Costa Rica vs Mexico: Orange yields
Costa Rica
14.47 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Mexico
14.17 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
52nd
Mexico rank
54th
Orange yields over time
- Costa Rica
- Mexico
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 14.47 tonnes per hectare against 14.17 tonnes per hectare in Mexico, a difference of 0.3 tonnes per hectare.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Mexico ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 52nd and Mexico ranks 54th of 123 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 2 and Mexico in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Mexico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7.98 tonnes per hectare | 12.24 tonnes per hectare | 4.25 tonnes per hectare | Mexico |
| 1970s | 8.15 tonnes per hectare | 10.35 tonnes per hectare | 2.2 tonnes per hectare | Mexico |
| 1980s | 10.41 tonnes per hectare | 12.23 tonnes per hectare | 1.82 tonnes per hectare | Mexico |
| 1990s | 9.44 tonnes per hectare | 12.26 tonnes per hectare | 2.82 tonnes per hectare | Mexico |
| 2000s | 16.19 tonnes per hectare | 12.41 tonnes per hectare | 3.78 tonnes per hectare | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 12.96 tonnes per hectare | 13.58 tonnes per hectare | 0.622 tonnes per hectare | Mexico |
| 2020s | 14.36 tonnes per hectare | 14.23 tonnes per hectare | 0.1315 tonnes per hectare | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher orange yields, Costa Rica or Mexico?
- Costa Rica, at 14.47 tonnes per hectare against 14.17 tonnes per hectare in Mexico as of 2024.
- What is the difference in orange yields between Costa Rica and Mexico?
- 0.3 tonnes per hectare, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Mexico?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and Mexico rank globally for orange yields?
- Costa Rica ranks 52nd and Mexico ranks 54th of 123 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 Orange 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.