Cocoa bean yields in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Cocoa bean yields was 0.1285 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
0.1285 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
down 0.9%
World rank
50th
of 61 countries
All-time high
0.4245 tonnes per hectare
in 1998
All-time low
0.1143 tonnes per hectare
in 2005
Years of data
64
1961–2024
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.
Cocoa bean yields in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.3655 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 0.4214 tonnes per hectare | +15.3% |
| 1963 | 0.3567 tonnes per hectare | -15.4% |
| 1964 | 0.34 tonnes per hectare | -4.7% |
| 1965 | 0.2533 tonnes per hectare | -25.5% |
| 1966 | 0.31 tonnes per hectare | +22.4% |
| 1967 | 0.24 tonnes per hectare | -22.6% |
| 1968 | 0.28 tonnes per hectare | +16.7% |
| 1969 | 0.1538 tonnes per hectare | -45.1% |
| 1970 | 0.14 tonnes per hectare | -9.0% |
| 1971 | 0.2433 tonnes per hectare | +73.8% |
| 1972 | 0.2778 tonnes per hectare | +14.2% |
| 1973 | 0.2933 tonnes per hectare | +5.6% |
| 1974 | 0.2915 tonnes per hectare | -0.6% |
| 1975 | 0.3656 tonnes per hectare | +25.4% |
| 1976 | 0.3367 tonnes per hectare | -7.9% |
| 1977 | 0.3847 tonnes per hectare | +14.3% |
| 1978 | 0.346 tonnes per hectare | -10.1% |
| 1979 | 0.3455 tonnes per hectare | -0.1% |
| 1980 | 0.3291 tonnes per hectare | -4.7% |
| 1981 | 0.3156 tonnes per hectare | -4.1% |
| 1982 | 0.2954 tonnes per hectare | -6.4% |
| 1983 | 0.2375 tonnes per hectare | -19.6% |
| 1984 | 0.3905 tonnes per hectare | +64.4% |
| 1985 | 0.3599 tonnes per hectare | -7.8% |
| 1986 | 0.3023 tonnes per hectare | -16.0% |
| 1987 | 0.2485 tonnes per hectare | -17.8% |
| 1988 | 0.1893 tonnes per hectare | -23.8% |
| 1989 | 0.2426 tonnes per hectare | +28.2% |
| 1990 | 0.2009 tonnes per hectare | -17.2% |
| 1991 | 0.2267 tonnes per hectare | +12.8% |
| 1992 | 0.2222 tonnes per hectare | -2.0% |
| 1993 | 0.2333 tonnes per hectare | +5.0% |
| 1994 | 0.1667 tonnes per hectare | -28.5% |
| 1995 | 0.1667 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.1667 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.3636 tonnes per hectare | +118.1% |
| 1998 | 0.4245 tonnes per hectare | +16.7% |
| 1999 | 0.2446 tonnes per hectare | -42.4% |
| 2000 | 0.1994 tonnes per hectare | -18.5% |
| 2001 | 0.1994 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.1994 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.1994 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.1994 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.1143 tonnes per hectare | -42.7% |
| 2006 | 0.1178 tonnes per hectare | +3.1% |
| 2007 | 0.1238 tonnes per hectare | +5.1% |
| 2008 | 0.1322 tonnes per hectare | +6.8% |
| 2009 | 0.145 tonnes per hectare | +9.7% |
| 2010 | 0.1464 tonnes per hectare | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 0.1498 tonnes per hectare | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 0.1502 tonnes per hectare | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 0.1502 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.1474 tonnes per hectare | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 0.1336 tonnes per hectare | -9.4% |
| 2016 | 0.1625 tonnes per hectare | +21.6% |
| 2017 | 0.1363 tonnes per hectare | -16.1% |
| 2018 | 0.1266 tonnes per hectare | -7.1% |
| 2019 | 0.127 tonnes per hectare | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.1267 tonnes per hectare | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 0.1287 tonnes per hectare | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 0.131 tonnes per hectare | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 0.1297 tonnes per hectare | -1.0% |
| 2024 | 0.1285 tonnes per hectare | -0.9% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 0.1285 tonnes per hectare is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.4151 tonnes per hectare, 31% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cocoa bean yields 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | +118.1% | 0.1667 tonnes per hectare | 0.3636 tonnes per hectare |
| 1971 | +73.8% | 0.14 tonnes per hectare | 0.2433 tonnes per hectare |
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
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- 49 Angola 0.1607 tonnes per hectare compare
- 51 Guadeloupe 0.12 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 (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 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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Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.