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 147th 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 — Stocks in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | LSU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 256 LSU | — |
| 1962 | 260 LSU | +1.6% |
| 1963 | 260 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 290 LSU | +11.5% |
| 1965 | 310 LSU | +6.9% |
| 1966 | 320 LSU | +3.2% |
| 1967 | 328 LSU | +2.5% |
| 1968 | 328 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 329 LSU | +0.3% |
| 1970 | 325 LSU | -1.2% |
| 1971 | 328 LSU | +0.9% |
| 1972 | 330 LSU | +0.6% |
| 1973 | 333 LSU | +0.9% |
| 1974 | 335 LSU | +0.6% |
| 1975 | 338 LSU | +0.9% |
| 1976 | 340 LSU | +0.6% |
| 1977 | 340 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 340 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 350 LSU | +2.9% |
| 1980 | 365 LSU | +4.3% |
| 1981 | 380 LSU | +4.1% |
| 1982 | 400 LSU | +5.3% |
| 1983 | 410 LSU | +2.5% |
| 1984 | 410 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 410 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 410 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 410 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 410 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 410 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 410 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 5,250 LSU | +1180.5% |
| 1992 | 4,710 LSU | -10.3% |
| 1993 | 5,143 LSU | +9.2% |
| 1994 | 5,257 LSU | +2.2% |
| 1995 | 5,356 LSU | +1.9% |
| 1996 | 5,331 LSU | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 5,242 LSU | -1.7% |
| 1998 | 5,240 LSU | -0.0% |
| 1999 | 5,310 LSU | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 5,270 LSU | -0.8% |
| 2001 | 5,750 LSU | +9.1% |
| 2002 | 6,275 LSU | +9.1% |
| 2003 | 6,270 LSU | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 6,770 LSU | +8.0% |
| 2005 | 7,270 LSU | +7.4% |
| 2006 | 7,270 LSU | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 8,270 LSU | +13.8% |
| 2008 | 7,770 LSU | -6.0% |
| 2009 | 8,275 LSU | +6.5% |
| 2010 | 8,075 LSU | -2.4% |
| 2011 | 7,780 LSU | -3.7% |
| 2012 | 8,285 LSU | +6.5% |
| 2013 | 8,285 LSU | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 8,286 LSU | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 8,282 LSU | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 8,282 LSU | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 7,283 LSU | -12.1% |
| 2018 | 7,284 LSU | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 7,286 LSU | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 6,986 LSU | -4.1% |
| 2021 | 7,255 LSU | +3.8% |
| 2022 | 8,166 LSU | +12.5% |
| 2023 | 8,048 LSU | -1.4% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 8,048 LSU is below the median for high income countries, which is 33,497 LSU, 24% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 8,048 LSU is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 6,105 LSU, 1.3× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sheep and 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 | +1180.5% | 410 LSU | 5,250 LSU |
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
- 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 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 147th out of 187 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.