Cereal crop yield vs fertilizer application in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Cereal crop yield vs fertilizer application was 3.81 in 2024. β² Rising
Cereal crop yield vs fertilizer application in Costa Rica, 1961β2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cereal crop yield vs fertilizer application in Costa Rica is 3.81, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 14.4% on the previous year and down 15.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereal crop yield vs fertilizer application in Costa Rica peaked at 4.5 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 1.15, in 1961.
That places Costa Rica 70th out of 186 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.37 | 1.15 | 1.59 | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.84 | 1.39 | 2.29 | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.36 | 1.74 | 2.92 | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.53 | 3.1 | 3.82 | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.52 | 3.06 | 3.81 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.79 | 3.2 | 4.5 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4 | 3.36 | 4.45 | 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)
- Agriculture share gdp 3.37 (2025)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 3.37 (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.1% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cereal crop yield vs fertilizer application in Costa Rica?
- Cereal crop yield vs fertilizer application in Costa Rica was 3.81 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cereal crop yield vs fertilizer application recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 4.5 in 2014.
- What is the lowest cereal crop yield vs fertilizer application recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.15 in 1961.
- How does Costa Rica rank for cereal crop yield vs fertilizer application?
- Costa Rica ranks 70th out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cereal crop yield vs fertilizer application rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Cereal crop yield vs fertilizer application. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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