Goats — Stocks in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Goats — Stocks was 7,759 LSU in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Goats — Stocks in Costa Rica, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LSU.
Analysis
In 2023, goats — stocks in Costa Rica stood at 7,759 LSU.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.5% on the previous year and down 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, goats — stocks in Costa Rica peaked at 8,000 LSU in 2007 and was at its lowest, 130 LSU, in 1970.
That places Costa Rica 119th out of 183 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.
Goats — Stocks in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | LSU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 150 LSU | — |
| 1962 | 150 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 140 LSU | -6.7% |
| 1964 | 150 LSU | +7.1% |
| 1965 | 150 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 140 LSU | -6.7% |
| 1967 | 143 LSU | +2.1% |
| 1968 | 140 LSU | -2.1% |
| 1969 | 138 LSU | -1.4% |
| 1970 | 130 LSU | -5.8% |
| 1971 | 130 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 130 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 130 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 130 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 130 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 130 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 130 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 130 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 130 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 135 LSU | +3.8% |
| 1981 | 140 LSU | +3.7% |
| 1982 | 150 LSU | +7.1% |
| 1983 | 160 LSU | +6.7% |
| 1984 | 160 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 160 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 160 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 160 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 160 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 160 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 160 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 5,000 LSU | +3025.0% |
| 1992 | 4,460 LSU | -10.8% |
| 1993 | 4,843 LSU | +8.6% |
| 1994 | 5,007 LSU | +3.4% |
| 1995 | 5,106 LSU | +2.0% |
| 1996 | 5,081 LSU | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 4,992 LSU | -1.8% |
| 1998 | 4,990 LSU | -0.0% |
| 1999 | 5,000 LSU | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 5,000 LSU | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 5,500 LSU | +10.0% |
| 2002 | 6,000 LSU | +9.1% |
| 2003 | 6,000 LSU | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 6,500 LSU | +8.3% |
| 2005 | 7,000 LSU | +7.7% |
| 2006 | 7,000 LSU | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 8,000 LSU | +14.3% |
| 2008 | 7,500 LSU | -6.2% |
| 2009 | 8,000 LSU | +6.7% |
| 2010 | 7,800 LSU | -2.5% |
| 2011 | 7,500 LSU | -3.8% |
| 2012 | 8,000 LSU | +6.7% |
| 2013 | 8,000 LSU | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 8,000 LSU | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 8,000 LSU | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 8,000 LSU | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 7,000 LSU | -12.5% |
| 2018 | 7,000 LSU | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 7,000 LSU | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 6,700 LSU | -4.3% |
| 2021 | 6,969 LSU | +4.0% |
| 2022 | 7,878 LSU | +13.0% |
| 2023 | 7,759 LSU | -1.5% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 7,759 LSU is above the median for high income countries, which is 3,130 LSU, 2.5× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 7,759 LSU is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 2,609 LSU, 3.0× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Goats — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | +3025.0% | 160 LSU | 5,000 LSU |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 144.56 LSU | 138 LSU | 150 LSU | 9 |
| 1970s | 130 LSU | 130 LSU | 130 LSU | 10 |
| 1980s | 154.5 LSU | 135 LSU | 160 LSU | 10 |
| 1990s | 4,464 LSU | 160 LSU | 5,106 LSU | 10 |
| 2000s | 6,650 LSU | 5,000 LSU | 8,000 LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 7,630 LSU | 7,000 LSU | 8,000 LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 7,326 LSU | 6,700 LSU | 7,878 LSU | 4 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
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 goats — stocks in Costa Rica?
- Goats — stocks in Costa Rica was 7,759 LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest goats — stocks recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 8,000 LSU in 2007.
- What is the lowest goats — stocks recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 130 LSU in 1970.
- How does Costa Rica rank for goats — stocks?
- Costa Rica ranks 119th out of 183 countries with data for 2023.
- Is goats — stocks rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.0%. 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 Goats — 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.