Cattle — Share in total livestock in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Cattle — Share in total livestock was 76.47 %LSU in 2023. ▼ Falling
Cattle — Share in total livestock in Costa Rica, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %LSU.
Analysis
In 2023, cattle — share in total livestock in Costa Rica stood at 76.47 %LSU.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.1% on the previous year and up 12.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle — 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 15th out of 206 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.
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 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
More environment data for Costa Rica
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 29.32 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 159.6 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 4 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 20.67 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 65.75 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 1,045 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 23.74 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 377.21 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 10.52 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 167.13 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cattle — share in total livestock in Costa Rica?
- Cattle — 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 — share in total livestock recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 90.28 %LSU in 1978.
- What is the lowest cattle — 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 — share in total livestock?
- Costa Rica ranks 15th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cattle — 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 — 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.