Bean yields in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Bean yields was 0.7536 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.7536 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
up 2.7%
World rank
104th
of 133 countries
All-time high
0.7919 tonnes per hectare
in 2006
All-time low
0.3166 tonnes per hectare
in 1997
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Bean 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
The most recent figure for bean yields in Costa Rica is 0.7536 tonnes per hectare, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 2.7% on the previous year and down 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bean yields in Costa Rica peaked at 0.7919 tonnes per hectare in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.3166 tonnes per hectare, in 1997.
That places Costa Rica 104th out of 133 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Bean yields in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.3984 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 0.385 tonnes per hectare | -3.4% |
| 1963 | 0.4043 tonnes per hectare | +5.0% |
| 1964 | 0.3992 tonnes per hectare | -1.3% |
| 1965 | 0.4009 tonnes per hectare | +0.4% |
| 1966 | 0.3924 tonnes per hectare | -2.1% |
| 1967 | 0.4264 tonnes per hectare | +8.7% |
| 1968 | 0.4007 tonnes per hectare | -6.0% |
| 1969 | 0.4025 tonnes per hectare | +0.4% |
| 1970 | 0.4008 tonnes per hectare | -0.4% |
| 1971 | 0.3826 tonnes per hectare | -4.5% |
| 1972 | 0.4001 tonnes per hectare | +4.6% |
| 1973 | 0.4134 tonnes per hectare | +3.3% |
| 1974 | 0.3871 tonnes per hectare | -6.4% |
| 1975 | 0.4117 tonnes per hectare | +6.4% |
| 1976 | 0.588 tonnes per hectare | +42.8% |
| 1977 | 0.5811 tonnes per hectare | -1.2% |
| 1978 | 0.4831 tonnes per hectare | -16.9% |
| 1979 | 0.4528 tonnes per hectare | -6.3% |
| 1980 | 0.5229 tonnes per hectare | +15.5% |
| 1981 | 0.5189 tonnes per hectare | -0.8% |
| 1982 | 0.4099 tonnes per hectare | -21.0% |
| 1983 | 0.3608 tonnes per hectare | -12.0% |
| 1984 | 0.4643 tonnes per hectare | +28.7% |
| 1985 | 0.5366 tonnes per hectare | +15.6% |
| 1986 | 0.4963 tonnes per hectare | -7.5% |
| 1987 | 0.5965 tonnes per hectare | +20.2% |
| 1988 | 0.5434 tonnes per hectare | -8.9% |
| 1989 | 0.5411 tonnes per hectare | -0.4% |
| 1990 | 0.5382 tonnes per hectare | -0.5% |
| 1991 | 0.4925 tonnes per hectare | -8.5% |
| 1992 | 0.5632 tonnes per hectare | +14.4% |
| 1993 | 0.5651 tonnes per hectare | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 0.6214 tonnes per hectare | +10.0% |
| 1995 | 0.592 tonnes per hectare | -4.7% |
| 1996 | 0.6277 tonnes per hectare | +6.0% |
| 1997 | 0.3166 tonnes per hectare | -49.6% |
| 1998 | 0.3443 tonnes per hectare | +8.7% |
| 1999 | 0.4824 tonnes per hectare | +40.1% |
| 2000 | 0.5267 tonnes per hectare | +9.2% |
| 2001 | 0.6618 tonnes per hectare | +25.7% |
| 2002 | 0.5743 tonnes per hectare | -13.2% |
| 2003 | 0.7235 tonnes per hectare | +26.0% |
| 2004 | 0.6407 tonnes per hectare | -11.4% |
| 2005 | 0.6179 tonnes per hectare | -3.6% |
| 2006 | 0.7919 tonnes per hectare | +28.2% |
| 2007 | 0.7021 tonnes per hectare | -11.3% |
| 2008 | 0.6907 tonnes per hectare | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 0.5176 tonnes per hectare | -25.1% |
| 2010 | 0.631 tonnes per hectare | +21.9% |
| 2011 | 0.7133 tonnes per hectare | +13.0% |
| 2012 | 0.6622 tonnes per hectare | -7.2% |
| 2013 | 0.7581 tonnes per hectare | +14.5% |
| 2014 | 0.7685 tonnes per hectare | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 0.7279 tonnes per hectare | -5.3% |
| 2016 | 0.7629 tonnes per hectare | +4.8% |
| 2017 | 0.5114 tonnes per hectare | -33.0% |
| 2018 | 0.6593 tonnes per hectare | +28.9% |
| 2019 | 0.673 tonnes per hectare | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 0.6143 tonnes per hectare | -8.7% |
| 2021 | 0.7099 tonnes per hectare | +15.6% |
| 2022 | 0.7238 tonnes per hectare | +2.0% |
| 2023 | 0.7339 tonnes per hectare | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 0.7536 tonnes per hectare | +2.7% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 0.7536 tonnes per hectare is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.76 tonnes per hectare, 43% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 0.7536 tonnes per hectare is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.873 tonnes per hectare, 86% of the median. (26 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4011 tonnes per hectare | 0.385 tonnes per hectare | 0.4264 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.4501 tonnes per hectare | 0.3826 tonnes per hectare | 0.588 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4991 tonnes per hectare | 0.3608 tonnes per hectare | 0.5965 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5143 tonnes per hectare | 0.3166 tonnes per hectare | 0.6277 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6447 tonnes per hectare | 0.5176 tonnes per hectare | 0.7919 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6868 tonnes per hectare | 0.5114 tonnes per hectare | 0.7685 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7071 tonnes per hectare | 0.6143 tonnes per hectare | 0.7536 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 bean yields in Costa Rica?
- Bean yields in Costa Rica was 0.7536 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 bean yields recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7919 tonnes per hectare in 2006.
- What is the lowest bean yields recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3166 tonnes per hectare in 1997.
- How does Costa Rica rank for bean yields?
- Costa Rica ranks 104th out of 133 countries with data for 2024.
- Is bean yields rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 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 Bean yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.