Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel was 20,000 tonnes in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel in Costa Rica, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
In 2023, cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel in Costa Rica stood at 20,000 tonnes. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 25.0% on the previous year and up 33.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel in Costa Rica peaked at 20,000 tonnes in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0 tonnes, in 1961.
Costa Rica ranks 86th of 181 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.
Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1962 | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1963 | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1964 | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1965 | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1966 | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1967 | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1968 | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1969 | 1,000 tonnes | — |
| 1970 | 1,000 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0 tonnes | -100.0% |
| 1972 | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1973 | 1,000 tonnes | — |
| 1974 | 1,000 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 1,000 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 1,000 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 1,000 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 3,000 tonnes | +200.0% |
| 1979 | 3,000 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 4,000 tonnes | +33.3% |
| 1981 | 3,000 tonnes | -25.0% |
| 1982 | 1,000 tonnes | -66.7% |
| 1983 | 1,000 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 1,000 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 1,000 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 4,000 tonnes | +300.0% |
| 1987 | 5,000 tonnes | +25.0% |
| 1988 | 3,000 tonnes | -40.0% |
| 1989 | 4,000 tonnes | +33.3% |
| 1990 | 4,000 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 7,000 tonnes | +75.0% |
| 1992 | 5,000 tonnes | -28.6% |
| 1993 | 2,000 tonnes | -60.0% |
| 1994 | 3,000 tonnes | +50.0% |
| 1995 | 2,000 tonnes | -33.3% |
| 1996 | 3,000 tonnes | +50.0% |
| 1997 | 6,000 tonnes | +100.0% |
| 1998 | 7,000 tonnes | +16.7% |
| 1999 | 9,000 tonnes | +28.6% |
| 2000 | 7,000 tonnes | -22.2% |
| 2001 | 8,000 tonnes | +14.3% |
| 2002 | 9,000 tonnes | +12.5% |
| 2003 | 9,000 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 9,000 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 9,000 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 12,000 tonnes | +33.3% |
| 2007 | 13,000 tonnes | +8.3% |
| 2008 | 11,000 tonnes | -15.4% |
| 2009 | 10,000 tonnes | -9.1% |
| 2010 | 15,000 tonnes | +50.0% |
| 2011 | 16,000 tonnes | +6.7% |
| 2012 | 16,000 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 15,000 tonnes | -6.2% |
| 2014 | 16,000 tonnes | +6.7% |
| 2015 | 15,000 tonnes | -6.2% |
| 2016 | 16,000 tonnes | +6.7% |
| 2017 | 16,000 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 18,000 tonnes | +12.5% |
| 2019 | 16,000 tonnes | -11.1% |
| 2020 | 17,000 tonnes | +6.2% |
| 2021 | 18,000 tonnes | +5.9% |
| 2022 | 16,000 tonnes | -11.1% |
| 2023 | 20,000 tonnes | +25.0% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 20,000 tonnes is below the median for high income countries, which is 46,000 tonnes, 43% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 20,000 tonnes is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 2,000 tonnes, 10.0× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | +300.0% | 1,000 tonnes | 4,000 tonnes |
| 1978 | +200.0% | 1,000 tonnes | 3,000 tonnes |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 111.11 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 1,000 tonnes | 9 |
| 1970s | 1,200 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 3,000 tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 2,700 tonnes | 1,000 tonnes | 5,000 tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 4,800 tonnes | 2,000 tonnes | 9,000 tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 9,700 tonnes | 7,000 tonnes | 13,000 tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 15,900 tonnes | 15,000 tonnes | 18,000 tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 17,750 tonnes | 16,000 tonnes | 20,000 tonnes | 4 |
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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)
- 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 cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel in Costa Rica?
- Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel in Costa Rica was 20,000 tonnes in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 20,000 tonnes in 2023.
- What is the lowest cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 tonnes in 1961.
- How does Costa Rica rank for cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel?
- Costa Rica ranks 86th out of 181 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.3%. 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 (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Quantity of cereal crops allocated to other uses (and not to human food or animal feed), predominantly industrial uses such as biofuel production.