Banana yields in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Banana yields was 57.34 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
57.34 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
down 4.1%
World rank
7th
of 130 countries
All-time high
61.16 tonnes per hectare
in 1989
All-time low
16.94 tonnes per hectare
in 1963
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Banana yields in Costa Rica, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 57.34 tonnes per hectare for banana yields in 2024.
That represents a change of down 4.1% on the previous year and up 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, banana yields in Costa Rica peaked at 61.16 tonnes per hectare in 1989 and was at its lowest, 16.94 tonnes per hectare, in 1963.
Costa Rica ranks 7th of 130 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Banana yields in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 17.02 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 17.44 tonnes per hectare | +2.4% |
| 1963 | 16.94 tonnes per hectare | -2.9% |
| 1964 | 17.19 tonnes per hectare | +1.5% |
| 1965 | 18.57 tonnes per hectare | +8.0% |
| 1966 | 20.98 tonnes per hectare | +13.0% |
| 1967 | 22.37 tonnes per hectare | +6.6% |
| 1968 | 26.93 tonnes per hectare | +20.4% |
| 1969 | 25.72 tonnes per hectare | -4.5% |
| 1970 | 29.47 tonnes per hectare | +14.6% |
| 1971 | 31.65 tonnes per hectare | +7.4% |
| 1972 | 31.65 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 35.66 tonnes per hectare | +12.7% |
| 1974 | 31.84 tonnes per hectare | -10.7% |
| 1975 | 30.47 tonnes per hectare | -4.3% |
| 1976 | 28.22 tonnes per hectare | -7.4% |
| 1977 | 30.4 tonnes per hectare | +7.7% |
| 1978 | 46.92 tonnes per hectare | +54.4% |
| 1979 | 45.64 tonnes per hectare | -2.7% |
| 1980 | 42.89 tonnes per hectare | -6.0% |
| 1981 | 42.7 tonnes per hectare | -0.4% |
| 1982 | 42.09 tonnes per hectare | -1.4% |
| 1983 | 46.5 tonnes per hectare | +10.5% |
| 1984 | 46.77 tonnes per hectare | +0.6% |
| 1985 | 50.44 tonnes per hectare | +7.8% |
| 1986 | 54.22 tonnes per hectare | +7.5% |
| 1987 | 53.77 tonnes per hectare | -0.8% |
| 1988 | 52.4 tonnes per hectare | -2.5% |
| 1989 | 61.16 tonnes per hectare | +16.7% |
| 1990 | 54.69 tonnes per hectare | -10.6% |
| 1991 | 51.5 tonnes per hectare | -5.8% |
| 1992 | 50.37 tonnes per hectare | -2.2% |
| 1993 | 37.13 tonnes per hectare | -26.3% |
| 1994 | 35.55 tonnes per hectare | -4.2% |
| 1995 | 38.98 tonnes per hectare | +9.6% |
| 1996 | 36.63 tonnes per hectare | -6.0% |
| 1997 | 37.25 tonnes per hectare | +1.7% |
| 1998 | 44.74 tonnes per hectare | +20.1% |
| 1999 | 43.23 tonnes per hectare | -3.4% |
| 2000 | 39.33 tonnes per hectare | -9.0% |
| 2001 | 39.13 tonnes per hectare | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 38.47 tonnes per hectare | -1.7% |
| 2003 | 45.53 tonnes per hectare | +18.4% |
| 2004 | 42.93 tonnes per hectare | -5.7% |
| 2005 | 39.6 tonnes per hectare | -7.8% |
| 2006 | 46.28 tonnes per hectare | +16.9% |
| 2007 | 47.45 tonnes per hectare | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 42.5 tonnes per hectare | -10.4% |
| 2009 | 27.2 tonnes per hectare | -36.0% |
| 2010 | 46.94 tonnes per hectare | +72.6% |
| 2011 | 50.58 tonnes per hectare | +7.8% |
| 2012 | 56.78 tonnes per hectare | +12.3% |
| 2013 | 56.44 tonnes per hectare | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 56.28 tonnes per hectare | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 46.68 tonnes per hectare | -17.1% |
| 2016 | 57.01 tonnes per hectare | +22.1% |
| 2017 | 59.64 tonnes per hectare | +4.6% |
| 2018 | 52.09 tonnes per hectare | -12.7% |
| 2019 | 43.57 tonnes per hectare | -16.4% |
| 2020 | 48.6 tonnes per hectare | +11.5% |
| 2021 | 54.97 tonnes per hectare | +13.1% |
| 2022 | 54.35 tonnes per hectare | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 59.76 tonnes per hectare | +10.0% |
| 2024 | 57.34 tonnes per hectare | -4.1% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 57.34 tonnes per hectare is above the median for high income countries, which is 21.29 tonnes per hectare, 2.7× the median. (28 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 57.34 tonnes per hectare is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 20.96 tonnes per hectare, 2.7× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Banana yields in Costa Rica changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +72.6% | 27.2 tonnes per hectare | 46.94 tonnes per hectare |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 20.35 tonnes per hectare | 16.94 tonnes per hectare | 26.93 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 34.19 tonnes per hectare | 28.22 tonnes per hectare | 46.92 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 49.3 tonnes per hectare | 42.09 tonnes per hectare | 61.16 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 43.01 tonnes per hectare | 35.55 tonnes per hectare | 54.69 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 40.84 tonnes per hectare | 27.2 tonnes per hectare | 47.45 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 52.6 tonnes per hectare | 43.57 tonnes per hectare | 59.64 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 55 tonnes per hectare | 48.6 tonnes per hectare | 59.76 tonnes per hectare | 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)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 3.4% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 3.4% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.1% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is banana yields in Costa Rica?
- Banana yields in Costa Rica was 57.34 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest banana yields recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 61.16 tonnes per hectare in 1989.
- What is the lowest banana yields recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.94 tonnes per hectare in 1963.
- How does Costa Rica rank for banana yields?
- Costa Rica ranks 7th out of 130 countries with data for 2024.
- Is banana yields rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Banana yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.