Coconut oil — Production in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Coconut oil — Production was 233.26 t in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Coconut oil — Production in Costa Rica, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 233.26 t for coconut oil — production in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 12.8% on the previous year and down 8.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, coconut oil — production in Costa Rica peaked at 1,751 t in 1992 and was at its lowest, 118.4 t, in 1999.
Costa Rica ranks 48th of 92 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.
Coconut oil — Production in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 466.94 t | — |
| 1962 | 466.94 t | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 466.94 t | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 466.94 t | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 460.8 t | -1.3% |
| 1966 | 942.08 t | +104.4% |
| 1967 | 972.8 t | +3.3% |
| 1968 | 972.8 t | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 972.8 t | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 1,079 t | +10.9% |
| 1971 | 1,117 t | +3.5% |
| 1972 | 1,102 t | -1.3% |
| 1973 | 1,459 t | +32.4% |
| 1974 | 1,459 t | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 1,303 t | -10.7% |
| 1976 | 1,152 t | -11.6% |
| 1977 | 1,162 t | +0.9% |
| 1978 | 1,224 t | +5.3% |
| 1979 | 1,264 t | +3.3% |
| 1980 | 1,178 t | -6.8% |
| 1981 | 1,191 t | +1.1% |
| 1982 | 863.23 t | -27.5% |
| 1983 | 1,188 t | +37.6% |
| 1984 | 1,249 t | +5.2% |
| 1985 | 993.28 t | -20.5% |
| 1986 | 1,677 t | +68.9% |
| 1987 | 1,677 t | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 1,690 t | +0.7% |
| 1989 | 1,696 t | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 1,708 t | +0.7% |
| 1991 | 1,720 t | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 1,751 t | +1.8% |
| 1993 | 983.04 t | -43.9% |
| 1994 | 983.04 t | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 984.17 t | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 675.84 t | -31.3% |
| 1997 | 276.48 t | -59.1% |
| 1998 | 327.68 t | +18.5% |
| 1999 | 118.4 t | -63.9% |
| 2000 | 204.8 t | +73.0% |
| 2001 | 207.26 t | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 201.6 t | -2.7% |
| 2003 | 205.44 t | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 358.3 t | +74.4% |
| 2005 | 368.64 t | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 337.51 t | -8.4% |
| 2007 | 257.02 t | -23.8% |
| 2008 | 245.76 t | -4.4% |
| 2009 | 133.12 t | -45.8% |
| 2010 | 516.84 t | +288.3% |
| 2011 | 605.66 t | +17.2% |
| 2012 | 303.58 t | -49.9% |
| 2013 | 253.88 t | -16.4% |
| 2014 | 128.16 t | -49.5% |
| 2015 | 224.35 t | +75.1% |
| 2016 | 203.26 t | -9.4% |
| 2017 | 210.54 t | +3.6% |
| 2018 | 230.88 t | +9.7% |
| 2019 | 224.67 t | -2.7% |
| 2020 | 259.34 t | +15.4% |
| 2021 | 232.41 t | -10.4% |
| 2022 | 267.41 t | +15.1% |
| 2023 | 233.26 t | -12.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 687.67 t | 460.8 t | 972.8 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 1,232 t | 1,079 t | 1,459 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,340 t | 863.23 t | 1,696 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 952.8 t | 118.4 t | 1,751 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 251.94 t | 133.12 t | 368.64 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 290.18 t | 128.16 t | 605.66 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 248.1 t | 232.41 t | 267.41 t | 4 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
- 46 Dominica 293.45 t compare
- 47 Saint Lucia 268.16 t compare
- 49 Samoa 212 t compare
- 50 Suriname 133.91 t compare
- 51 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 113.2 t 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)
- 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 coconut oil — production in Costa Rica?
- Coconut oil — production in Costa Rica was 233.26 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest coconut oil — production recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 1,751 t in 1992.
- What is the lowest coconut oil — production recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 118.4 t in 1999.
- How does Costa Rica rank for coconut oil — production?
- Costa Rica ranks 48th out of 92 countries with data for 2023.
- Is coconut oil — production rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.1%. 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 Coconut oil — Production. 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.