Bananas — Production, per square kilometre in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Bananas — Production, per square kilometre was 54.27 t per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Bananas — Production, per square kilometre in Costa Rica, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t per square kilometre.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 54.27 t per square kilometre for bananas — production, per square kilometre in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is up 12.9% on the previous year and up 14.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bananas — production, per square kilometre in Costa Rica peaked at 54.27 t per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 7.8 t per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Costa Rica 3rd out of 127 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Bananas — Production, per square kilometre in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | t per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 7.8 t per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 9.25 t per square kilometre | +18.6% |
| 1963 | 8.66 t per square kilometre | -6.5% |
| 1964 | 9.46 t per square kilometre | +9.3% |
| 1965 | 10.11 t per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 1966 | 11.18 t per square kilometre | +10.6% |
| 1967 | 11.61 t per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1968 | 15.67 t per square kilometre | +34.9% |
| 1969 | 18.84 t per square kilometre | +20.3% |
| 1970 | 22.45 t per square kilometre | +19.2% |
| 1971 | 24.48 t per square kilometre | +9.0% |
| 1972 | 24.48 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 25.25 t per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1974 | 22.55 t per square kilometre | -10.7% |
| 1975 | 23.91 t per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 1976 | 23.25 t per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 1977 | 22.03 t per square kilometre | -5.3% |
| 1978 | 23.17 t per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 1979 | 22.61 t per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 1980 | 21.69 t per square kilometre | -4.1% |
| 1981 | 22.35 t per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1982 | 22.59 t per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1983 | 22.63 t per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1984 | 22.89 t per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1985 | 19.74 t per square kilometre | -13.8% |
| 1986 | 21.47 t per square kilometre | +8.8% |
| 1987 | 22.38 t per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1988 | 22.76 t per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1989 | 29.61 t per square kilometre | +30.1% |
| 1990 | 34.08 t per square kilometre | +15.1% |
| 1991 | 33.69 t per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1992 | 37.6 t per square kilometre | +11.6% |
| 1993 | 35.92 t per square kilometre | -4.5% |
| 1994 | 36.7 t per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1995 | 39.83 t per square kilometre | +8.5% |
| 1996 | 37.3 t per square kilometre | -6.3% |
| 1997 | 35.88 t per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 1998 | 41.15 t per square kilometre | +14.7% |
| 1999 | 41.39 t per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 36.96 t per square kilometre | -10.7% |
| 2001 | 34.11 t per square kilometre | -7.7% |
| 2002 | 31.78 t per square kilometre | -6.8% |
| 2003 | 37.24 t per square kilometre | +17.2% |
| 2004 | 35.53 t per square kilometre | -4.6% |
| 2005 | 31.91 t per square kilometre | -10.2% |
| 2006 | 38.78 t per square kilometre | +21.5% |
| 2007 | 40.72 t per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 2008 | 36.89 t per square kilometre | -9.4% |
| 2009 | 22.69 t per square kilometre | -38.5% |
| 2010 | 39.56 t per square kilometre | +74.3% |
| 2011 | 41.62 t per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 2012 | 46.07 t per square kilometre | +10.7% |
| 2013 | 47.36 t per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 47.3 t per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 39.33 t per square kilometre | -16.9% |
| 2016 | 47.35 t per square kilometre | +20.4% |
| 2017 | 50.06 t per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 2018 | 50.83 t per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 44.05 t per square kilometre | -13.3% |
| 2020 | 51.37 t per square kilometre | +16.6% |
| 2021 | 50.34 t per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 2022 | 48.05 t per square kilometre | -4.6% |
| 2023 | 54.27 t per square kilometre | +12.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 11.4 t per square kilometre | 7.8 t per square kilometre | 18.84 t per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 23.42 t per square kilometre | 22.03 t per square kilometre | 25.25 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 22.81 t per square kilometre | 19.74 t per square kilometre | 29.61 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 37.35 t per square kilometre | 33.69 t per square kilometre | 41.39 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 34.66 t per square kilometre | 22.69 t per square kilometre | 40.72 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 45.35 t per square kilometre | 39.33 t per square kilometre | 50.83 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 51.01 t per square kilometre | 48.05 t per square kilometre | 54.27 t per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
- 1 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 151.52 t per square kilometre compare
- 2 Rwanda 93.59 t per square kilometre compare
- 4 Burundi 42.83 t per square kilometre compare
- 5 Comoros 42.8 t per square kilometre compare
- 6 Dominican Republic 34.34 t per square kilometre compare
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 bananas — production, per square kilometre in Costa Rica?
- Bananas — production, per square kilometre in Costa Rica was 54.27 t per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest bananas — production, per square kilometre recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 54.27 t per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest bananas — production, per square kilometre recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.8 t per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Costa Rica rank for bananas — production, per square kilometre?
- Costa Rica ranks 3rd out of 127 countries with data for 2023.
- Is bananas — production, per square kilometre rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Bananas — Production, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Bananas — Production divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Bananas — Production ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Bananas — Production Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Bananas — Production divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.