Cattle and Buffaloes — Stocks, per capita in Costa Rica

Costa Rica: Cattle and Buffaloes — Stocks, per capita was 0.3072 An per person in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
0.3072 An per person
Change on year
up 1.2%
World rank
35th
of 167 countries
All-time high
0.9261 An per person
in 1981
All-time low
0.2546 An per person
in 2006
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Cattle and Buffaloes — Stocks, per capita in Costa Rica, 1961–2024

0.20.40.60.81196119922024

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in An per person.

Analysis

Costa Rica recorded 0.3072 An per person for cattle and buffaloes — stocks, per capita in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 12.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, cattle and buffaloes — stocks, per capita in Costa Rica peaked at 0.9261 An per person in 1981 and was at its lowest, 0.2546 An per person, in 2006.

Costa Rica ranks 35th of 167 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.

Cattle and Buffaloes — Stocks, per capita in Costa Rica, year by year

Annual values for Cattle and Buffaloes — Stocks, per capita in Costa Rica, 1961 to 2024.
Year An per person Change
1961 0.6901 An per person
1962 0.7038 An per person +2.0%
1963 0.7207 An per person +2.4%
1964 0.74 An per person +2.7%
1965 0.7631 An per person +3.1%
1966 0.7901 An per person +3.5%
1967 0.7842 An per person -0.7%
1968 0.7788 An per person -0.7%
1969 0.7951 An per person +2.1%
1970 0.8136 An per person +2.3%
1971 0.8332 An per person +2.4%
1972 0.8539 An per person +2.5%
1973 0.8883 An per person +4.0%
1974 0.8537 An per person -3.9%
1975 0.8555 An per person +0.2%
1976 0.8572 An per person +0.2%
1977 0.8708 An per person +1.6%
1978 0.8841 An per person +1.5%
1979 0.8997 An per person +1.8%
1980 0.9125 An per person +1.4%
1981 0.9261 An per person +1.5%
1982 0.9016 An per person -2.6%
1983 0.9112 An per person +1.1%
1984 0.9106 An per person -0.1%
1985 0.8421 An per person -7.5%
1986 0.8185 An per person -2.8%
1987 0.793 An per person -3.1%
1988 0.7379 An per person -7.0%
1989 0.7123 An per person -3.5%
1990 0.7051 An per person -1.0%
1991 0.6792 An per person -3.7%
1992 0.6492 An per person -4.4%
1993 0.6302 An per person -2.9%
1994 0.5488 An per person -12.9%
1995 0.4653 An per person -15.2%
1996 0.438 An per person -5.9%
1997 0.4131 An per person -5.7%
1998 0.4037 An per person -2.3%
1999 0.3696 An per person -8.4%
2000 0.3449 An per person -6.7%
2001 0.3215 An per person -6.8%
2002 0.2992 An per person -6.9%
2003 0.2779 An per person -7.1%
2004 0.2574 An per person -7.4%
2005 0.2699 An per person +4.9%
2006 0.2546 An per person -5.7%
2007 0.274 An per person +7.6%
2008 0.2899 An per person +5.8%
2009 0.2889 An per person -0.3%
2010 0.2963 An per person +2.6%
2011 0.2929 An per person -1.2%
2012 0.2787 An per person -4.8%
2013 0.2756 An per person -1.1%
2014 0.2729 An per person -1.0%
2015 0.2706 An per person -0.8%
2016 0.2858 An per person +5.6%
2017 0.3015 An per person +5.5%
2018 0.3191 An per person +5.8%
2019 0.3267 An per person +2.4%
2020 0.2836 An per person -13.2%
2021 0.4238 An per person +49.4%
2022 0.2943 An per person -30.6%
2023 0.3037 An per person +3.2%
2024 0.3072 An per person +1.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.7518 An per person 0.6901 An per person 0.7951 An per person 9
1970s 0.861 An per person 0.8136 An per person 0.8997 An per person 10
1980s 0.8466 An per person 0.7123 An per person 0.9261 An per person 10
1990s 0.5302 An per person 0.3696 An per person 0.7051 An per person 10
2000s 0.2878 An per person 0.2546 An per person 0.3449 An per person 10
2010s 0.292 An per person 0.2706 An per person 0.3267 An per person 10
2020s 0.3225 An per person 0.2836 An per person 0.4238 An per person 5

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

  1. 32 Turkmenistan 0.3396 An per person compare
  2. 33 Guinea-Bissau 0.3374 An per person compare
  3. 34 Panama 0.3103 An per person compare
  4. 36 Cuba 0.296 An per person compare
  5. 37 Uganda 0.2944 An per person compare
  6. 38 Nepal 0.2868 An per person compare

See the full ranking of 168 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is cattle and buffaloes — stocks, per capita in Costa Rica?
Cattle and buffaloes — stocks, per capita in Costa Rica was 0.3072 An per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest cattle and buffaloes — stocks, per capita recorded in Costa Rica?
The highest recorded value was 0.9261 An per person in 1981.
What is the lowest cattle and buffaloes — stocks, per capita recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2546 An per person in 2006.
How does Costa Rica rank for cattle and buffaloes — stocks, per capita?
Costa Rica ranks 35th out of 167 countries with data for 2024.
Is cattle and buffaloes — stocks, per capita rising or falling in Costa Rica?
Over the last ten years it is up 12.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Cattle and Buffaloes — Stocks, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Cattle and Buffaloes — Stocks divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

Cattle and Buffaloes — Stocks ÷ Population, total

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Indicator
Cattle and Buffaloes — Stocks, per capita
Unit
An per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
168 places, 9,791 data points, 1961–2024
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Cattle and Buffaloes — Stocks divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.