Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per square in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per square was 34.55 tonnes per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per square in Costa Rica, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per square kilometre.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 34.55 tonnes per square kilometre for cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per square in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 24.6% on the previous year and up 50.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per square in Costa Rica peaked at 34.55 tonnes per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.04 tonnes per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Costa Rica 52nd out of 189 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: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per square in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | tonnes per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.04 tonnes per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 1.14 tonnes per square kilometre | +9.4% |
| 1963 | 1.19 tonnes per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 1964 | 1.45 tonnes per square kilometre | +21.3% |
| 1965 | 1.49 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1966 | 1.49 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 1.7 tonnes per square kilometre | +14.5% |
| 1968 | 1.65 tonnes per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 1969 | 2.02 tonnes per square kilometre | +22.6% |
| 1970 | 2.29 tonnes per square kilometre | +13.6% |
| 1971 | 2.39 tonnes per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1972 | 2.15 tonnes per square kilometre | -9.8% |
| 1973 | 2.64 tonnes per square kilometre | +22.7% |
| 1974 | 2.35 tonnes per square kilometre | -11.1% |
| 1975 | 2.45 tonnes per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1976 | 2.12 tonnes per square kilometre | -13.6% |
| 1977 | 1.92 tonnes per square kilometre | -9.3% |
| 1978 | 2.47 tonnes per square kilometre | +28.6% |
| 1979 | 2.64 tonnes per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 1980 | 3.82 tonnes per square kilometre | +44.4% |
| 1981 | 3.74 tonnes per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 1982 | 3.62 tonnes per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 1983 | 4.03 tonnes per square kilometre | +11.4% |
| 1984 | 3.39 tonnes per square kilometre | -16.0% |
| 1985 | 2.94 tonnes per square kilometre | -13.3% |
| 1986 | 2.94 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 4.09 tonnes per square kilometre | +39.3% |
| 1988 | 6.21 tonnes per square kilometre | +51.7% |
| 1989 | 7.42 tonnes per square kilometre | +19.6% |
| 1990 | 6.84 tonnes per square kilometre | -7.9% |
| 1991 | 8.11 tonnes per square kilometre | +18.6% |
| 1992 | 6.58 tonnes per square kilometre | -18.8% |
| 1993 | 7.11 tonnes per square kilometre | +8.0% |
| 1994 | 12.34 tonnes per square kilometre | +73.6% |
| 1995 | 11.52 tonnes per square kilometre | -6.7% |
| 1996 | 14.18 tonnes per square kilometre | +23.1% |
| 1997 | 14.24 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 15.61 tonnes per square kilometre | +9.6% |
| 1999 | 14.2 tonnes per square kilometre | -9.0% |
| 2000 | 16.26 tonnes per square kilometre | +14.5% |
| 2001 | 16.47 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 17.21 tonnes per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 2003 | 18.68 tonnes per square kilometre | +8.5% |
| 2004 | 18.51 tonnes per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 13.92 tonnes per square kilometre | -24.8% |
| 2006 | 19.96 tonnes per square kilometre | +43.3% |
| 2007 | 22.17 tonnes per square kilometre | +11.1% |
| 2008 | 20.54 tonnes per square kilometre | -7.3% |
| 2009 | 20.43 tonnes per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 20.86 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 20.17 tonnes per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 2012 | 21.99 tonnes per square kilometre | +9.0% |
| 2013 | 22.99 tonnes per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 2014 | 24.97 tonnes per square kilometre | +8.6% |
| 2015 | 25.91 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 2016 | 27.67 tonnes per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 2017 | 28.3 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 29.01 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 30.96 tonnes per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 2020 | 31.36 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 32.28 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2022 | 27.73 tonnes per square kilometre | -14.1% |
| 2023 | 34.55 tonnes per square kilometre | +24.6% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 34.55 tonnes per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 29.18 tonnes per square kilometre, 1.2× the median. (63 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 34.55 tonnes per square kilometre is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 12.91 tonnes per square kilometre, 2.7× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per square 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | +73.6% | 7.11 tonnes per square kilometre | 12.34 tonnes per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.46 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.04 tonnes per square kilometre | 2.02 tonnes per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 2.34 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.92 tonnes per square kilometre | 2.64 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.22 tonnes per square kilometre | 2.94 tonnes per square kilometre | 7.42 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 11.07 tonnes per square kilometre | 6.58 tonnes per square kilometre | 15.61 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 18.42 tonnes per square kilometre | 13.92 tonnes per square kilometre | 22.17 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.28 tonnes per square kilometre | 20.17 tonnes per square kilometre | 30.96 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 31.48 tonnes per square kilometre | 27.73 tonnes per square kilometre | 34.55 tonnes per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
- 49 Cape Verde 37.22 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 50 East Timor 37.19 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 51 Jordan 34.63 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 53 Antigua and Barbuda 31.82 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 54 Cuba 30.29 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 55 Latvia 29.18 tonnes 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: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per square in Costa Rica?
- Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per square in Costa Rica was 34.55 tonnes per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per square recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 34.55 tonnes per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per square recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.04 tonnes per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Costa Rica rank for cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per square?
- Costa Rica ranks 52nd out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per square rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 50.3%. 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: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? 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: which countries are net importers and exporters? ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
- 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: which countries are net importers and exporters? 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.