Cotton yields in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Cotton yields was 0.7851 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
0.7851 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
78th
of 101 countries
All-time high
2.98 tonnes per hectare
in 1988
All-time low
0.7615 tonnes per hectare
in 2011
Years of data
64
1961–2024
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 78th out of 101 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.
Cotton yields in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.59 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 1.62 tonnes per hectare | +2.1% |
| 1963 | 1.61 tonnes per hectare | -0.8% |
| 1964 | 1.62 tonnes per hectare | +0.7% |
| 1965 | 1.63 tonnes per hectare | +0.3% |
| 1966 | 1.62 tonnes per hectare | -0.1% |
| 1967 | 1.62 tonnes per hectare | -0.2% |
| 1968 | 1.62 tonnes per hectare | -0.1% |
| 1969 | 1.63 tonnes per hectare | +0.7% |
| 1970 | 1.67 tonnes per hectare | +2.1% |
| 1971 | 1.63 tonnes per hectare | -1.9% |
| 1972 | 1.76 tonnes per hectare | +7.8% |
| 1973 | 1.66 tonnes per hectare | -5.9% |
| 1974 | 1.67 tonnes per hectare | +0.6% |
| 1975 | 1.53 tonnes per hectare | -7.9% |
| 1976 | 1.77 tonnes per hectare | +15.4% |
| 1977 | 1.56 tonnes per hectare | -11.9% |
| 1978 | 0.7725 tonnes per hectare | -50.5% |
| 1979 | 0.9345 tonnes per hectare | +21.0% |
| 1980 | 1.58 tonnes per hectare | +69.0% |
| 1981 | 1.84 tonnes per hectare | +16.6% |
| 1982 | 1.25 tonnes per hectare | -32.4% |
| 1983 | 1.5 tonnes per hectare | +20.5% |
| 1984 | 1.68 tonnes per hectare | +12.0% |
| 1985 | 2.26 tonnes per hectare | +34.5% |
| 1986 | 1.62 tonnes per hectare | -28.3% |
| 1987 | 1.23 tonnes per hectare | -24.2% |
| 1988 | 2.98 tonnes per hectare | +142.6% |
| 1989 | 0.8762 tonnes per hectare | -70.6% |
| 1990 | 1.08 tonnes per hectare | +23.7% |
| 1991 | 1.44 tonnes per hectare | +32.5% |
| 1992 | 1.18 tonnes per hectare | -18.1% |
| 1993 | 0.9603 tonnes per hectare | -18.3% |
| 1994 | 1 tonnes per hectare | +4.1% |
| 1995 | 1.01 tonnes per hectare | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 0.9803 tonnes per hectare | -2.5% |
| 1997 | 0.9 tonnes per hectare | -8.2% |
| 1998 | 0.9 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.871 tonnes per hectare | -3.2% |
| 2000 | 0.8818 tonnes per hectare | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 0.8657 tonnes per hectare | -1.8% |
| 2002 | 0.8515 tonnes per hectare | -1.6% |
| 2003 | 0.8355 tonnes per hectare | -1.9% |
| 2004 | 0.8238 tonnes per hectare | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 0.7663 tonnes per hectare | -7.0% |
| 2006 | 0.7663 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.767 tonnes per hectare | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 0.7671 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.7667 tonnes per hectare | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.7686 tonnes per hectare | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 0.7615 tonnes per hectare | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 0.7647 tonnes per hectare | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 0.7647 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.7765 tonnes per hectare | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 0.7761 tonnes per hectare | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.7658 tonnes per hectare | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 0.8014 tonnes per hectare | +4.6% |
| 2018 | 0.8207 tonnes per hectare | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 0.7804 tonnes per hectare | -4.9% |
| 2020 | 0.8094 tonnes per hectare | +3.7% |
| 2021 | 0.8033 tonnes per hectare | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 0.7852 tonnes per hectare | -2.3% |
| 2023 | 0.7851 tonnes per hectare | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.7851 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 0.7851 tonnes per hectare is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.23 tonnes per hectare, 64% of the median. (14 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 0.7851 tonnes per hectare is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.48 tonnes per hectare, 53% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cotton 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | +142.6% | 1.23 tonnes per hectare | 2.98 tonnes per hectare |
| 1989 | -70.6% | 2.98 tonnes per hectare | 0.8762 tonnes per hectare |
| 1980 | +69.0% | 0.9345 tonnes per hectare | 1.58 tonnes per hectare |
| 1978 | -50.5% | 1.56 tonnes per hectare | 0.7725 tonnes per hectare |
| 1985 | +34.5% | 1.68 tonnes per hectare | 2.26 tonnes per hectare |
| 1982 | -32.4% | 1.84 tonnes per hectare | 1.25 tonnes per hectare |
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 (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 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 78th out of 101 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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Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.