Cattle livestock count heads in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Cattle livestock count heads was 1.58 million in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
1.58 million
Change on year
up 1.7%
World rank
95th
of 195 countries
All-time high
2.43 million
in 1984
All-time low
950,940
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Cattle livestock count heads in Costa Rica, 1961–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cattle livestock count heads in Costa Rica is 1.58 million, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 21.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle livestock count heads in Costa Rica peaked at 2.43 million in 1984 and was at its lowest, 950,940, in 1961.
Costa Rica ranks 95th of 195 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.20 million | 950,940 | 1.42 million | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.79 million | 1.50 million | 2.09 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.28 million | 2.17 million | 2.43 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.82 million | 1.43 million | 2.20 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.21 million | 1.08 million | 1.36 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.40 million | 1.30 million | 1.63 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.64 million | 1.43 million | 2.14 million | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Costa Rica
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 4.56 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0337 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 672.15 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -1.57 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.2027 units per person (2025)
- Agriculture share gdp 3.37 (2025)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 3.37 (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.1% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cattle livestock count heads in Costa Rica?
- Cattle livestock count heads in Costa Rica was 1.58 million in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cattle livestock count heads recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 2.43 million in 1984.
- What is the lowest cattle livestock count heads recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 950,940 in 1961.
- How does Costa Rica rank for cattle livestock count heads?
- Costa Rica ranks 95th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cattle livestock count heads rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Cattle livestock count heads. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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