Coffee bean yields in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Coffee bean yields was 0.753 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.753 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
down 22.6%
World rank
35th
of 82 countries
All-time high
1.58 tonnes per hectare
in 1992
All-time low
0.5615 tonnes per hectare
in 1964
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Coffee 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
Costa Rica recorded 0.753 tonnes per hectare for coffee bean yields in 2024.
That represents a change of down 22.6% on the previous year and down 34.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, coffee bean yields in Costa Rica peaked at 1.58 tonnes per hectare in 1992 and was at its lowest, 0.5615 tonnes per hectare, in 1964.
Costa Rica ranks 35th of 82 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Coffee bean yields in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.8462 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 0.7289 tonnes per hectare | -13.9% |
| 1963 | 0.7425 tonnes per hectare | +1.9% |
| 1964 | 0.5615 tonnes per hectare | -24.4% |
| 1965 | 0.6789 tonnes per hectare | +20.9% |
| 1966 | 0.7766 tonnes per hectare | +14.4% |
| 1967 | 0.8446 tonnes per hectare | +8.8% |
| 1968 | 0.754 tonnes per hectare | -10.7% |
| 1969 | 0.8995 tonnes per hectare | +19.3% |
| 1970 | 0.7704 tonnes per hectare | -14.4% |
| 1971 | 0.9405 tonnes per hectare | +22.1% |
| 1972 | 0.8293 tonnes per hectare | -11.8% |
| 1973 | 1.15 tonnes per hectare | +38.4% |
| 1974 | 1.01 tonnes per hectare | -11.9% |
| 1975 | 0.9468 tonnes per hectare | -6.3% |
| 1976 | 1 tonnes per hectare | +5.7% |
| 1977 | 1.08 tonnes per hectare | +7.6% |
| 1978 | 1.22 tonnes per hectare | +13.0% |
| 1979 | 1.21 tonnes per hectare | -0.9% |
| 1980 | 1.3 tonnes per hectare | +7.9% |
| 1981 | 1.33 tonnes per hectare | +2.2% |
| 1982 | 1.35 tonnes per hectare | +1.8% |
| 1983 | 1.43 tonnes per hectare | +5.3% |
| 1984 | 1.52 tonnes per hectare | +6.7% |
| 1985 | 1.38 tonnes per hectare | -9.4% |
| 1986 | 1.16 tonnes per hectare | -16.2% |
| 1987 | 1.48 tonnes per hectare | +28.5% |
| 1988 | 1.56 tonnes per hectare | +5.0% |
| 1989 | 1.5 tonnes per hectare | -4.0% |
| 1990 | 1.31 tonnes per hectare | -12.1% |
| 1991 | 1.5 tonnes per hectare | +14.5% |
| 1992 | 1.58 tonnes per hectare | +5.3% |
| 1993 | 1.49 tonnes per hectare | -5.7% |
| 1994 | 1.36 tonnes per hectare | -9.1% |
| 1995 | 1.39 tonnes per hectare | +2.3% |
| 1996 | 1.43 tonnes per hectare | +2.7% |
| 1997 | 1.22 tonnes per hectare | -14.3% |
| 1998 | 1.44 tonnes per hectare | +17.6% |
| 1999 | 1.4 tonnes per hectare | -3.0% |
| 2000 | 1.52 tonnes per hectare | +9.1% |
| 2001 | 1.33 tonnes per hectare | -12.7% |
| 2002 | 1.24 tonnes per hectare | -6.5% |
| 2003 | 1.17 tonnes per hectare | -6.1% |
| 2004 | 1.28 tonnes per hectare | +9.5% |
| 2005 | 1.27 tonnes per hectare | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 1.02 tonnes per hectare | -19.6% |
| 2007 | 1.23 tonnes per hectare | +19.8% |
| 2008 | 1.13 tonnes per hectare | -7.5% |
| 2009 | 0.9262 tonnes per hectare | -18.4% |
| 2010 | 0.9284 tonnes per hectare | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 0.9631 tonnes per hectare | +3.7% |
| 2012 | 1.26 tonnes per hectare | +30.5% |
| 2013 | 0.7612 tonnes per hectare | -39.4% |
| 2014 | 1.15 tonnes per hectare | +51.1% |
| 2015 | 0.9966 tonnes per hectare | -13.3% |
| 2016 | 1.11 tonnes per hectare | +11.8% |
| 2017 | 0.965 tonnes per hectare | -13.4% |
| 2018 | 0.9821 tonnes per hectare | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 0.8152 tonnes per hectare | -17.0% |
| 2020 | 0.9263 tonnes per hectare | +13.6% |
| 2021 | 1.02 tonnes per hectare | +9.8% |
| 2022 | 0.9041 tonnes per hectare | -11.1% |
| 2023 | 0.9725 tonnes per hectare | +7.6% |
| 2024 | 0.753 tonnes per hectare | -22.6% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 0.753 tonnes per hectare is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.4513 tonnes per hectare, 1.7× the median. (9 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 0.753 tonnes per hectare is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.6755 tonnes per hectare, 1.1× the median. (26 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.7592 tonnes per hectare | 0.5615 tonnes per hectare | 0.8995 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.01 tonnes per hectare | 0.7704 tonnes per hectare | 1.22 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.4 tonnes per hectare | 1.16 tonnes per hectare | 1.56 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.41 tonnes per hectare | 1.22 tonnes per hectare | 1.58 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.21 tonnes per hectare | 0.9262 tonnes per hectare | 1.52 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9932 tonnes per hectare | 0.7612 tonnes per hectare | 1.26 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9146 tonnes per hectare | 0.753 tonnes per hectare | 1.02 tonnes per hectare | 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 coffee bean yields in Costa Rica?
- Coffee bean yields in Costa Rica was 0.753 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 coffee bean yields recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 1.58 tonnes per hectare in 1992.
- What is the lowest coffee bean yields recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5615 tonnes per hectare in 1964.
- How does Costa Rica rank for coffee bean yields?
- Costa Rica ranks 35th out of 82 countries with data for 2024.
- Is coffee bean yields rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 34.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Coffee 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. Green coffee beans are coffee seeds (beans) that have not yet been roasted.