Beer of barley, malted — Production in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Beer of barley, malted — Production was 157,600 t in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Beer of barley, malted — Production in Costa Rica, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
In 2023, beer of barley, malted — production in Costa Rica stood at 157,600 t.
The figure is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 188.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, beer of barley, malted — production in Costa Rica peaked at 172,000 t in 2017 and was at its lowest, 8,600 t, in 1962.
That places Costa Rica 85th out of 165 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Beer of barley, malted — Production in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 9,100 t | — |
| 1962 | 8,600 t | -5.5% |
| 1963 | 8,600 t | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 8,900 t | +3.5% |
| 1965 | 9,200 t | +3.4% |
| 1966 | 9,500 t | +3.3% |
| 1967 | 9,900 t | +4.2% |
| 1968 | 10,200 t | +3.0% |
| 1969 | 10,500 t | +2.9% |
| 1970 | 10,900 t | +3.8% |
| 1971 | 11,200 t | +2.8% |
| 1972 | 14,000 t | +25.0% |
| 1973 | 20,000 t | +42.9% |
| 1974 | 22,000 t | +10.0% |
| 1975 | 27,000 t | +22.7% |
| 1976 | 13,900 t | -48.5% |
| 1977 | 16,800 t | +20.9% |
| 1978 | 17,000 t | +1.2% |
| 1979 | 18,000 t | +5.9% |
| 1980 | 19,000 t | +5.6% |
| 1981 | 18,800 t | -1.1% |
| 1982 | 18,800 t | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 19,500 t | +3.7% |
| 1984 | 20,750 t | +6.4% |
| 1985 | 20,800 t | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 32,500 t | +56.2% |
| 1987 | 32,500 t | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 35,750 t | +10.0% |
| 1989 | 32,500 t | -9.1% |
| 1990 | 35,750 t | +10.0% |
| 1991 | 42,250 t | +18.2% |
| 1992 | 32,500 t | -23.1% |
| 1993 | 35,750 t | +10.0% |
| 1994 | 42,250 t | +18.2% |
| 1995 | 42,250 t | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 42,900 t | +1.5% |
| 1997 | 42,900 t | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 43,550 t | +1.5% |
| 1999 | 42,900 t | -1.5% |
| 2000 | 43,550 t | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 44,200 t | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 44,200 t | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 45,500 t | +2.9% |
| 2004 | 45,500 t | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 40,300 t | -11.4% |
| 2006 | 65,000 t | +61.3% |
| 2007 | 65,000 t | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 58,500 t | -10.0% |
| 2009 | 65,000 t | +11.1% |
| 2010 | 62,400 t | -4.0% |
| 2011 | 65,000 t | +4.2% |
| 2012 | 48,750 t | -25.0% |
| 2013 | 54,600 t | +12.0% |
| 2014 | 65,132 t | +19.3% |
| 2015 | 49,164 t | -24.5% |
| 2016 | 69,242 t | +40.8% |
| 2017 | 172,000 t | +148.4% |
| 2018 | 172,000 t | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 172,000 t | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 172,000 t | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 159,000 t | -7.6% |
| 2022 | 156,000 t | -1.9% |
| 2023 | 157,600 t | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9,389 t | 8,600 t | 10,500 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 17,080 t | 10,900 t | 27,000 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 25,090 t | 18,800 t | 35,750 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 40,300 t | 32,500 t | 43,550 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 51,675 t | 40,300 t | 65,000 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 93,029 t | 48,750 t | 172,000 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 161,150 t | 156,000 t | 172,000 t | 4 |
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- 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)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is beer of barley, malted — production in Costa Rica?
- Beer of barley, malted — production in Costa Rica was 157,600 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest beer of barley, malted — production recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 172,000 t in 2017.
- What is the lowest beer of barley, malted — production recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 8,600 t in 1962.
- How does Costa Rica rank for beer of barley, malted — production?
- Costa Rica ranks 85th out of 165 countries with data for 2023.
- Is beer of barley, malted — production rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 188.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Beer of barley, malted — Production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.