,500 | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 133,200 | +3.8% |
| 2016 | 128,266 | +3.0% |
| 2015 | 124,567 | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 123,700 | +3.2% |
| 2013 | 119,838 | +6.1% |
| 2012 | 112,973 | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 110,273 | −4.7% |
| 2010 | 115,663 | +4.6% |
| 2009 | 110,548 | +3.7% |
| 2008 | 106,590 | −3.4% |
| 2007 | 110,377 | +12% |
| 2006 | 98,261 | +8.0% |
| 2005 | 90,952 | +7.7% |
| 2004 | 84,461 | +18% |
| 2003 | 71,820 | −6.4% |
| 2002 | 76,724 | −0.6% |
| 2001 | 77,160 | +5.4% |
| 2000 | 73,240 | −1.7% |
| 1999 | 74,480 | +14% |
| 1998 | 65,490 | +4.2% |
| 1997 | 62,838 | −4.6% |
| 1996 | 65,867 | +9.0% |
| 1995 | 60,424 | +11% |
| 1994 | 54,335 | +4.0% |
| 1993 | 52,251 | +4.6% |
| 1992 | 49,947 | +5.2% |
| 1991 | 47,465 | +10% |
| 1990 | 42,991 | +8.6% |
| 1989 | 39,572 | +41% |
| 1988 | 28,000 | +39% |
| 1987 | 20,200 | +8.2% |
| 1986 | 18,675 | −4.5% |
| 1985 | 19,547 | +14% |
| 1984 | 17,110 | −2.2% |
| 1983 | 17,500 | +43% |
| 1982 | 12,269 | +12% |
| 1981 | 11,000 | +10% |
| 1980 | 10,000 | +25% |
| 1979 | 8,000 | +43% |
| 1978 | 5,589 | +3.0% |
| 1977 | 5,427 | +0.2% |
| 1976 | 5,415 | +71% |
| 1975 | 3,170 | +2.8% |
| 1974 | 3,084 | +2.5% |
| 1973 | 3,008 | +5.3% |
| 1972 | 2,856 | −0.1% |
| 1971 | 2,859 | +4.3% |
| 1970 | 2,741 | +0.5% |
| 1969 | 2,727 | +3.5% |
| 1968 | 2,635 | +1.9% |
| 1967 | 2,587 | +2.5% |
| 1966 | 2,525 | +2.0% |
| 1965 | 2,476 | +13% |
| 1964 | 2,197 | +12% |
| 1963 | 1,956 | +12% |
| 1962 | 1,750 | +12% |
| 1961 | 1,566 | — |
Other large producers
Source: FAO. 2025. FAOSTAT: Crops and livestock products. Accessed on 4 November 2026. fao.org/faostat. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Charts, rankings and changes calculated by Husfarm.