Chickens — Stocks in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Chickens — Stocks was 267,410 LSU in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Chickens — Stocks in Costa Rica, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LSU.
Analysis
The most recent figure for chickens — stocks in Costa Rica is 267,410 LSU, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 15.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chickens — stocks in Costa Rica peaked at 267,410 LSU in 2023 and was at its lowest, 22,080 LSU, in 1961.
That places Costa Rica 90th out of 193 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Chickens — Stocks in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | LSU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 22,080 LSU | — |
| 1962 | 23,610 LSU | +6.9% |
| 1963 | 25,250 LSU | +6.9% |
| 1964 | 26,890 LSU | +6.5% |
| 1965 | 28,640 LSU | +6.5% |
| 1966 | 30,500 LSU | +6.5% |
| 1967 | 32,480 LSU | +6.5% |
| 1968 | 34,590 LSU | +6.5% |
| 1969 | 36,840 LSU | +6.5% |
| 1970 | 39,230 LSU | +6.5% |
| 1971 | 39,800 LSU | +1.5% |
| 1972 | 43,320 LSU | +8.8% |
| 1973 | 40,000 LSU | -7.7% |
| 1974 | 39,000 LSU | -2.5% |
| 1975 | 38,000 LSU | -2.6% |
| 1976 | 37,000 LSU | -2.6% |
| 1977 | 36,000 LSU | -2.7% |
| 1978 | 35,000 LSU | -2.8% |
| 1979 | 45,000 LSU | +28.6% |
| 1980 | 55,000 LSU | +22.2% |
| 1981 | 53,000 LSU | -3.6% |
| 1982 | 53,000 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 70,000 LSU | +32.1% |
| 1984 | 74,000 LSU | +5.7% |
| 1985 | 75,000 LSU | +1.4% |
| 1986 | 75,000 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 80,000 LSU | +6.7% |
| 1988 | 100,000 LSU | +25.0% |
| 1989 | 103,000 LSU | +3.0% |
| 1990 | 95,000 LSU | -7.8% |
| 1991 | 105,000 LSU | +10.5% |
| 1992 | 110,000 LSU | +4.8% |
| 1993 | 116,000 LSU | +5.5% |
| 1994 | 120,000 LSU | +3.4% |
| 1995 | 135,000 LSU | +12.5% |
| 1996 | 146,000 LSU | +8.1% |
| 1997 | 140,000 LSU | -4.1% |
| 1998 | 153,500 LSU | +9.6% |
| 1999 | 175,000 LSU | +14.0% |
| 2000 | 171,350 LSU | -2.1% |
| 2001 | 169,000 LSU | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 182,000 LSU | +7.7% |
| 2003 | 195,000 LSU | +7.1% |
| 2004 | 195,000 LSU | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 199,000 LSU | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 233,000 LSU | +17.1% |
| 2007 | 252,000 LSU | +8.2% |
| 2008 | 235,000 LSU | -6.7% |
| 2009 | 221,000 LSU | -6.0% |
| 2010 | 239,000 LSU | +8.1% |
| 2011 | 229,000 LSU | -4.2% |
| 2012 | 236,000 LSU | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 232,000 LSU | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 234,000 LSU | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 240,040 LSU | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 244,500 LSU | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 248,760 LSU | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 252,490 LSU | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 255,610 LSU | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 260,210 LSU | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 261,960 LSU | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 264,680 LSU | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 267,410 LSU | +1.0% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 267,410 LSU is above the median for high income countries, which is 194,265 LSU, 1.4× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 267,410 LSU is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 275,410 LSU, 97% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 28,987 LSU | 22,080 LSU | 36,840 LSU | 9 |
| 1970s | 39,235 LSU | 35,000 LSU | 45,000 LSU | 10 |
| 1980s | 73,800 LSU | 53,000 LSU | 103,000 LSU | 10 |
| 1990s | 129,550 LSU | 95,000 LSU | 175,000 LSU | 10 |
| 2000s | 205,235 LSU | 169,000 LSU | 252,000 LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 241,140 LSU | 229,000 LSU | 255,610 LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 263,565 LSU | 260,210 LSU | 267,410 LSU | 4 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
- 87 Hungary 291,240 LSU compare
- 88 Azerbaijan 286,980 LSU compare
- 89 Nicaragua 283,410 LSU compare
- 91 United Arab Emirates 261,160 LSU compare
- 92 Paraguay 254,700 LSU compare
- 93 New Zealand 252,740 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 chickens — stocks in Costa Rica?
- Chickens — stocks in Costa Rica was 267,410 LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest chickens — stocks recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 267,410 LSU in 2023.
- What is the lowest chickens — stocks recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 22,080 LSU in 1961.
- How does Costa Rica rank for chickens — stocks?
- Costa Rica ranks 90th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is chickens — stocks rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.3%. 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 — 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.