Sheep — Stocks, per capita in Costa Rica

Costa Rica: Sheep — Stocks, per capita was 0.0006 An per person in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
0.0006 An per person
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
156th
of 159 countries
All-time high
0.0011 An per person
in 1966
All-time low
0.0006 An per person
in 2024
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Sheep — Stocks, per capita in Costa Rica, 1961–2024

000.0010.0010.001196119922024

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for sheep — stocks, per capita in Costa Rica is 0.0006 An per person, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 5.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, sheep — stocks, per capita in Costa Rica peaked at 0.0011 An per person in 1966 and was at its lowest, 0.0006 An per person, in 2024.

That places Costa Rica 156th out of 159 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.

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

Sheep — Stocks, per capita in Costa Rica, year by year

Annual values for Sheep — Stocks, per capita in Costa Rica, 1961 to 2024.
Year An per person Change
1961 0.0008 An per person
1962 0.0008 An per person +0.0%
1963 0.0008 An per person +5.3%
1964 0.0009 An per person +12.7%
1965 0.001 An per person +10.5%
1966 0.0011 An per person +8.9%
1967 0.0011 An per person -0.3%
1968 0.0011 An per person -1.3%
1969 0.0011 An per person -1.2%
1970 0.0011 An per person -0.7%
1971 0.001 An per person -1.1%
1972 0.001 An per person -1.6%
1973 0.001 An per person -1.1%
1974 0.001 An per person -1.6%
1975 0.001 An per person -1.1%
1976 0.001 An per person -1.6%
1977 0.001 An per person -2.6%
1978 0.0009 An per person -2.6%
1979 0.0009 An per person +2.0%
1980 0.001 An per person +1.7%
1981 0.001 An per person +1.5%
1982 0.001 An per person +1.4%
1983 0.001 An per person -2.7%
1984 0.0009 An per person -2.7%
1985 0.0009 An per person -2.7%
1986 0.0009 An per person -2.7%
1987 0.0009 An per person -2.6%
1988 0.0008 An per person -2.5%
1989 0.0008 An per person -2.5%
1990 0.0008 An per person -2.5%
1991 0.0008 An per person -2.5%
1992 0.0008 An per person -2.5%
1993 0.0009 An per person +17.0%
1994 0.0007 An per person -18.7%
1995 0.0007 An per person -2.4%
1996 0.0007 An per person -2.3%
1997 0.0007 An per person -2.2%
1998 0.0007 An per person -2.1%
1999 0.0008 An per person +21.5%
2000 0.0007 An per person -14.6%
2001 0.0006 An per person -9.1%
2002 0.0007 An per person +8.2%
2003 0.0007 An per person -3.3%
2004 0.0006 An per person -1.5%
2005 0.0006 An per person -1.4%
2006 0.0006 An per person -1.4%
2007 0.0006 An per person -1.3%
2008 0.0006 An per person -1.3%
2009 0.0006 An per person +0.5%
2010 0.0006 An per person -1.2%
2011 0.0006 An per person +0.6%
2012 0.0006 An per person +0.6%
2013 0.0006 An per person -1.1%
2014 0.0006 An per person -0.7%
2015 0.0006 An per person -2.5%
2016 0.0006 An per person -1.1%
2017 0.0006 An per person -0.6%
2018 0.0006 An per person -0.3%
2019 0.0006 An per person -0.4%
2020 0.0006 An per person -0.3%
2021 0.0006 An per person -0.2%
2022 0.0006 An per person -0.3%
2023 0.0006 An per person -0.1%
2024 0.0006 An per person -0.2%

Costa Rica compared with similar countries

  • Costa Rica's 0.0006 An per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.051 An per person, 1% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
  • Costa Rica's 0.0006 An per person is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.045 An per person, 1% of the median. (31 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.001 An per person 0.0008 An per person 0.0011 An per person 9
1970s 0.001 An per person 0.0009 An per person 0.0011 An per person 10
1980s 0.0009 An per person 0.0008 An per person 0.001 An per person 10
1990s 0.0007 An per person 0.0007 An per person 0.0009 An per person 10
2000s 0.0006 An per person 0.0006 An per person 0.0007 An per person 10
2010s 0.0006 An per person 0.0006 An per person 0.0006 An per person 10
2020s 0.0006 An per person 0.0006 An per person 0.0006 An per person 5

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

  1. 153 Sri Lanka 0.0008 An per person compare
  2. 154 Papua New Guinea 0.0007 An per person compare
  3. 155 Thailand 0.0006 An per person compare
  4. 157 Jamaica 0.0005 An per person compare
  5. 158 Philippines 0.0003 An per person compare
  6. 159 Japan 0.0001 An per person compare

See the full ranking of 160 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is sheep — stocks, per capita in Costa Rica?
Sheep — stocks, per capita in Costa Rica was 0.0006 An per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest sheep — stocks, per capita recorded in Costa Rica?
The highest recorded value was 0.0011 An per person in 1966.
What is the lowest sheep — stocks, per capita recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0006 An per person in 2024.
How does Costa Rica rank for sheep — stocks, per capita?
Costa Rica ranks 156th out of 159 countries with data for 2024.
Is sheep — stocks, per capita rising or falling in Costa Rica?
Over the last ten years it is down 5.9%. 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 Sheep — Stocks, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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

Sheep — Stocks ÷ Population, total

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Indicator
Sheep — Stocks, per capita
Unit
An per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
160 places, 9,274 data points, 1961–2024
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Sheep — Stocks divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.