Cotton yields in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Cotton yields was 0.7851 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▼ Falling
Cotton 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
The most recent figure for cotton yields in Costa Rica is 0.7851 tonnes per hectare, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cotton yields in Costa Rica peaked at 2.98 tonnes per hectare in 1988 and was at its lowest, 0.7615 tonnes per hectare, in 2011.
That places Costa Rica 77th out of 100 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 | 1.62 tonnes per hectare | 1.59 tonnes per hectare | 1.63 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.5 tonnes per hectare | 0.7725 tonnes per hectare | 1.77 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.68 tonnes per hectare | 0.8762 tonnes per hectare | 2.98 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.03 tonnes per hectare | 0.871 tonnes per hectare | 1.44 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8092 tonnes per hectare | 0.7663 tonnes per hectare | 0.8818 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.778 tonnes per hectare | 0.7615 tonnes per hectare | 0.8207 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7936 tonnes per hectare | 0.7851 tonnes per hectare | 0.8094 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
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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 cotton yields in Costa Rica?
- Cotton yields in Costa Rica was 0.7851 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 cotton yields recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 2.98 tonnes per hectare in 1988.
- What is the lowest cotton yields recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7615 tonnes per hectare in 2011.
- How does Costa Rica rank for cotton yields?
- Costa Rica ranks 77th out of 100 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cotton yields rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.1%. 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 Cotton 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.