Cereal yields in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Cereal yields was 3.81 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
3.81 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
down 14.4%
World rank
70th
of 186 countries
All-time high
4.5 tonnes per hectare
in 2014
All-time low
1.15 tonnes per hectare
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Cereal yields in Costa Rica, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cereal yields in Costa Rica is 3.81 tonnes per hectare, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 14.4% on the previous year and down 15.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereal yields in Costa Rica peaked at 4.5 tonnes per hectare in 2014 and was at its lowest, 1.15 tonnes per hectare, in 1961.
Costa Rica ranks 70th of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Cereal yields in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.15 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 1.18 tonnes per hectare | +2.1% |
| 1963 | 1.24 tonnes per hectare | +5.5% |
| 1964 | 1.18 tonnes per hectare | -5.0% |
| 1965 | 1.53 tonnes per hectare | +29.7% |
| 1966 | 1.44 tonnes per hectare | -5.7% |
| 1967 | 1.48 tonnes per hectare | +2.4% |
| 1968 | 1.59 tonnes per hectare | +7.4% |
| 1969 | 1.57 tonnes per hectare | -0.8% |
| 1970 | 1.44 tonnes per hectare | -8.7% |
| 1971 | 1.84 tonnes per hectare | +28.0% |
| 1972 | 1.87 tonnes per hectare | +1.8% |
| 1973 | 1.39 tonnes per hectare | -25.8% |
| 1974 | 1.57 tonnes per hectare | +13.4% |
| 1975 | 1.9 tonnes per hectare | +20.4% |
| 1976 | 1.71 tonnes per hectare | -9.6% |
| 1977 | 2.06 tonnes per hectare | +20.1% |
| 1978 | 2.29 tonnes per hectare | +11.4% |
| 1979 | 2.29 tonnes per hectare | +0.1% |
| 1980 | 2.92 tonnes per hectare | +27.5% |
| 1981 | 2.28 tonnes per hectare | -22.2% |
| 1982 | 1.74 tonnes per hectare | -23.4% |
| 1983 | 2.4 tonnes per hectare | +37.8% |
| 1984 | 2.32 tonnes per hectare | -3.2% |
| 1985 | 2.32 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 2.25 tonnes per hectare | -3.0% |
| 1987 | 2.26 tonnes per hectare | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 2.52 tonnes per hectare | +11.6% |
| 1989 | 2.62 tonnes per hectare | +4.1% |
| 1990 | 3.1 tonnes per hectare | +18.1% |
| 1991 | 3.3 tonnes per hectare | +6.5% |
| 1992 | 3.17 tonnes per hectare | -3.9% |
| 1993 | 3.42 tonnes per hectare | +7.9% |
| 1994 | 3.82 tonnes per hectare | +11.6% |
| 1995 | 3.78 tonnes per hectare | -1.0% |
| 1996 | 3.48 tonnes per hectare | -7.8% |
| 1997 | 3.79 tonnes per hectare | +8.8% |
| 1998 | 3.77 tonnes per hectare | -0.6% |
| 1999 | 3.68 tonnes per hectare | -2.4% |
| 2000 | 3.63 tonnes per hectare | -1.4% |
| 2001 | 3.55 tonnes per hectare | -2.1% |
| 2002 | 3.68 tonnes per hectare | +3.8% |
| 2003 | 3.17 tonnes per hectare | -13.9% |
| 2004 | 3.06 tonnes per hectare | -3.5% |
| 2005 | 3.19 tonnes per hectare | +4.2% |
| 2006 | 3.76 tonnes per hectare | +17.9% |
| 2007 | 3.54 tonnes per hectare | -5.9% |
| 2008 | 3.81 tonnes per hectare | +7.8% |
| 2009 | 3.79 tonnes per hectare | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 3.2 tonnes per hectare | -15.6% |
| 2011 | 3.42 tonnes per hectare | +6.9% |
| 2012 | 3.62 tonnes per hectare | +5.9% |
| 2013 | 3.28 tonnes per hectare | -9.3% |
| 2014 | 4.5 tonnes per hectare | +37.0% |
| 2015 | 3.83 tonnes per hectare | -14.8% |
| 2016 | 4.03 tonnes per hectare | +5.1% |
| 2017 | 3.73 tonnes per hectare | -7.3% |
| 2018 | 4.21 tonnes per hectare | +12.8% |
| 2019 | 4.05 tonnes per hectare | -3.7% |
| 2020 | 3.36 tonnes per hectare | -17.2% |
| 2021 | 4.31 tonnes per hectare | +28.4% |
| 2022 | 4.06 tonnes per hectare | -5.8% |
| 2023 | 4.45 tonnes per hectare | +9.5% |
| 2024 | 3.81 tonnes per hectare | -14.4% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 3.81 tonnes per hectare is below the median for high income countries, which is 5.11 tonnes per hectare, 75% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 3.81 tonnes per hectare is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 3.75 tonnes per hectare, 1.0× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.37 tonnes per hectare | 1.15 tonnes per hectare | 1.59 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.84 tonnes per hectare | 1.39 tonnes per hectare | 2.29 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.36 tonnes per hectare | 1.74 tonnes per hectare | 2.92 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.53 tonnes per hectare | 3.1 tonnes per hectare | 3.82 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.52 tonnes per hectare | 3.06 tonnes per hectare | 3.81 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.79 tonnes per hectare | 3.2 tonnes per hectare | 4.5 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 4 tonnes per hectare | 3.36 tonnes per hectare | 4.45 tonnes per hectare | 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)
- 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 cereal yields in Costa Rica?
- Cereal yields in Costa Rica was 3.81 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cereal yields recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 4.5 tonnes per hectare in 2014.
- What is the lowest cereal yields recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.15 tonnes per hectare in 1961.
- How does Costa Rica rank for cereal yields?
- Costa Rica ranks 70th out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cereal yields 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 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Cereal yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in tonnes per hectare.