Citrus Fruit, Total — Area harvested in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Citrus Fruit, Total — Area harvested was 17,157 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Citrus Fruit, Total — Area harvested in Costa Rica, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for citrus fruit, total — area harvested in Costa Rica is 17,157 ha, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 12.7% on the previous year and down 34.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, citrus fruit, total — area harvested in Costa Rica peaked at 29,937 ha in 2003 and was at its lowest, 4,900 ha, in 1961.
Costa Rica ranks 48th of 156 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Citrus Fruit, Total — Area harvested in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 4,900 ha | — |
| 1962 | 5,000 ha | +2.0% |
| 1963 | 5,300 ha | +6.0% |
| 1964 | 5,500 ha | +3.8% |
| 1965 | 5,900 ha | +7.3% |
| 1966 | 6,200 ha | +5.1% |
| 1967 | 6,400 ha | +3.2% |
| 1968 | 6,900 ha | +7.8% |
| 1969 | 7,100 ha | +2.9% |
| 1970 | 7,400 ha | +4.2% |
| 1971 | 7,500 ha | +1.4% |
| 1972 | 7,800 ha | +4.0% |
| 1973 | 8,000 ha | +2.6% |
| 1974 | 8,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 8,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 8,500 ha | +6.2% |
| 1977 | 8,800 ha | +3.5% |
| 1978 | 9,000 ha | +2.3% |
| 1979 | 9,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 9,200 ha | +2.2% |
| 1981 | 9,300 ha | +1.1% |
| 1982 | 8,000 ha | -14.0% |
| 1983 | 7,900 ha | -1.2% |
| 1984 | 7,600 ha | -3.8% |
| 1985 | 7,500 ha | -1.3% |
| 1986 | 7,300 ha | -2.7% |
| 1987 | 7,000 ha | -4.1% |
| 1988 | 6,535 ha | -6.6% |
| 1989 | 6,892 ha | +5.5% |
| 1990 | 12,697 ha | +84.2% |
| 1991 | 15,011 ha | +18.2% |
| 1992 | 17,980 ha | +19.8% |
| 1993 | 19,992 ha | +11.2% |
| 1994 | 24,260 ha | +21.3% |
| 1995 | 24,530 ha | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 25,550 ha | +4.2% |
| 1997 | 25,605 ha | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 27,110 ha | +5.9% |
| 1999 | 27,343 ha | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 27,782 ha | +1.6% |
| 2001 | 28,500 ha | +2.6% |
| 2002 | 28,527 ha | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 29,937 ha | +4.9% |
| 2004 | 27,961 ha | -6.6% |
| 2005 | 27,386 ha | -2.1% |
| 2006 | 26,400 ha | -3.6% |
| 2007 | 28,509 ha | +8.0% |
| 2008 | 28,778 ha | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 29,036 ha | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 28,871 ha | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 26,007 ha | -9.9% |
| 2012 | 25,113 ha | -3.4% |
| 2013 | 25,178 ha | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 26,128 ha | +3.8% |
| 2015 | 26,949 ha | +3.1% |
| 2016 | 27,408 ha | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 27,736 ha | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 16,140 ha | -41.8% |
| 2019 | 13,426 ha | -16.8% |
| 2020 | 13,960 ha | +4.0% |
| 2021 | 26,942 ha | +93.0% |
| 2022 | 26,576 ha | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 19,651 ha | -26.1% |
| 2024 | 17,157 ha | -12.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5,911 ha | 4,900 ha | 7,100 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 8,200 ha | 7,400 ha | 9,000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 7,723 ha | 6,535 ha | 9,300 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 22,008 ha | 12,697 ha | 27,343 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 28,282 ha | 26,400 ha | 29,937 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 24,296 ha | 13,426 ha | 28,871 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 20,857 ha | 13,960 ha | 26,942 ha | 5 |
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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)
- 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)
- Agriculture share gdp 3.37 (2025)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 3.37 (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.1% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is citrus fruit, total — area harvested in Costa Rica?
- Citrus fruit, total — area harvested in Costa Rica was 17,157 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest citrus fruit, total — area harvested recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 29,937 ha in 2003.
- What is the lowest citrus fruit, total — area harvested recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,900 ha in 1961.
- How does Costa Rica rank for citrus fruit, total — area harvested?
- Costa Rica ranks 48th out of 156 countries with data for 2024.
- Is citrus fruit, total — area harvested rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 34.3%. 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 Citrus Fruit, Total — Area harvested. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.