Egg consumption per capita rose 9.96% to 12.5 kg in Costa Rica in 2020, according to Faostat.
Historically, egg consumption per capita in Costa Rica reached an all time high of 13.3 kg in 1995 and an all time low of 4.31 kg in 1985. When compared to Costa Rica's main peers, egg consumption per capita in Guatemala amounted to 12.9 kg, 4.22 kg in Honduras, 4.92 kg in Nicaragua and 6.02 kg in Panama in 2020.
Costa Rica has been ranked 33rd within the group of 165 countries we follow in terms of egg consumption per capita, 14 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Egg Consumption Per Capita | Unit | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
| Belize | kg | 4.86 | 6.07 | 4.66 | 4.80 | 4.94 | ||||||||||||||||
| Colombia | kg | 12.0 | 12.5 | 13.3 | 13.7 | 13.3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Costa Rica | kg | 10.8 | 11.6 | 11.6 | 11.6 | 11.7 | ||||||||||||||||
| El Salvador | kg | 9.98 | 10.0 | 9.15 | 9.32 | 9.36 | ||||||||||||||||
| Guatemala | kg | 15.3 | 15.5 | 15.6 | 15.4 | 10.5 | ||||||||||||||||
| Honduras | kg | 4.33 | 4.28 | 4.27 | 4.18 | 4.12 | ||||||||||||||||
| Mexico | kg | 19.6 | 19.9 | 20.0 | 20.4 | 20.8 | ||||||||||||||||
| Nicaragua | kg | 5.26 | 6.39 | 5.57 | 5.18 | 4.88 | ||||||||||||||||
| Panama | kg | 6.21 | 6.22 | 6.43 | 6.53 | 5.92 | ||||||||||||||||
| USA | kg | 14.5 | 15.1 | 15.6 | 16.0 | 16.2 |
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