Sheep and Goats — Stocks, per capita in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Sheep and Goats — Stocks, per capita was 0.0158 An per person in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Sheep and Goats — Stocks, per capita in Costa Rica, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in An per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sheep and goats — stocks, per capita in Costa Rica is 0.0158 An per person, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.9% on the previous year and down 10.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep and goats — stocks, per capita in Costa Rica peaked at 0.0189 An per person in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.0013 An per person, in 1990.
That places Costa Rica 151st out of 165 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Sheep and Goats — Stocks, per capita in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | An per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0019 An per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0018 An per person | -2.1% |
| 1963 | 0.0018 An per person | -3.5% |
| 1964 | 0.0019 An per person | +7.7% |
| 1965 | 0.002 An per person | +3.4% |
| 1966 | 0.002 An per person | -0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.0019 An per person | -0.6% |
| 1968 | 0.0019 An per person | -2.9% |
| 1969 | 0.0018 An per person | -2.5% |
| 1970 | 0.0018 An per person | -3.9% |
| 1971 | 0.0017 An per person | -1.7% |
| 1972 | 0.0017 An per person | -2.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0017 An per person | -1.6% |
| 1974 | 0.0016 An per person | -1.9% |
| 1975 | 0.0016 An per person | -1.7% |
| 1976 | 0.0016 An per person | -2.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0015 An per person | -2.6% |
| 1978 | 0.0015 An per person | -2.6% |
| 1979 | 0.0015 An per person | +0.2% |
| 1980 | 0.0015 An per person | +1.5% |
| 1981 | 0.0015 An per person | +1.3% |
| 1982 | 0.0016 An per person | +2.4% |
| 1983 | 0.0016 An per person | -0.3% |
| 1984 | 0.0015 An per person | -2.7% |
| 1985 | 0.0015 An per person | -2.7% |
| 1986 | 0.0015 An per person | -2.7% |
| 1987 | 0.0014 An per person | -2.6% |
| 1988 | 0.0014 An per person | -2.5% |
| 1989 | 0.0013 An per person | -2.5% |
| 1990 | 0.0013 An per person | -2.5% |
| 1991 | 0.0164 An per person | +1148.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0143 An per person | -12.5% |
| 1993 | 0.0153 An per person | +6.5% |
| 1994 | 0.0152 An per person | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0151 An per person | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0147 An per person | -2.8% |
| 1997 | 0.0142 An per person | -3.9% |
| 1998 | 0.0139 An per person | -2.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0137 An per person | -0.8% |
| 2000 | 0.0134 An per person | -2.7% |
| 2001 | 0.0143 An per person | +7.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0154 An per person | +7.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0151 An per person | -1.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0161 An per person | +6.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0171 An per person | +5.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0168 An per person | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0189 An per person | +12.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0175 An per person | -7.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0184 An per person | +5.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0177 An per person | -3.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0169 An per person | -4.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0178 An per person | +5.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0176 An per person | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0174 An per person | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0172 An per person | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 0.017 An per person | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0148 An per person | -12.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0147 An per person | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0146 An per person | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 0.0139 An per person | -4.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0143 An per person | +3.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0161 An per person | +12.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0158 An per person | -1.9% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sheep and Goats — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | +1148.3% | 0.0013 An per person | 0.0164 An per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0019 An per person | 0.0018 An per person | 0.002 An per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0016 An per person | 0.0015 An per person | 0.0018 An per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0015 An per person | 0.0013 An per person | 0.0016 An per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0134 An per person | 0.0013 An per person | 0.0164 An per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0163 An per person | 0.0134 An per person | 0.0189 An per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0166 An per person | 0.0146 An per person | 0.0178 An per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.015 An per person | 0.0139 An per person | 0.0161 An per person | 4 |
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- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.257 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.61 °C (2025)
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- 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)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep and goats — stocks, per capita in Costa Rica?
- Sheep and goats — stocks, per capita in Costa Rica was 0.0158 An per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sheep and goats — stocks, per capita recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0189 An per person in 2007.
- What is the lowest sheep and goats — stocks, per capita recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0013 An per person in 1990.
- How does Costa Rica rank for sheep and goats — stocks, per capita?
- Costa Rica ranks 151st out of 165 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep and goats — stocks, per capita rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Sheep and Goats — Stocks, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sheep and Goats — Stocks divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Sheep and Goats — Stocks ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Sheep and Goats — 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
Sheep and Goats — Stocks divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.