Vegetable oil supply per person vs. GDP per capita in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Vegetable oil supply per person vs. GDP per capita was 15.23 kilograms per year per capita in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
15.23 kilograms per year per capita
Change on year
down 7.9%
World rank
55th
of 192 countries
All-time high
19.41 kilograms per year per capita
in 2017
All-time low
5.64 kilograms per year per capita
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Vegetable oil supply per person vs. GDP per capita in Costa Rica, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in kilograms per year per capita.
Analysis
The most recent figure for vegetable oil supply per person vs. gdp per capita in Costa Rica is 15.23 kilograms per year per capita, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.9% on the previous year and down 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, vegetable oil supply per person vs. gdp per capita in Costa Rica peaked at 19.41 kilograms per year per capita in 2017 and was at its lowest, 5.64 kilograms per year per capita, in 1961.
That places Costa Rica 55th out of 192 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Vegetable oil supply per person vs. GDP per capita in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | kilograms per year per capita | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 5.64 kilograms per year per capita | — |
| 1962 | 7.86 kilograms per year per capita | +39.4% |
| 1963 | 8.06 kilograms per year per capita | +2.6% |
| 1964 | 8.17 kilograms per year per capita | +1.4% |
| 1965 | 8.14 kilograms per year per capita | -0.4% |
| 1966 | 8.05 kilograms per year per capita | -1.1% |
| 1967 | 8.07 kilograms per year per capita | +0.2% |
| 1968 | 8.18 kilograms per year per capita | +1.4% |
| 1969 | 8.59 kilograms per year per capita | +5.0% |
| 1970 | 8.09 kilograms per year per capita | -5.7% |
| 1971 | 8.34 kilograms per year per capita | +3.1% |
| 1972 | 7.95 kilograms per year per capita | -4.8% |
| 1973 | 8.71 kilograms per year per capita | +9.6% |
| 1974 | 8.59 kilograms per year per capita | -1.3% |
| 1975 | 8.56 kilograms per year per capita | -0.3% |
| 1976 | 8.57 kilograms per year per capita | +0.1% |
| 1977 | 9.03 kilograms per year per capita | +5.4% |
| 1978 | 8.81 kilograms per year per capita | -2.4% |
| 1979 | 8.94 kilograms per year per capita | +1.5% |
| 1980 | 8.91 kilograms per year per capita | -0.4% |
| 1981 | 9.01 kilograms per year per capita | +1.2% |
| 1982 | 9.79 kilograms per year per capita | +8.5% |
| 1983 | 8.91 kilograms per year per capita | -9.0% |
| 1984 | 9.41 kilograms per year per capita | +5.7% |
| 1985 | 10.03 kilograms per year per capita | +6.6% |
| 1986 | 11.46 kilograms per year per capita | +14.2% |
| 1987 | 12.02 kilograms per year per capita | +4.9% |
| 1988 | 11.67 kilograms per year per capita | -2.9% |
| 1989 | 11.1 kilograms per year per capita | -4.9% |
| 1990 | 12.77 kilograms per year per capita | +15.1% |
| 1991 | 12.87 kilograms per year per capita | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 14.2 kilograms per year per capita | +10.3% |
| 1993 | 13.32 kilograms per year per capita | -6.2% |
| 1994 | 12.55 kilograms per year per capita | -5.8% |
| 1995 | 13.36 kilograms per year per capita | +6.5% |
| 1996 | 14.35 kilograms per year per capita | +7.4% |
| 1997 | 12.39 kilograms per year per capita | -13.6% |
| 1998 | 12.05 kilograms per year per capita | -2.8% |
| 1999 | 12.08 kilograms per year per capita | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 12.35 kilograms per year per capita | +2.2% |
| 2001 | 12.23 kilograms per year per capita | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 12.53 kilograms per year per capita | +2.4% |
| 2003 | 12.33 kilograms per year per capita | -1.6% |
| 2004 | 13.52 kilograms per year per capita | +9.7% |
| 2005 | 14.27 kilograms per year per capita | +5.6% |
| 2006 | 14.38 kilograms per year per capita | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 14.75 kilograms per year per capita | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 14.3 kilograms per year per capita | -3.1% |
| 2009 | 14.33 kilograms per year per capita | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 14.96 kilograms per year per capita | +4.4% |
| 2011 | 15.63 kilograms per year per capita | +4.5% |
| 2012 | 14.27 kilograms per year per capita | -8.7% |
| 2013 | 15.35 kilograms per year per capita | +7.6% |
| 2014 | 15.78 kilograms per year per capita | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 16.27 kilograms per year per capita | +3.1% |
| 2016 | 16.38 kilograms per year per capita | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 19.41 kilograms per year per capita | +18.5% |
| 2018 | 18.13 kilograms per year per capita | -6.6% |
| 2019 | 17.11 kilograms per year per capita | -5.6% |
| 2020 | 17.14 kilograms per year per capita | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 18.5 kilograms per year per capita | +7.9% |
| 2022 | 16.54 kilograms per year per capita | -10.6% |
| 2023 | 15.23 kilograms per year per capita | -7.9% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 15.23 kilograms per year per capita is above the median for high income countries, which is 14.94 kilograms per year per capita, 1.0× the median. (63 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 15.23 kilograms per year per capita is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 13.02 kilograms per year per capita, 1.2× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Vegetable oil supply per person vs. GDP 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | +39.4% | 5.64 kilograms per year per capita | 7.86 kilograms per year per capita |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7.86 kilograms per year per capita | 5.64 kilograms per year per capita | 8.59 kilograms per year per capita | 9 |
| 1970s | 8.56 kilograms per year per capita | 7.95 kilograms per year per capita | 9.03 kilograms per year per capita | 10 |
| 1980s | 10.23 kilograms per year per capita | 8.91 kilograms per year per capita | 12.02 kilograms per year per capita | 10 |
| 1990s | 12.99 kilograms per year per capita | 12.05 kilograms per year per capita | 14.35 kilograms per year per capita | 10 |
| 2000s | 13.5 kilograms per year per capita | 12.23 kilograms per year per capita | 14.75 kilograms per year per capita | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.33 kilograms per year per capita | 14.27 kilograms per year per capita | 19.41 kilograms per year per capita | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.85 kilograms per year per capita | 15.23 kilograms per year per capita | 18.5 kilograms per year per capita | 4 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
- 52 Ireland 15.54 kilograms per year per capita compare
- 53 Oman 15.44 kilograms per year per capita compare
- 54 Guinea 15.35 kilograms per year per capita compare
- 56 New Caledonia 15.09 kilograms per year per capita compare
- 57 Djibouti 15.04 kilograms per year per capita compare
- 58 Macao 14.95 kilograms per year per capita compare
More energy & mining data for Costa Rica
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate -2.57 % change on previous year (2024)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fuel imports 10.3% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is vegetable oil supply per person vs. gdp per capita in Costa Rica?
- Vegetable oil supply per person vs. gdp per capita in Costa Rica was 15.23 kilograms per year per capita in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest vegetable oil supply per person vs. gdp per capita recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 19.41 kilograms per year per capita in 2017.
- What is the lowest vegetable oil supply per person vs. gdp per capita recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.64 kilograms per year per capita in 1961.
- How does Costa Rica rank for vegetable oil supply per person vs. gdp per capita?
- Costa Rica ranks 55th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is vegetable oil supply per person vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Vegetable oil supply per person vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Quantity that is available for consumption at the end of the supply chain. It does not account for consumer waste, so the quantity that is actually consumed may be lower.