Cereals, primary — Production, per capita in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Cereals, primary — Production, per capita was 0.0141 t per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Cereals, primary — Production, per capita in Costa Rica, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t per person.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 0.0141 t per person for cereals, primary — production, per capita in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 13.8% on the previous year and down 71.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereals, primary — production, per capita in Costa Rica peaked at 0.1454 t per person in 1980 and was at its lowest, 0.0141 t per person, in 2024.
Costa Rica ranks 130th of 159 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Cereals, primary — Production, per capita in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | t per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0862 t per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0923 t per person | +7.0% |
| 1963 | 0.0909 t per person | -1.5% |
| 1964 | 0.098 t per person | +7.8% |
| 1965 | 0.1066 t per person | +8.8% |
| 1966 | 0.108 t per person | +1.4% |
| 1967 | 0.1118 t per person | +3.5% |
| 1968 | 0.1143 t per person | +2.2% |
| 1969 | 0.1001 t per person | -12.4% |
| 1970 | 0.0883 t per person | -11.8% |
| 1971 | 0.092 t per person | +4.2% |
| 1972 | 0.0915 t per person | -0.5% |
| 1973 | 0.0936 t per person | +2.3% |
| 1974 | 0.0987 t per person | +5.5% |
| 1975 | 0.1353 t per person | +37.1% |
| 1976 | 0.1268 t per person | -6.3% |
| 1977 | 0.1335 t per person | +5.3% |
| 1978 | 0.1381 t per person | +3.4% |
| 1979 | 0.1402 t per person | +1.5% |
| 1980 | 0.1454 t per person | +3.7% |
| 1981 | 0.1368 t per person | -5.9% |
| 1982 | 0.1013 t per person | -26.0% |
| 1983 | 0.1435 t per person | +41.7% |
| 1984 | 0.136 t per person | -5.2% |
| 1985 | 0.1389 t per person | +2.1% |
| 1986 | 0.1215 t per person | -12.5% |
| 1987 | 0.1035 t per person | -14.8% |
| 1988 | 0.1061 t per person | +2.5% |
| 1989 | 0.0807 t per person | -24.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0919 t per person | +13.8% |
| 1991 | 0.0828 t per person | -9.8% |
| 1992 | 0.0737 t per person | -11.1% |
| 1993 | 0.062 t per person | -15.8% |
| 1994 | 0.0695 t per person | +12.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0594 t per person | -14.6% |
| 1996 | 0.0736 t per person | +23.9% |
| 1997 | 0.0761 t per person | +3.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0695 t per person | -8.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0757 t per person | +8.9% |
| 2000 | 0.0724 t per person | -4.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0572 t per person | -20.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0494 t per person | -13.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0479 t per person | -3.0% |
| 2004 | 0.05 t per person | +4.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0461 t per person | -7.7% |
| 2006 | 0.048 t per person | +4.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0455 t per person | -5.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0528 t per person | +16.0% |
| 2009 | 0.063 t per person | +19.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0629 t per person | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0645 t per person | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0497 t per person | -23.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0506 t per person | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0492 t per person | -2.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0423 t per person | -14.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0439 t per person | +3.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0325 t per person | -26.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0399 t per person | +22.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0341 t per person | -14.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0301 t per person | -11.6% |
| 2021 | 0.031 t per person | +3.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0238 t per person | -23.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0163 t per person | -31.4% |
| 2024 | 0.0141 t per person | -13.8% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 0.0141 t per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.2259 t per person, 6% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 0.0141 t per person is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0919 t per person, 15% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1009 t per person | 0.0862 t per person | 0.1143 t per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.1138 t per person | 0.0883 t per person | 0.1402 t per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1214 t per person | 0.0807 t per person | 0.1454 t per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0734 t per person | 0.0594 t per person | 0.0919 t per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0532 t per person | 0.0455 t per person | 0.0724 t per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.047 t per person | 0.0325 t per person | 0.0645 t per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0231 t per person | 0.0141 t per person | 0.031 t per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
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, primary — production, per capita in Costa Rica?
- Cereals, primary — production, per capita in Costa Rica was 0.0141 t per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cereals, primary — production, per capita recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1454 t per person in 1980.
- What is the lowest cereals, primary — production, per capita recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0141 t per person in 2024.
- How does Costa Rica rank for cereals, primary — production, per capita?
- Costa Rica ranks 130th out of 159 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cereals, primary — production, per capita rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 71.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Cereals, primary — Production, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Cereals, primary — Production divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Cereals, primary — Production ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Cereals, primary — Production Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Cereals, primary — Production divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.