Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per capita in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per capita was 0.0039 tonnes per person in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per capita in Costa Rica, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per capita in Costa Rica is 0.0039 tonnes per person, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 24.4% on the previous year and up 23.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per capita in Costa Rica peaked at 0.0039 tonnes per person in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0 tonnes per person, in 1961.
That places Costa Rica 87th out of 178 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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, per capita in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1962 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1963 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1964 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1965 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1966 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1967 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1968 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1969 | 0.0006 tonnes per person | — |
| 1970 | 0.0005 tonnes per person | -2.7% |
| 1971 | 0 tonnes per person | -100.0% |
| 1972 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1973 | 0.0005 tonnes per person | — |
| 1974 | 0.0005 tonnes per person | -2.5% |
| 1975 | 0.0005 tonnes per person | -2.5% |
| 1976 | 0.0005 tonnes per person | -2.6% |
| 1977 | 0.0005 tonnes per person | -2.6% |
| 1978 | 0.0013 tonnes per person | +192.1% |
| 1979 | 0.0013 tonnes per person | -2.7% |
| 1980 | 0.0017 tonnes per person | +29.8% |
| 1981 | 0.0012 tonnes per person | -27.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0004 tonnes per person | -67.6% |
| 1983 | 0.0004 tonnes per person | -2.7% |
| 1984 | 0.0004 tonnes per person | -2.7% |
| 1985 | 0.0004 tonnes per person | -2.7% |
| 1986 | 0.0014 tonnes per person | +289.3% |
| 1987 | 0.0017 tonnes per person | +21.7% |
| 1988 | 0.001 tonnes per person | -41.5% |
| 1989 | 0.0013 tonnes per person | +30.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0013 tonnes per person | -2.5% |
| 1991 | 0.0022 tonnes per person | +70.6% |
| 1992 | 0.0015 tonnes per person | -30.4% |
| 1993 | 0.0006 tonnes per person | -61.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0009 tonnes per person | +46.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0006 tonnes per person | -34.9% |
| 1996 | 0.0008 tonnes per person | +46.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0016 tonnes per person | +95.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0019 tonnes per person | +14.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0023 tonnes per person | +25.9% |
| 2000 | 0.0018 tonnes per person | -23.7% |
| 2001 | 0.002 tonnes per person | +12.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0022 tonnes per person | +10.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0022 tonnes per person | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0021 tonnes per person | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0021 tonnes per person | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0028 tonnes per person | +31.5% |
| 2007 | 0.003 tonnes per person | +6.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0025 tonnes per person | -16.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0022 tonnes per person | -10.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0033 tonnes per person | +48.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0035 tonnes per person | +5.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0034 tonnes per person | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0032 tonnes per person | -7.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0034 tonnes per person | +5.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0031 tonnes per person | -7.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0033 tonnes per person | +5.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0033 tonnes per person | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0036 tonnes per person | +11.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0032 tonnes per person | -11.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0034 tonnes per person | +5.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0036 tonnes per person | +5.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0031 tonnes per person | -11.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0039 tonnes per person | +24.4% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 0.0039 tonnes per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0094 tonnes per person, 42% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 0.0039 tonnes per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0014 tonnes per person, 2.8× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per capita 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 | +289.3% | 0.0004 tonnes per person | 0.0014 tonnes per person |
| 1978 | +192.1% | 0.0005 tonnes per person | 0.0013 tonnes per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0001 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0.0006 tonnes per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0006 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0.0013 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.001 tonnes per person | 0.0004 tonnes per person | 0.0017 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0014 tonnes per person | 0.0006 tonnes per person | 0.0023 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0023 tonnes per person | 0.0018 tonnes per person | 0.003 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0033 tonnes per person | 0.0031 tonnes per person | 0.0036 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0035 tonnes per person | 0.0031 tonnes per person | 0.0039 tonnes per person | 4 |
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- 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)
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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)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per capita in Costa Rica?
- Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per capita in Costa Rica was 0.0039 tonnes per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per capita recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0039 tonnes per person in 2023.
- What is the lowest cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per capita recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 tonnes per person in 1961.
- How does Costa Rica rank for cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per capita?
- Costa Rica ranks 87th out of 178 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per capita rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.