Cassava, fresh — Yield in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Cassava, fresh — Yield was 10,099 kg/ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Cassava, fresh — Yield in Costa Rica, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
In 2024, cassava, fresh — yield in Costa Rica stood at 10,099 kg/ha.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.8% on the previous year and down 32.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cassava, fresh — yield in Costa Rica peaked at 22,449 kg/ha in 1994 and was at its lowest, 3,394 kg/ha, in 1980.
Costa Rica ranks 53rd 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 — Yield in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 4,149 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 4,294 kg/ha | +3.5% |
| 1963 | 4,302 kg/ha | +0.2% |
| 1964 | 4,312 kg/ha | +0.2% |
| 1965 | 4,329 kg/ha | +0.4% |
| 1966 | 4,346 kg/ha | +0.4% |
| 1967 | 4,356 kg/ha | +0.2% |
| 1968 | 4,354 kg/ha | -0.0% |
| 1969 | 4,253 kg/ha | -2.3% |
| 1970 | 4,165 kg/ha | -2.1% |
| 1971 | 4,281 kg/ha | +2.8% |
| 1972 | 4,418 kg/ha | +3.2% |
| 1973 | 4,795 kg/ha | +8.5% |
| 1974 | 4,413 kg/ha | -8.0% |
| 1975 | 5,714 kg/ha | +29.5% |
| 1976 | 6,617 kg/ha | +15.8% |
| 1977 | 5,037 kg/ha | -23.9% |
| 1978 | 4,239 kg/ha | -15.8% |
| 1979 | 3,472 kg/ha | -18.1% |
| 1980 | 3,394 kg/ha | -2.3% |
| 1981 | 3,527 kg/ha | +3.9% |
| 1982 | 3,827 kg/ha | +8.5% |
| 1983 | 4,667 kg/ha | +22.0% |
| 1984 | 3,971 kg/ha | -14.9% |
| 1985 | 4,907 kg/ha | +23.6% |
| 1986 | 6,000 kg/ha | +22.3% |
| 1987 | 8,000 kg/ha | +33.3% |
| 1988 | 13,889 kg/ha | +73.6% |
| 1989 | 13,954 kg/ha | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 13,830 kg/ha | -0.9% |
| 1991 | 14,668 kg/ha | +6.1% |
| 1992 | 15,000 kg/ha | +2.3% |
| 1993 | 17,389 kg/ha | +15.9% |
| 1994 | 22,449 kg/ha | +29.1% |
| 1995 | 11,998 kg/ha | -46.6% |
| 1996 | 12,999 kg/ha | +8.3% |
| 1997 | 12,999 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 13,136 kg/ha | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 10,813 kg/ha | -17.7% |
| 2000 | 11,625 kg/ha | +7.5% |
| 2001 | 11,054 kg/ha | -4.9% |
| 2002 | 7,981 kg/ha | -27.8% |
| 2003 | 10,977 kg/ha | +37.5% |
| 2004 | 11,478 kg/ha | +4.6% |
| 2005 | 5,432 kg/ha | -52.7% |
| 2006 | 5,646 kg/ha | +3.9% |
| 2007 | 8,221 kg/ha | +45.6% |
| 2008 | 11,968 kg/ha | +45.6% |
| 2009 | 11,734 kg/ha | -2.0% |
| 2010 | 12,886 kg/ha | +9.8% |
| 2011 | 16,534 kg/ha | +28.3% |
| 2012 | 12,650 kg/ha | -23.5% |
| 2013 | 12,682 kg/ha | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 15,000 kg/ha | +18.3% |
| 2015 | 15,000 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 15,000 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 15,000 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 10,911 kg/ha | -27.3% |
| 2019 | 11,388 kg/ha | +4.4% |
| 2020 | 9,858 kg/ha | -13.4% |
| 2021 | 11,455 kg/ha | +16.2% |
| 2022 | 11,658 kg/ha | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 10,493 kg/ha | -10.0% |
| 2024 | 10,099 kg/ha | -3.8% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 10,099 kg/ha is below the median for high income countries, which is 12,236 kg/ha, 83% of the median. (12 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 10,099 kg/ha is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 10,632 kg/ha, 95% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cassava, fresh — Yield in Costa Rica changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | +73.6% | 8,000 kg/ha | 13,889 kg/ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4,299 kg/ha | 4,149 kg/ha | 4,356 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 4,715 kg/ha | 3,472 kg/ha | 6,617 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 6,613 kg/ha | 3,394 kg/ha | 13,954 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 14,528 kg/ha | 10,813 kg/ha | 22,449 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 9,612 kg/ha | 5,432 kg/ha | 11,968 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 13,705 kg/ha | 10,911 kg/ha | 16,534 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 10,713 kg/ha | 9,858 kg/ha | 11,658 kg/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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- Share of GDP from agriculture 3.4% (2025)
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- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.1% (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is cassava, fresh — yield in Costa Rica?
- Cassava, fresh — yield in Costa Rica was 10,099 kg/ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cassava, fresh — yield recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 22,449 kg/ha in 1994.
- What is the lowest cassava, fresh — yield recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,394 kg/ha in 1980.
- How does Costa Rica rank for cassava, fresh — yield?
- Costa Rica ranks 53rd out of 93 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cassava, fresh — yield rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.7%. 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 — Yield. 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.