Cotton lint — Production in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Cotton lint — Production was 665 t in 2013. ◆ Volatile
Cotton lint — Production in Costa Rica, 1961–2013
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cotton lint — production in Costa Rica is 665 t, measured in 2013.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 178.2% on the previous year and up 504.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cotton lint — production in Costa Rica peaked at 7,022 t in 1977 and was at its lowest, 100 t, in 2002.
That places Costa Rica 61st out of 90 countries with data for 2013, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Cotton lint — Production in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1,206 t | — |
| 1962 | 1,494 t | +23.9% |
| 1963 | 1,709 t | +14.4% |
| 1964 | 3,246 t | +89.9% |
| 1965 | 4,791 t | +47.6% |
| 1966 | 3,990 t | -16.7% |
| 1967 | 4,565 t | +14.4% |
| 1968 | 3,393 t | -25.7% |
| 1969 | 1,435 t | -57.7% |
| 1970 | 285 t | -80.1% |
| 1971 | 310 t | +8.8% |
| 1972 | 126 t | -59.4% |
| 1973 | 526 t | +317.5% |
| 1974 | 604 t | +14.8% |
| 1975 | 184 t | -69.5% |
| 1976 | 1,725 t | +837.5% |
| 1977 | 7,022 t | +307.1% |
| 1978 | 2,722 t | -61.2% |
| 1979 | 3,738 t | +37.3% |
| 1980 | 4,100 t | +9.7% |
| 1981 | 5,264 t | +28.4% |
| 1982 | 1,743 t | -66.9% |
| 1983 | 1,339 t | -23.2% |
| 1984 | 1,294 t | -3.4% |
| 1985 | 1,279 t | -1.2% |
| 1986 | 645 t | -49.6% |
| 1987 | 480 t | -25.6% |
| 1988 | 1,164 t | +142.5% |
| 1989 | 240 t | -79.4% |
| 1990 | 215 t | -10.4% |
| 1991 | 150 t | -30.2% |
| 1992 | 145 t | -3.3% |
| 1993 | 115 t | -20.7% |
| 1994 | 110 t | -4.3% |
| 1995 | 140 t | +27.3% |
| 1996 | 140 t | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 120 t | -14.3% |
| 1998 | 130 t | +8.3% |
| 1999 | 135 t | +3.8% |
| 2000 | 120 t | -11.1% |
| 2001 | 150 t | +25.0% |
| 2002 | 100 t | -33.3% |
| 2003 | 110 t | +10.0% |
| 2004 | 110 t | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 220 t | +100.0% |
| 2006 | 220 t | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 323 t | +46.8% |
| 2008 | 453 t | +40.2% |
| 2009 | 194 t | -57.2% |
| 2010 | 220 t | +13.4% |
| 2011 | 230 t | +4.5% |
| 2012 | 239 t | +3.9% |
| 2013 | 665 t | +178.2% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 665 t is above the median for high income countries, which is 69.83 t, 9.5× the median. (12 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 665 t is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 727.5 t, 91% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cotton lint — Production 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | +837.5% | 184 t | 1,725 t |
| 1973 | +317.5% | 126 t | 526 t |
| 1977 | +307.1% | 1,725 t | 7,022 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2,870 t | 1,206 t | 4,791 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 1,724 t | 126 t | 7,022 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,755 t | 240 t | 5,264 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 140 t | 110 t | 215 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 200 t | 100 t | 453 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 338.5 t | 220 t | 665 t | 4 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
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 cotton lint — production in Costa Rica?
- Cotton lint — production in Costa Rica was 665 t in 2013, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cotton lint — production recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 7,022 t in 1977.
- What is the lowest cotton lint — production recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 100 t in 2002.
- How does Costa Rica rank for cotton lint — production?
- Costa Rica ranks 61st out of 90 countries with data for 2013.
- Is cotton lint — production rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 504.5%. 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 Cotton lint — Production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Food Balance Sheet presents a comprehensive picture of the pattern of a country's food supply during a specified reference period. The food balance sheet shows for each food item - i.e. each primary commodity and a number of processed commodities potentially available for human consumption - the sources of supply and its utilization. The total quantity of foodstuffs produced in a country added to the total quantity imported and adjusted to any change in stocks that may have occurred since the beginning of the reference period gives the supply available during that period. On the utilization side a distinction is made between the quantities exported, fed to livestock, used for seed, put to manufacture for food use and non-food uses, losses during storage and transportation, and food supplies available for human consumption. The per caput supply of each such food item available for human consumption is then obtained by dividing the respective quantity by the related data on the population actually partaking of it. Data on per caput food supplies are expressed in terms of quantity and - by applying appropriate food composition factors for all primary and processed products - also in terms of caloric value and protein and fat content.