Chickens — Share in total livestock in Costa Rica

Costa Rica: Chickens — Share in total livestock was 13.3 %LSU in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
13.3 %LSU
Change on year
down 13.4%
World rank
90th
of 190 countries
All-time high
20 %LSU
in 2006
All-time low
2.25 %LSU
in 1978
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Chickens — Share in total livestock in Costa Rica, 1961–2023

05101520196119922023

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %LSU.

Analysis

The most recent figure for chickens — share in total livestock in Costa Rica is 13.3 %LSU, measured in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 13.4% on the previous year and down 23.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, chickens — share in total livestock in Costa Rica peaked at 20 %LSU in 2006 and was at its lowest, 2.25 %LSU, in 1978.

Costa Rica ranks 90th of 190 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 3 %LSU 2.84 %LSU 3.23 %LSU 9
1970s 2.81 %LSU 2.25 %LSU 3.28 %LSU 10
1980s 4.13 %LSU 2.99 %LSU 5.9 %LSU 10
1990s 8.63 %LSU 5.38 %LSU 13.37 %LSU 10
2000s 16.89 %LSU 13.6 %LSU 20 %LSU 10
2010s 17.21 %LSU 16.16 %LSU 17.9 %LSU 10
2020s 15.05 %LSU 13.3 %LSU 18.16 %LSU 4

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

  1. 87 Chile 14.31 %LSU compare
  2. 88 Mexico 13.7 %LSU compare
  3. 89 Italy 13.68 %LSU compare
  4. 91 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 13.15 %LSU compare
  5. 92 Belgium 12.65 %LSU compare
  6. 93 South Africa 12.19 %LSU compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is chickens — share in total livestock in Costa Rica?
Chickens — share in total livestock in Costa Rica was 13.3 %LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest chickens — share in total livestock recorded in Costa Rica?
The highest recorded value was 20 %LSU in 2006.
What is the lowest chickens — share in total livestock recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 2.25 %LSU in 1978.
How does Costa Rica rank for chickens — share in total livestock?
Costa Rica ranks 90th out of 190 countries with data for 2023.
Is chickens — share in total livestock rising or falling in Costa Rica?
Over the last ten years it is down 23.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Chickens — Share in total livestock. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Chickens — Share in total livestock
Unit
%LSU
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
244 places, 13,956 data points, 1961–2023
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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.