Cereals, primary — Production, per square kilometre in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Cereals, primary — Production, per square kilometre was 1.63 t per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
1.63 t per square kilometre
Change on year
down 31.1%
World rank
120th
of 159 countries
All-time high
7.46 t per square kilometre
in 1985
All-time low
1.63 t per square kilometre
in 2023
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Cereals, primary — Production, per square kilometre in Costa Rica, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, cereals, primary — production, per square kilometre in Costa Rica stood at 1.63 t per square kilometre. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of down 31.1% on the previous year and down 65.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereals, primary — production, per square kilometre in Costa Rica peaked at 7.46 t per square kilometre in 1985 and was at its lowest, 1.63 t per square kilometre, in 2023.
Costa Rica ranks 120th of 159 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Cereals, primary — Production, per square kilometre in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | t per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2.33 t per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 2.58 t per square kilometre | +11.0% |
| 1963 | 2.64 t per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1964 | 2.94 t per square kilometre | +11.6% |
| 1965 | 3.31 t per square kilometre | +12.5% |
| 1966 | 3.47 t per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 1967 | 3.7 t per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 1968 | 3.89 t per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 1969 | 3.51 t per square kilometre | -10.0% |
| 1970 | 3.18 t per square kilometre | -9.4% |
| 1971 | 3.4 t per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 1972 | 3.47 t per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1973 | 3.64 t per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 1974 | 3.94 t per square kilometre | +8.2% |
| 1975 | 5.55 t per square kilometre | +40.6% |
| 1976 | 5.33 t per square kilometre | -3.9% |
| 1977 | 5.76 t per square kilometre | +8.1% |
| 1978 | 6.12 t per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 1979 | 6.39 t per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1980 | 6.81 t per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 1981 | 6.58 t per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 1982 | 5.01 t per square kilometre | -23.9% |
| 1983 | 7.29 t per square kilometre | +45.6% |
| 1984 | 7.11 t per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 1985 | 7.46 t per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 1986 | 6.7 t per square kilometre | -10.1% |
| 1987 | 5.86 t per square kilometre | -12.5% |
| 1988 | 6.17 t per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 1989 | 4.81 t per square kilometre | -22.0% |
| 1990 | 5.62 t per square kilometre | +16.7% |
| 1991 | 5.2 t per square kilometre | -7.5% |
| 1992 | 4.74 t per square kilometre | -8.8% |
| 1993 | 4.09 t per square kilometre | -13.7% |
| 1994 | 4.7 t per square kilometre | +14.9% |
| 1995 | 4.11 t per square kilometre | -12.5% |
| 1996 | 5.22 t per square kilometre | +26.8% |
| 1997 | 5.52 t per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 1998 | 5.15 t per square kilometre | -6.7% |
| 1999 | 5.73 t per square kilometre | +11.2% |
| 2000 | 5.58 t per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 2001 | 4.49 t per square kilometre | -19.5% |
| 2002 | 3.94 t per square kilometre | -12.2% |
| 2003 | 3.88 t per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 4.11 t per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 2005 | 3.85 t per square kilometre | -6.4% |
| 2006 | 4.06 t per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 2007 | 3.9 t per square kilometre | -3.9% |
| 2008 | 4.59 t per square kilometre | +17.6% |
| 2009 | 5.55 t per square kilometre | +21.0% |
| 2010 | 5.61 t per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 5.83 t per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 2012 | 4.54 t per square kilometre | -22.1% |
| 2013 | 4.67 t per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 4.59 t per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 3.99 t per square kilometre | -13.1% |
| 2016 | 4.19 t per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 2017 | 3.13 t per square kilometre | -25.4% |
| 2018 | 3.87 t per square kilometre | +23.9% |
| 2019 | 3.34 t per square kilometre | -13.8% |
| 2020 | 2.97 t per square kilometre | -10.9% |
| 2021 | 3.08 t per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 2022 | 2.37 t per square kilometre | -22.9% |
| 2023 | 1.63 t per square kilometre | -31.1% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 1.63 t per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 11.36 t per square kilometre, 14% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 1.63 t per square kilometre is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 4.33 t per square kilometre, 38% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.15 t per square kilometre | 2.33 t per square kilometre | 3.89 t per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 4.68 t per square kilometre | 3.18 t per square kilometre | 6.39 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.38 t per square kilometre | 4.81 t per square kilometre | 7.46 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.01 t per square kilometre | 4.09 t per square kilometre | 5.73 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.4 t per square kilometre | 3.85 t per square kilometre | 5.58 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.38 t per square kilometre | 3.13 t per square kilometre | 5.83 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.51 t per square kilometre | 1.63 t per square kilometre | 3.08 t per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
- 117 Bhutan 1.83 t per square kilometre compare
- 118 Kuwait 1.76 t per square kilometre compare
- 119 South Sudan 1.72 t per square kilometre compare
- 121 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1.62 t per square kilometre compare
- 122 Algeria 1.44 t per square kilometre compare
- 123 Suriname 1.43 t per square kilometre compare
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 square kilometre in Costa Rica?
- Cereals, primary — production, per square kilometre in Costa Rica was 1.63 t per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cereals, primary — production, per square kilometre recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 7.46 t per square kilometre in 1985.
- What is the lowest cereals, primary — production, per square kilometre recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.63 t per square kilometre in 2023.
- How does Costa Rica rank for cereals, primary — production, per square kilometre?
- Costa Rica ranks 120th out of 159 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cereals, primary — production, per square kilometre rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 65.0%. 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 square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Cereals, primary — Production divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Cereals, primary — Production ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Cereals, primary — Production Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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, primary — Production divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.