Cucumbers and gherkins — Area harvested in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Cucumbers and gherkins — Area harvested was 186 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Cucumbers and gherkins — Area harvested in Costa Rica, 1994–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, cucumbers and gherkins — area harvested in Costa Rica stood at 186 ha.
That represents a change of up 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cucumbers and gherkins — area harvested in Costa Rica peaked at 220 ha in 2002 and was at its lowest, 11 ha, in 1994.
That places Costa Rica 92nd out of 134 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Cucumbers and gherkins — Area harvested in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 11 ha | — |
| 1995 | 11 ha | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 16 ha | +45.5% |
| 1997 | 11 ha | -31.2% |
| 1998 | 11 ha | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 27 ha | +145.5% |
| 2000 | 70 ha | +159.3% |
| 2001 | 120 ha | +71.4% |
| 2002 | 220 ha | +83.3% |
| 2003 | 110 ha | -50.0% |
| 2004 | 110 ha | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 165 ha | +50.0% |
| 2006 | 165 ha | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 220 ha | +33.3% |
| 2008 | 200 ha | -9.1% |
| 2009 | 165 ha | -17.5% |
| 2010 | 165 ha | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 110 ha | -33.3% |
| 2012 | 113 ha | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 171 ha | +51.3% |
| 2014 | 180 ha | +5.3% |
| 2015 | 179 ha | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 181 ha | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 181 ha | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 183 ha | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 185 ha | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 188 ha | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 185 ha | -1.6% |
| 2022 | 186 ha | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 186 ha | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 186 ha | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14.5 ha | 11 ha | 27 ha | 6 |
| 2000s | 154.5 ha | 70 ha | 220 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 164.8 ha | 110 ha | 185 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 186.2 ha | 185 ha | 188 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
- 89 Belgium-Luxembourg 206 ha compare
- 90 Comoros 202 ha compare
- 91 Trinidad and Tobago 198 ha compare
- 93 Niger 183 ha compare
- 94 Bhutan 170 ha compare
- 95 Brunei Darussalam 165 ha 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)
- 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 cucumbers and gherkins — area harvested in Costa Rica?
- Cucumbers and gherkins — area harvested in Costa Rica was 186 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cucumbers and gherkins — area harvested recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 220 ha in 2002.
- What is the lowest cucumbers and gherkins — area harvested recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 11 ha in 1994.
- How does Costa Rica rank for cucumbers and gherkins — area harvested?
- Costa Rica ranks 92nd out of 134 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cucumbers and gherkins — area harvested rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.3%. 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 Cucumbers and gherkins — Area harvested. 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.