Costa Rica vs Nicaragua: Banana yields
Costa Rica
57.34 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Nicaragua
53.31 tonnes per hectare
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
7th
Nicaragua rank
10th
Banana yields over time
- Costa Rica
- Nicaragua
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 57.34 tonnes per hectare against 53.31 tonnes per hectare in Nicaragua, a difference of 4.03 tonnes per hectare.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times Nicaragua's.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Nicaragua ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 7th and Nicaragua ranks 10th of 130 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 1 and Nicaragua in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Nicaragua | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 20.35 tonnes per hectare | 40.83 tonnes per hectare | 20.48 tonnes per hectare | Nicaragua |
| 1970s | 34.19 tonnes per hectare | 58.33 tonnes per hectare | 24.14 tonnes per hectare | Nicaragua |
| 1980s | 49.3 tonnes per hectare | 44.42 tonnes per hectare | 4.88 tonnes per hectare | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 43.01 tonnes per hectare | 44.38 tonnes per hectare | 1.37 tonnes per hectare | Nicaragua |
| 2000s | 40.84 tonnes per hectare | 50.18 tonnes per hectare | 9.34 tonnes per hectare | Nicaragua |
| 2010s | 52.6 tonnes per hectare | 56.02 tonnes per hectare | 3.42 tonnes per hectare | Nicaragua |
| 2020s | 54.42 tonnes per hectare | 55.43 tonnes per hectare | 1.01 tonnes per hectare | Nicaragua |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher banana yields, Costa Rica or Nicaragua?
- Costa Rica, at 57.34 tonnes per hectare against 53.31 tonnes per hectare in Nicaragua as of 2024.
- What is the difference in banana yields between Costa Rica and Nicaragua?
- 4.03 tonnes per hectare, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Nicaragua?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and Nicaragua rank globally for banana yields?
- Costa Rica ranks 7th and Nicaragua ranks 10th of 130 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Banana yields. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.