Cattle and Buffaloes — Share in total livestock in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Cattle and Buffaloes — Share in total livestock was 76.47 %LSU in 2023. ▼ Falling
Cattle and Buffaloes — Share in total livestock in Costa Rica, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %LSU.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cattle and buffaloes — share in total livestock in Costa Rica is 76.47 %LSU, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 3.1% on the previous year and up 12.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle and buffaloes — share in total livestock in Costa Rica peaked at 90.28 %LSU in 1978 and was at its lowest, 65.95 %LSU, in 2007.
That places Costa Rica 16th out of 190 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Cattle and Buffaloes — Share in total livestock in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | %LSU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 85.69 %LSU | — |
| 1962 | 85.99 %LSU | +0.4% |
| 1963 | 86.36 %LSU | +0.4% |
| 1964 | 86.76 %LSU | +0.5% |
| 1965 | 87.2 %LSU | +0.5% |
| 1966 | 87.58 %LSU | +0.4% |
| 1967 | 87.48 %LSU | -0.1% |
| 1968 | 87.37 %LSU | -0.1% |
| 1969 | 87.19 %LSU | -0.2% |
| 1970 | 87.49 %LSU | +0.3% |
| 1971 | 87.7 %LSU | +0.2% |
| 1972 | 87.68 %LSU | -0.0% |
| 1973 | 89.14 %LSU | +1.7% |
| 1974 | 88.71 %LSU | -0.5% |
| 1975 | 89.12 %LSU | +0.5% |
| 1976 | 89.53 %LSU | +0.5% |
| 1977 | 89.91 %LSU | +0.4% |
| 1978 | 90.28 %LSU | +0.4% |
| 1979 | 90.19 %LSU | -0.1% |
| 1980 | 89.78 %LSU | -0.5% |
| 1981 | 90.05 %LSU | +0.3% |
| 1982 | 90.01 %LSU | -0.0% |
| 1983 | 89.6 %LSU | -0.5% |
| 1984 | 89.81 %LSU | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 89.32 %LSU | -0.5% |
| 1986 | 89.74 %LSU | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 89.73 %LSU | -0.0% |
| 1988 | 87.29 %LSU | -2.7% |
| 1989 | 86.87 %LSU | -0.5% |
| 1990 | 87.19 %LSU | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 86.07 %LSU | -1.3% |
| 1992 | 85.36 %LSU | -0.8% |
| 1993 | 84.62 %LSU | -0.9% |
| 1994 | 82.74 %LSU | -2.2% |
| 1995 | 79.78 %LSU | -3.6% |
| 1996 | 79.26 %LSU | -0.7% |
| 1997 | 78.79 %LSU | -0.6% |
| 1998 | 77.36 %LSU | -1.8% |
| 1999 | 76.36 %LSU | -1.3% |
| 2000 | 75.45 %LSU | -1.2% |
| 2001 | 74.19 %LSU | -1.7% |
| 2002 | 72.13 %LSU | -2.8% |
| 2003 | 70.04 %LSU | -2.9% |
| 2004 | 68.35 %LSU | -2.4% |
| 2005 | 69.23 %LSU | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 66.09 %LSU | -4.5% |
| 2007 | 65.95 %LSU | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 68.08 %LSU | +3.2% |
| 2009 | 69.05 %LSU | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 68.94 %LSU | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 69.51 %LSU | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 68.03 %LSU | -2.1% |
| 2013 | 68.29 %LSU | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 69.68 %LSU | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 67.52 %LSU | -3.1% |
| 2016 | 69.22 %LSU | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 70.9 %LSU | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 72.62 %LSU | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 72.28 %LSU | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 69.73 %LSU | -3.5% |
| 2021 | 76.8 %LSU | +10.1% |
| 2022 | 74.18 %LSU | -3.4% |
| 2023 | 76.47 %LSU | +3.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 86.85 %LSU | 85.69 %LSU | 87.58 %LSU | 9 |
| 1970s | 88.97 %LSU | 87.49 %LSU | 90.28 %LSU | 10 |
| 1980s | 89.22 %LSU | 86.87 %LSU | 90.05 %LSU | 10 |
| 1990s | 81.75 %LSU | 76.36 %LSU | 87.19 %LSU | 10 |
| 2000s | 69.86 %LSU | 65.95 %LSU | 75.45 %LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 69.7 %LSU | 67.52 %LSU | 72.62 %LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 74.3 %LSU | 69.73 %LSU | 76.8 %LSU | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is cattle and buffaloes — share in total livestock in Costa Rica?
- Cattle and buffaloes — share in total livestock in Costa Rica was 76.47 %LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cattle and buffaloes — share in total livestock recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 90.28 %LSU in 1978.
- What is the lowest cattle and buffaloes — share in total livestock recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 65.95 %LSU in 2007.
- How does Costa Rica rank for cattle and buffaloes — share in total livestock?
- Costa Rica ranks 16th out of 190 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cattle and buffaloes — share in total livestock rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Cattle and Buffaloes — Share in total livestock. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.