Cattle and Buffaloes — Stocks in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Cattle and Buffaloes — Stocks was 1.54 million LSU in 2023. ▼ Falling
Cattle and Buffaloes — Stocks in Costa Rica, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LSU.
Analysis
In 2023, cattle and buffaloes — stocks in Costa Rica stood at 1.54 million LSU.
The figure is up 20.3% on the previous year and up 69.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle and buffaloes — stocks in Costa Rica peaked at 1.70 million LSU in 1984 and was at its lowest, 665,658 LSU, in 1961.
That places Costa Rica 80th out of 190 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Cattle and Buffaloes — Stocks in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | LSU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 665,658 LSU | — |
| 1962 | 704,265 LSU | +5.8% |
| 1963 | 747,473 LSU | +6.1% |
| 1964 | 794,574 LSU | +6.3% |
| 1965 | 847,320 LSU | +6.6% |
| 1966 | 905,944 LSU | +6.9% |
| 1967 | 927,500 LSU | +2.4% |
| 1968 | 948,471 LSU | +2.3% |
| 1969 | 995,894 LSU | +5.0% |
| 1970 | 1.05 million LSU | +5.2% |
| 1971 | 1.10 million LSU | +5.2% |
| 1972 | 1.16 million LSU | +5.2% |
| 1973 | 1.24 million LSU | +6.7% |
| 1974 | 1.22 million LSU | -1.4% |
| 1975 | 1.25 million LSU | +2.8% |
| 1976 | 1.29 million LSU | +2.8% |
| 1977 | 1.34 million LSU | +4.3% |
| 1978 | 1.40 million LSU | +4.3% |
| 1979 | 1.47 million LSU | +4.6% |
| 1980 | 1.53 million LSU | +4.2% |
| 1981 | 1.59 million LSU | +4.3% |
| 1982 | 1.59 million LSU | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 1.66 million LSU | +3.9% |
| 1984 | 1.70 million LSU | +2.7% |
| 1985 | 1.62 million LSU | -4.9% |
| 1986 | 1.61 million LSU | -0.1% |
| 1987 | 1.61 million LSU | -0.5% |
| 1988 | 1.53 million LSU | -4.5% |
| 1989 | 1.52 million LSU | -1.0% |
| 1990 | 1.54 million LSU | +1.5% |
| 1991 | 1.52 million LSU | -1.2% |
| 1992 | 1.49 million LSU | -2.0% |
| 1993 | 1.49 million LSU | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 1.33 million LSU | -10.7% |
| 1995 | 1.15 million LSU | -13.1% |
| 1996 | 1.11 million LSU | -3.6% |
| 1997 | 1.07 million LSU | -3.5% |
| 1998 | 1.07 million LSU | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 999,250 LSU | -6.5% |
| 2000 | 950,740 LSU | -4.9% |
| 2001 | 902,230 LSU | -5.1% |
| 2002 | 853,650 LSU | -5.4% |
| 2003 | 805,140 LSU | -5.7% |
| 2004 | 756,630 LSU | -6.0% |
| 2005 | 805,000 LSU | +6.4% |
| 2006 | 770,000 LSU | -4.3% |
| 2007 | 840,000 LSU | +9.1% |
| 2008 | 900,970 LSU | +7.3% |
| 2009 | 910,000 LSU | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 945,000 LSU | +3.8% |
| 2011 | 945,000 LSU | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 910,000 LSU | -3.7% |
| 2013 | 910,000 LSU | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 910,700 LSU | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 912,698 LSU | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 973,642 LSU | +6.7% |
| 2017 | 1.04 million LSU | +6.5% |
| 2018 | 1.11 million LSU | +6.8% |
| 2019 | 1.14 million LSU | +3.2% |
| 2020 | 999,455 LSU | -12.6% |
| 2021 | 1.50 million LSU | +50.2% |
| 2022 | 1.28 million LSU | -14.8% |
| 2023 | 1.54 million LSU | +20.3% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 1.54 million LSU is above the median for high income countries, which is 366,675 LSU, 4.2× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 1.54 million LSU is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 999,078 LSU, 1.5× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cattle and Buffaloes — Stocks 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +50.2% | 999,455 LSU | 1.50 million LSU |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 837,455 LSU | 665,658 LSU | 995,894 LSU | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.25 million LSU | 1.05 million LSU | 1.47 million LSU | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.60 million LSU | 1.52 million LSU | 1.70 million LSU | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.28 million LSU | 999,250 LSU | 1.54 million LSU | 10 |
| 2000s | 849,436 LSU | 756,630 LSU | 950,740 LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 979,498 LSU | 910,000 LSU | 1.14 million LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.33 million LSU | 999,455 LSU | 1.54 million LSU | 4 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
- 77 Iraq 1.69 million LSU compare
- 78 Austria 1.65 million LSU compare
- 79 Tajikistan 1.57 million LSU compare
- 81 Turkmenistan 1.53 million LSU compare
- 82 Azerbaijan 1.52 million LSU compare
- 83 Ukraine 1.38 million LSU compare
More environment data for Costa Rica
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 2.9 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 2.71 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.257 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.61 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.09 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -0.3048 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cattle and buffaloes — stocks in Costa Rica?
- Cattle and buffaloes — stocks in Costa Rica was 1.54 million LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cattle and buffaloes — stocks recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 1.70 million LSU in 1984.
- What is the lowest cattle and buffaloes — stocks recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 665,658 LSU in 1961.
- How does Costa Rica rank for cattle and buffaloes — stocks?
- Costa Rica ranks 80th out of 190 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cattle and buffaloes — stocks rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 69.0%. 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 — Stocks. 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.