Sheep — Stocks in Costa Rica

Costa Rica: Sheep — Stocks was 288.5 LSU in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
288.5 LSU
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
183rd
of 192 countries
All-time high
310 LSU
in 1999
All-time low
106 LSU
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Sheep — Stocks in Costa Rica, 1961–2023

100150200250300196119922023

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LSU.

Analysis

In 2023, sheep — stocks in Costa Rica stood at 288.5 LSU.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 1.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, sheep — stocks in Costa Rica peaked at 310 LSU in 1999 and was at its lowest, 106 LSU, in 1961.

That places Costa Rica 183rd out of 192 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 153.33 LSU 106 LSU 191 LSU 9
1970s 205.9 LSU 195 LSU 220 LSU 10
1980s 247 LSU 230 LSU 250 LSU 10
1990s 261 LSU 250 LSU 310 LSU 10
2000s 269 LSU 250 LSU 275 LSU 10
2010s 282.66 LSU 275 LSU 286 LSU 10
2020s 287.27 LSU 286.4 LSU 288.5 LSU 4

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

  1. 180 Brunei Darussalam 447 LSU compare
  2. 181 Mauritius 395 LSU compare
  3. 182 Sao Tome and Principe 341 LSU compare
  4. 184 Guadeloupe 225 LSU compare
  5. 185 New Caledonia 202.1 LSU compare
  6. 186 French Guiana 141.2 LSU compare

See the full ranking of 227 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is sheep — stocks in Costa Rica?
Sheep — stocks in Costa Rica was 288.5 LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest sheep — stocks recorded in Costa Rica?
The highest recorded value was 310 LSU in 1999.
What is the lowest sheep — stocks recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 106 LSU in 1961.
How does Costa Rica rank for sheep — stocks?
Costa Rica ranks 183rd out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
Is sheep — stocks rising or falling in Costa Rica?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
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 — Stocks. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Sheep — Stocks
Unit
LSU
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
227 places, 12,936 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

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.