Cassava and products — Food supply in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Cassava and products — Food supply was 2,113 million Kcal in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Cassava and products — Food supply in Costa Rica, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million Kcal.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 2,113 million Kcal for cassava and products — food supply in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.2% on the previous year and down 90.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cassava and products — food supply in Costa Rica peaked at 27,215 million Kcal in 2014 and was at its lowest, 2,106 million Kcal, in 2020.
Costa Rica ranks 72nd of 132 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Cassava and products — Food supply in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | million Kcal | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 22,949 million Kcal | — |
| 2011 | 21,012 million Kcal | -8.4% |
| 2012 | 23,398 million Kcal | +11.4% |
| 2013 | 23,026 million Kcal | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 27,215 million Kcal | +18.2% |
| 2015 | 22,640 million Kcal | -16.8% |
| 2016 | 23,794 million Kcal | +5.1% |
| 2017 | 22,625 million Kcal | -4.9% |
| 2018 | 21,830 million Kcal | -3.5% |
| 2019 | 2,157 million Kcal | -90.1% |
| 2020 | 2,106 million Kcal | -2.4% |
| 2021 | 2,199 million Kcal | +4.4% |
| 2022 | 2,277 million Kcal | +3.5% |
| 2023 | 2,113 million Kcal | -7.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 21,065 million Kcal | 2,157 million Kcal | 27,215 million Kcal | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,174 million Kcal | 2,106 million Kcal | 2,277 million Kcal | 4 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
- 69 Oman 2,728 million Kcal compare
- 70 Mauritius 2,552 million Kcal compare
- 71 Guatemala 2,277 million Kcal compare
- 73 Trinidad and Tobago 1,706 million Kcal compare
- 74 Sao Tome and Principe 1,414 million Kcal compare
- 75 Saint Lucia 1,258 million Kcal 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 cassava and products — food supply in Costa Rica?
- Cassava and products — food supply in Costa Rica was 2,113 million Kcal in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cassava and products — food supply recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 27,215 million Kcal in 2014.
- What is the lowest cassava and products — food supply recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,106 million Kcal in 2020.
- How does Costa Rica rank for cassava and products — food supply?
- Costa Rica ranks 72nd out of 132 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cassava and products — food supply rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 90.8%. 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 Cassava and products — Food supply (kcal). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
A food balance sheet presents a comprehensive picture of the pattern of a country's food supply during a specified reference period. The food balance sheet shows for each food item - i.e. each primary commodity and a number of processed commodities potentially available for human consumption - the sources of supply and its utilization. The total quantity of foodstuffs produced in a country added to the total quantity imported and adjusted to any change in stocks that may have occurred since the beginning of the reference period gives the supply available during that period. On the utilization side a distinction is made between the quantities exported, fed to livestock, used for seed, put to manufacture for food use and non-food uses, losses during storage and transportation, and food supplies available for human consumption. The per caput supply of each such food item available for human consumption is then obtained by dividing the respective quantity by the related data on the population actually partaking of it. Data on per capita food supplies are expressed in terms of quantity and - by applying appropriate food composition factors for all primary and processed products - also in terms of caloric value and protein and fat content.