Cassava, fresh — Area harvested in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Cassava, fresh — Area harvested was 9,061 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Cassava, fresh — Area harvested in Costa Rica, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, cassava, fresh — area harvested in Costa Rica stood at 9,061 ha.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.2% on the previous year and down 22.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cassava, fresh — area harvested in Costa Rica peaked at 16,800 ha in 2006 and was at its lowest, 1,500 ha, in 1961.
Costa Rica ranks 50th of 93 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, fresh — Area harvested in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1,500 ha | — |
| 1962 | 1,500 ha | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 1,550 ha | +3.3% |
| 1964 | 1,600 ha | +3.2% |
| 1965 | 1,650 ha | +3.1% |
| 1966 | 1,700 ha | +3.0% |
| 1967 | 1,750 ha | +2.9% |
| 1968 | 1,800 ha | +2.9% |
| 1969 | 1,900 ha | +5.6% |
| 1970 | 2,000 ha | +5.3% |
| 1971 | 2,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 2,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 2,077 ha | +3.9% |
| 1974 | 2,500 ha | +20.4% |
| 1975 | 2,021 ha | -19.2% |
| 1976 | 2,033 ha | +0.6% |
| 1977 | 2,800 ha | +37.7% |
| 1978 | 3,272 ha | +16.9% |
| 1979 | 4,182 ha | +27.8% |
| 1980 | 5,327 ha | +27.4% |
| 1981 | 5,402 ha | +1.4% |
| 1982 | 5,477 ha | +1.4% |
| 1983 | 4,521 ha | -17.5% |
| 1984 | 5,179 ha | +14.6% |
| 1985 | 5,000 ha | -3.5% |
| 1986 | 5,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 5,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 3,600 ha | -28.0% |
| 1989 | 4,300 ha | +19.4% |
| 1990 | 4,700 ha | +9.3% |
| 1991 | 5,700 ha | +21.3% |
| 1992 | 4,804 ha | -15.7% |
| 1993 | 3,767 ha | -21.6% |
| 1994 | 4,900 ha | +30.1% |
| 1995 | 7,251 ha | +48.0% |
| 1996 | 4,357 ha | -39.9% |
| 1997 | 3,624 ha | -16.8% |
| 1998 | 5,943 ha | +64.0% |
| 1999 | 8,925 ha | +50.2% |
| 2000 | 5,798 ha | -35.0% |
| 2001 | 9,617 ha | +65.9% |
| 2002 | 8,813 ha | -8.4% |
| 2003 | 7,412 ha | -15.9% |
| 2004 | 7,021 ha | -5.3% |
| 2005 | 15,659 ha | +123.0% |
| 2006 | 16,800 ha | +7.3% |
| 2007 | 11,790 ha | -29.8% |
| 2008 | 7,771 ha | -34.1% |
| 2009 | 15,248 ha | +96.2% |
| 2010 | 10,100 ha | -33.8% |
| 2011 | 11,800 ha | +16.8% |
| 2012 | 11,650 ha | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 11,430 ha | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 11,700 ha | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 9,095 ha | -22.3% |
| 2016 | 10,106 ha | +11.1% |
| 2017 | 9,996 ha | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 9,202 ha | -7.9% |
| 2019 | 8,715 ha | -5.3% |
| 2020 | 9,860 ha | +13.1% |
| 2021 | 8,567 ha | -13.1% |
| 2022 | 9,072 ha | +5.9% |
| 2023 | 9,562 ha | +5.4% |
| 2024 | 9,061 ha | -5.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,661 ha | 1,500 ha | 1,900 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 2,488 ha | 2,000 ha | 4,182 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 4,881 ha | 3,600 ha | 5,477 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 5,397 ha | 3,624 ha | 8,925 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 10,593 ha | 5,798 ha | 16,800 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 10,379 ha | 8,715 ha | 11,800 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 9,224 ha | 8,567 ha | 9,860 ha | 5 |
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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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- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
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- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.1% (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is cassava, fresh — area harvested in Costa Rica?
- Cassava, fresh — area harvested in Costa Rica was 9,061 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cassava, fresh — area harvested recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 16,800 ha in 2006.
- What is the lowest cassava, fresh — area harvested recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,500 ha in 1961.
- How does Costa Rica rank for cassava, fresh — area harvested?
- Costa Rica ranks 50th out of 93 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cassava, fresh — area harvested rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.6%. 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 Cassava, fresh — Area harvested. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.