Chillies and peppers, green (Capsicum spp. and Pimenta spp.) — Area in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Chillies and peppers, green (Capsicum spp. and Pimenta spp.) — Area was 178 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Chillies and peppers, green (Capsicum spp. and Pimenta spp.) — Area in Costa Rica, 1986–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, chillies and peppers, green (capsicum spp. and pimenta spp.) — area in Costa Rica stood at 178 ha.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chillies and peppers, green (capsicum spp. and pimenta spp.) — area in Costa Rica peaked at 2,100 ha in 1991 and was at its lowest, 150 ha, in 1997.
That places Costa Rica 91st out of 128 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Chillies and peppers, green (Capsicum spp. and Pimenta spp.) — Area in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 260 ha | — |
| 1987 | 500 ha | +92.3% |
| 1988 | 660 ha | +32.0% |
| 1989 | 700 ha | +6.1% |
| 1990 | 700 ha | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 2,100 ha | +200.0% |
| 1992 | 1,900 ha | -9.5% |
| 1993 | 2,000 ha | +5.3% |
| 1994 | 250 ha | -87.5% |
| 1995 | 160 ha | -36.0% |
| 1996 | 160 ha | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 150 ha | -6.2% |
| 1998 | 190 ha | +26.7% |
| 1999 | 170 ha | -10.5% |
| 2000 | 260 ha | +52.9% |
| 2001 | 250 ha | -3.8% |
| 2002 | 250 ha | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 280 ha | +12.0% |
| 2004 | 300 ha | +7.1% |
| 2005 | 280 ha | -6.7% |
| 2006 | 330 ha | +17.9% |
| 2007 | 290 ha | -12.1% |
| 2008 | 250 ha | -13.8% |
| 2009 | 240 ha | -4.0% |
| 2010 | 260 ha | +8.3% |
| 2011 | 215 ha | -17.3% |
| 2012 | 330 ha | +53.5% |
| 2013 | 210 ha | -36.4% |
| 2014 | 163 ha | -22.4% |
| 2015 | 181 ha | +11.0% |
| 2016 | 185 ha | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 179 ha | -3.2% |
| 2018 | 182 ha | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 174 ha | -4.4% |
| 2020 | 178 ha | +2.3% |
| 2021 | 178 ha | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 177 ha | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 178 ha | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 178 ha | +0.0% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 178 ha is below the median for high income countries, which is 213 ha, 84% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 178 ha is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 729 ha, 24% of the median. (26 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Chillies and peppers, green (Capsicum spp. and Pimenta spp.) — Area 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | +200.0% | 700 ha | 2,100 ha |
| 1987 | +92.3% | 260 ha | 500 ha |
| 1994 | -87.5% | 2,000 ha | 250 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 530 ha | 260 ha | 700 ha | 4 |
| 1990s | 778 ha | 150 ha | 2,100 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 273 ha | 240 ha | 330 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 207.9 ha | 163 ha | 330 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 177.8 ha | 177 ha | 178 ha | 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 chillies and peppers, green (capsicum spp. and pimenta spp.) — area in Costa Rica?
- Chillies and peppers, green (capsicum spp. and pimenta spp.) — area in Costa Rica was 178 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest chillies and peppers, green (capsicum spp. and pimenta spp.) — area recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 2,100 ha in 1991.
- What is the lowest chillies and peppers, green (capsicum spp. and pimenta spp.) — area recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 150 ha in 1997.
- How does Costa Rica rank for chillies and peppers, green (capsicum spp. and pimenta spp.) — area?
- Costa Rica ranks 91st out of 128 countries with data for 2024.
- Is chillies and peppers, green (capsicum spp. and pimenta spp.) — area rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Chillies and peppers, green (Capsicum spp. and Pimenta spp.) — Area harvested. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.