Sheep and Goats — Stocks in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Sheep and Goats — Stocks was 8,048 LSU in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Sheep and Goats — Stocks 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 — stocks in Costa Rica is 8,048 LSU, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 1.4% on the previous year and down 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep and goats — stocks in Costa Rica peaked at 8,286 LSU in 2014 and was at its lowest, 256 LSU, in 1961.
Costa Rica ranks 161st of 203 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 297.89 LSU | 256 LSU | 329 LSU | 9 |
| 1970s | 335.9 LSU | 325 LSU | 350 LSU | 10 |
| 1980s | 401.5 LSU | 365 LSU | 410 LSU | 10 |
| 1990s | 4,725 LSU | 410 LSU | 5,356 LSU | 10 |
| 2000s | 6,919 LSU | 5,270 LSU | 8,275 LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 7,913 LSU | 7,283 LSU | 8,286 LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 7,614 LSU | 6,986 LSU | 8,166 LSU | 4 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
More environment data for Costa Rica
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 29.32 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 159.6 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 4 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 20.67 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 65.75 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 1,045 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 23.74 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 377.21 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 10.52 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 167.13 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep and goats — stocks in Costa Rica?
- Sheep and goats — stocks in Costa Rica was 8,048 LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sheep and goats — stocks recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 8,286 LSU in 2014.
- What is the lowest sheep and goats — stocks recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 256 LSU in 1961.
- How does Costa Rica rank for sheep and goats — stocks?
- Costa Rica ranks 161st out of 203 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep and goats — stocks rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.9%. 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 — 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.