Banana yields in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Banana yields was 57.34 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
57.34
Change on year
down 4.1%
World rank
7th
of 130 countries
All-time high
61.16
in 1989
All-time low
16.94
in 1963
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Banana yields in Costa Rica, 1961–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 57.34 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 in 1989 and was at its lowest, 16.94, 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 20.35 | 16.94 | 26.93 | 9 |
| 1970s | 34.19 | 28.22 | 46.92 | 10 |
| 1980s | 49.3 | 42.09 | 61.16 | 10 |
| 1990s | 43.01 | 35.55 | 54.69 | 10 |
| 2000s | 40.84 | 27.2 | 47.45 | 10 |
| 2010s | 52.6 | 43.57 | 59.64 | 10 |
| 2020s | 55 | 48.6 | 59.76 | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Costa Rica
- Agriculture share gdp 3.37 (2025)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 3.37 (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.1% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.0% (2024)
- Rural population 20.3% (2025)
- Rural population growth -1.6% (2025)
- Rural population 1.04 million (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 3.4% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 3.46 billion current US$ (2025)
- Cereal yield vs gdp per capita 3.81 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is banana yields in Costa Rica?
- Banana yields in Costa Rica was 57.34 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest banana yields recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 61.16 in 1989.
- What is the lowest banana yields recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.94 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Banana yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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