Cocoa bean yields in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Cocoa bean yields was 0.1285 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▼ Falling
Cocoa bean yields in Costa Rica, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
In 2024, cocoa bean yields in Costa Rica stood at 0.1285 tonnes per hectare.
That represents a change of down 0.9% on the previous year and down 12.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cocoa bean yields in Costa Rica peaked at 0.4245 tonnes per hectare in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0.1143 tonnes per hectare, in 2005.
That places Costa Rica 50th out of 61 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3023 tonnes per hectare | 0.1538 tonnes per hectare | 0.4214 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.3024 tonnes per hectare | 0.14 tonnes per hectare | 0.3847 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2911 tonnes per hectare | 0.1893 tonnes per hectare | 0.3905 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2416 tonnes per hectare | 0.1667 tonnes per hectare | 0.4245 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.163 tonnes per hectare | 0.1143 tonnes per hectare | 0.1994 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.143 tonnes per hectare | 0.1266 tonnes per hectare | 0.1625 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1289 tonnes per hectare | 0.1267 tonnes per hectare | 0.131 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
- 47 Samoa 0.1834 tonnes per hectare compare
- 48 Liberia 0.1644 tonnes per hectare compare
- 49 Angola 0.1607 tonnes per hectare compare
- 52 Trinidad and Tobago 0.1197 tonnes per hectare compare
- 53 East Timor 0.1025 tonnes per hectare compare
More agriculture & rural data for Costa Rica
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 3.46 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 3.4% (2025)
- Rural population 1.04 million (2025)
- Rural population growth -1.6% (2025)
- Rural population 20.3% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.0% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.1% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 3.4% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 3.4% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 18,980 hectares (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cocoa bean yields in Costa Rica?
- Cocoa bean yields in Costa Rica was 0.1285 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cocoa bean yields recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4245 tonnes per hectare in 1998.
- What is the lowest cocoa bean yields recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1143 tonnes per hectare in 2005.
- How does Costa Rica rank for cocoa bean yields?
- Costa Rica ranks 50th out of 61 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cocoa bean yields rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Cocoa bean yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.