Costa Rica vs Iraq: Cattle and Buffaloes — Stocks
Cattle and Buffaloes — Stocks over time
- Costa Rica
- Iraq
How they compare
Iraq currently reports 1.69 million LSU against 1.54 million LSU in Costa Rica, a difference of 148,000 LSU.
That makes Iraq's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Iraq ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 80th and Iraq ranks 77th of 188 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 2 and Iraq in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Iraq | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 837,455 LSU | 1.27 million LSU | 431,453 LSU | Iraq |
| 1970s | 1.25 million LSU | 1.43 million LSU | 177,225 LSU | Iraq |
| 1980s | 1.60 million LSU | 1.26 million LSU | 336,405 LSU | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 1.28 million LSU | 959,841 LSU | 316,784 LSU | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 849,436 LSU | 1.22 million LSU | 373,082 LSU | Iraq |
| 2010s | 979,498 LSU | 1.79 million LSU | 809,779 LSU | Iraq |
| 2020s | 1.33 million LSU | 1.63 million LSU | 301,914 LSU | Iraq |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cattle and buffaloes — stocks, Costa Rica or Iraq?
- Iraq, at 1.69 million LSU against 1.54 million LSU in Costa Rica as of 2023.
- What is the difference in cattle and buffaloes — stocks between Costa Rica and Iraq?
- 148,000 LSU, with Iraq ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Iraq?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and Iraq rank globally for cattle and buffaloes — stocks?
- Costa Rica ranks 80th and Iraq ranks 77th of 188 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Cattle and Buffaloes — Stocks. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The Livestock Patterns domain of FAOSTAT contains data on livestock numbers, shares of major livestock species and densities of livestock units in the agricultural land area. Values are calculated using Livestock Units (LSU), which facilitate aggregating information for different livestock types. Data are available by country, with global coverage, for the period 1961 to the most recent year available with annual updates. This methodology applies the LSU coefficients reported in the "Guidelines for the preparation of livestock sector reviews" (FAO, 2011). From this publication, LSU coefficients are computed by livestock type and by country. The reference unit used for the calculation of livestock units (=1 LSU) is the grazing equivalent of one adult dairy cow producing 3000 kg of milk annually, fed without additional concentrated foodstuffs. FAOSTAT agri-environmental indicators on livestock patterns closely follow the structure of the indicators in EUROSTAT.