Horses — Stocks, per capita in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Horses — Stocks, per capita was 0.023 An per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Horses — Stocks, per capita in Costa Rica, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in An per person.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 0.023 An per person for horses — stocks, per capita in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 13.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, horses — stocks, per capita in Costa Rica peaked at 0.0704 An per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.014 An per person, in 2014.
That places Costa Rica 24th out of 143 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Horses — Stocks, per capita in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | An per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0704 An per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0693 An per person | -1.6% |
| 1963 | 0.0676 An per person | -2.4% |
| 1964 | 0.0658 An per person | -2.6% |
| 1965 | 0.0637 An per person | -3.3% |
| 1966 | 0.0629 An per person | -1.3% |
| 1967 | 0.0621 An per person | -1.2% |
| 1968 | 0.0615 An per person | -1.0% |
| 1969 | 0.0596 An per person | -3.1% |
| 1970 | 0.0591 An per person | -1.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0586 An per person | -0.8% |
| 1972 | 0.0581 An per person | -0.8% |
| 1973 | 0.051 An per person | -12.1% |
| 1974 | 0.0539 An per person | +5.7% |
| 1975 | 0.0502 An per person | -7.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0498 An per person | -0.7% |
| 1977 | 0.0494 An per person | -0.8% |
| 1978 | 0.049 An per person | -0.8% |
| 1979 | 0.0481 An per person | -1.8% |
| 1980 | 0.0471 An per person | -2.2% |
| 1981 | 0.046 An per person | -2.3% |
| 1982 | 0.0448 An per person | -2.7% |
| 1983 | 0.0435 An per person | -2.7% |
| 1984 | 0.0424 An per person | -2.7% |
| 1985 | 0.0412 An per person | -2.7% |
| 1986 | 0.0405 An per person | -1.8% |
| 1987 | 0.0394 An per person | -2.6% |
| 1988 | 0.0384 An per person | -2.5% |
| 1989 | 0.0375 An per person | -2.5% |
| 1990 | 0.0365 An per person | -2.5% |
| 1991 | 0.0356 An per person | -2.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0348 An per person | -2.4% |
| 1993 | 0.0339 An per person | -2.4% |
| 1994 | 0.0331 An per person | -2.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0324 An per person | -2.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0316 An per person | -2.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0309 An per person | -2.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0303 An per person | -2.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0296 An per person | -2.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0291 An per person | -1.9% |
| 2001 | 0.0286 An per person | -1.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0281 An per person | -1.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0278 An per person | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0274 An per person | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 0.027 An per person | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0266 An per person | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0274 An per person | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0275 An per person | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0273 An per person | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0272 An per person | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0271 An per person | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 0.027 An per person | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0267 An per person | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 0.014 An per person | -47.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0262 An per person | +86.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0259 An per person | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0243 An per person | -6.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0237 An per person | -2.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0234 An per person | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0233 An per person | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0232 An per person | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0231 An per person | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 0.023 An per person | -0.4% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 0.023 An per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0059 An per person, 3.9× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 0.023 An per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0156 An per person, 1.5× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Horses — Stocks, per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | +86.3% | 0.014 An per person | 0.0262 An per person |
| 2014 | -47.4% | 0.0267 An per person | 0.014 An per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0648 An per person | 0.0596 An per person | 0.0704 An per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0527 An per person | 0.0481 An per person | 0.0591 An per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0421 An per person | 0.0375 An per person | 0.0471 An per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0329 An per person | 0.0296 An per person | 0.0365 An per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0277 An per person | 0.0266 An per person | 0.0291 An per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0246 An per person | 0.014 An per person | 0.0272 An per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0232 An per person | 0.023 An per person | 0.0233 An per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
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- 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 horses — stocks, per capita in Costa Rica?
- Horses — stocks, per capita in Costa Rica was 0.023 An per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest horses — stocks, per capita recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0704 An per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest horses — stocks, per capita recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.014 An per person in 2014.
- How does Costa Rica rank for horses — stocks, per capita?
- Costa Rica ranks 24th out of 143 countries with data for 2023.
- Is horses — stocks, per capita rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Horses — Stocks, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Horses — Stocks divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Horses — Stocks ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Horses — Stocks Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Horses — Stocks divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.