FAOSTAT · 1961–2024
Cattle in Costa Rica
Costa Rica had 1.6 million cattle in 2024, the 93rd largest in the world (0.10% of the world total). Over ten years it grew by 21%. The record was 2.4 million head in 1984.
- Animals, 2024
- 1.6 million head
- World rank
- 93 of 190
- 10-year change
- +21%
- Record
- 2.4 million head
- 1984
Cattle in Costa Rica, 1961–2024 (head)
By year
| Year | Head | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1,576,149 | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 1,550,368 | +3.7% |
| 2022 | 1,495,343 | −30% |
| 2021 | 2,144,370 | +50% |
| 2020 | 1,427,793 | −13% |
| 2019 | 1,633,467 | +3.2% |
| 2018 | 1,582,179 | +6.8% |
| 2017 | 1,481,399 | +6.5% |
| 2016 | 1,390,917 | +6.7% |
| 2015 | 1,303,854 | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 1,301,000 | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 1,300,000 | 0.0% |
| 2012 | 1,300,000 | −3.7% |
| 2011 | 1,350,000 | 0.0% |
| 2010 | 1,350,000 | +3.8% |
| 2009 | 1,300,000 | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 1,287,100 | +7.3% |
| 2007 | 1,200,000 | +9.1% |
| 2006 | 1,100,000 | −4.3% |
| 2005 | 1,150,000 | +6.4% |
| 2004 | 1,080,900 | −6.0% |
| 2003 | 1,150,200 | −5.7% |
| 2002 | 1,219,500 | −5.4% |
| 2001 | 1,288,900 | −5.1% |
| 2000 | 1,358,200 | −4.9% |
| 1999 | 1,427,500 | −6.5% |
| 1998 | 1,527,000 | −0.1% |
| 1997 | 1,529,000 | −3.5% |
| 1996 | 1,585,000 | −3.6% |
| 1995 | 1,645,000 | −13% |
| 1994 | 1,894,000 | −11% |
| 1993 | 2,122,000 | −0.5% |
| 1992 | 2,132,000 | −2.0% |
| 1991 | 2,175,000 | −1.2% |
| 1990 | 2,201,000 | +1.5% |
| 1989 | 2,168,000 | −1.0% |
| 1988 | 2,190,189 | −4.5% |
| 1987 | 2,294,000 | −0.5% |
| 1986 | 2,306,000 | −0.1% |
| 1985 | 2,309,000 | −4.9% |
| 1984 | 2,429,000 | +2.7% |
| 1983 | 2,364,800 | +3.9% |
| 1982 | 2,276,300 | +0.1% |
| 1981 | 2,275,010 | +4.3% |
| 1980 | 2,181,385 | +4.2% |
| 1979 | 2,093,100 | +4.6% |
| 1978 | 2,002,000 | +4.3% |
| 1977 | 1,920,087 | +4.3% |
| 1976 | 1,841,034 | +2.8% |
| 1975 | 1,790,361 | +2.8% |
| 1974 | 1,741,299 | −1.4% |
| 1973 | 1,766,313 | +6.7% |
| 1972 | 1,655,052 | +5.2% |
| 1971 | 1,573,617 | +5.2% |
| 1970 | 1,496,260 | +5.2% |
| 1969 | 1,422,706 | +5.0% |
| 1968 | 1,354,958 | +2.3% |
| 1967 | 1,325,000 | +2.4% |
| 1966 | 1,294,206 | +6.9% |
| 1965 | 1,210,457 | +6.6% |
| 1964 | 1,135,105 | +6.3% |
| 1963 | 1,067,819 | +6.1% |
| 1962 | 1,006,093 | +5.8% |
| 1961 | 950,940 | — |
Other large producers
Source: FAO. 2025. FAOSTAT: Crops and livestock products. Accessed on 4 November 2026. fao.org/faostat. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Charts, rankings and changes calculated by Husfarm.