Sheep and Goats — Share in total livestock in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Sheep and Goats — Share in total livestock was 0.4 %LSU in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Sheep and Goats — Share in total livestock in Costa Rica, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %LSU.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sheep and goats — share in total livestock in Costa Rica is 0.4 %LSU, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 14.9% on the previous year and down 35.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep and goats — share in total livestock in Costa Rica peaked at 0.65 %LSU in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.02 %LSU, in 1972.
Costa Rica ranks 173rd of 187 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Sheep and Goats — Share in total livestock in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | %LSU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.03 %LSU | — |
| 1962 | 0.03 %LSU | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.03 %LSU | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.03 %LSU | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.03 %LSU | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.03 %LSU | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.03 %LSU | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.03 %LSU | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.03 %LSU | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.03 %LSU | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.03 %LSU | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.02 %LSU | -33.3% |
| 1973 | 0.02 %LSU | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.02 %LSU | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.02 %LSU | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.02 %LSU | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.02 %LSU | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.02 %LSU | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.02 %LSU | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.02 %LSU | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.02 %LSU | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.02 %LSU | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.02 %LSU | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.02 %LSU | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.02 %LSU | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.02 %LSU | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.02 %LSU | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.02 %LSU | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.02 %LSU | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.02 %LSU | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.3 %LSU | +1400.0% |
| 1992 | 0.27 %LSU | -10.0% |
| 1993 | 0.29 %LSU | +7.4% |
| 1994 | 0.33 %LSU | +13.8% |
| 1995 | 0.37 %LSU | +12.1% |
| 1996 | 0.38 %LSU | +2.7% |
| 1997 | 0.39 %LSU | +2.6% |
| 1998 | 0.38 %LSU | -2.6% |
| 1999 | 0.41 %LSU | +7.9% |
| 2000 | 0.42 %LSU | +2.4% |
| 2001 | 0.47 %LSU | +11.9% |
| 2002 | 0.53 %LSU | +12.8% |
| 2003 | 0.55 %LSU | +3.8% |
| 2004 | 0.61 %LSU | +10.9% |
| 2005 | 0.63 %LSU | +3.3% |
| 2006 | 0.62 %LSU | -1.6% |
| 2007 | 0.65 %LSU | +4.8% |
| 2008 | 0.59 %LSU | -9.2% |
| 2009 | 0.63 %LSU | +6.8% |
| 2010 | 0.59 %LSU | -6.3% |
| 2011 | 0.57 %LSU | -3.4% |
| 2012 | 0.62 %LSU | +8.8% |
| 2013 | 0.62 %LSU | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.63 %LSU | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 0.61 %LSU | -3.2% |
| 2016 | 0.59 %LSU | -3.3% |
| 2017 | 0.5 %LSU | -15.3% |
| 2018 | 0.48 %LSU | -4.0% |
| 2019 | 0.46 %LSU | -4.2% |
| 2020 | 0.49 %LSU | +6.5% |
| 2021 | 0.37 %LSU | -24.5% |
| 2022 | 0.47 %LSU | +27.0% |
| 2023 | 0.4 %LSU | -14.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.03 %LSU | 0.03 %LSU | 0.03 %LSU | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.022 %LSU | 0.02 %LSU | 0.03 %LSU | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.02 %LSU | 0.02 %LSU | 0.02 %LSU | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.314 %LSU | 0.02 %LSU | 0.41 %LSU | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.57 %LSU | 0.42 %LSU | 0.65 %LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.567 %LSU | 0.46 %LSU | 0.63 %LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4325 %LSU | 0.37 %LSU | 0.49 %LSU | 4 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
- 170 Republic of Korea 0.45 %LSU compare
- 171 China, Taiwan Province of 0.44 %LSU compare
- 172 Paraguay 0.43 %LSU compare
- 173 Poland 0.4 %LSU compare
- 175 Brunei Darussalam 0.38 %LSU compare
- 176 Denmark 0.35 %LSU compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep and goats — share in total livestock in Costa Rica?
- Sheep and goats — share in total livestock in Costa Rica was 0.4 %LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sheep and goats — share in total livestock recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.65 %LSU in 2007.
- What is the lowest sheep and goats — share in total livestock recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.02 %LSU in 1972.
- How does Costa Rica rank for sheep and goats — share in total livestock?
- Costa Rica ranks 173rd out of 187 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep and goats — share in total livestock rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 35.5%. 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 Sheep and Goats — 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.