Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Area harvested in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Area harvested was 1,992 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Area harvested in Costa Rica, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested in Costa Rica stood at 1,992 ha.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 4.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested in Costa Rica peaked at 14,500 ha in 1977 and was at its lowest, 1,210 ha, in 1972.
That places Costa Rica 82nd out of 133 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.
Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Area harvested in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2,600 ha | — |
| 1962 | 3,250 ha | +25.0% |
| 1963 | 3,850 ha | +18.5% |
| 1964 | 6,650 ha | +72.7% |
| 1965 | 9,080 ha | +36.5% |
| 1966 | 7,750 ha | -14.6% |
| 1967 | 8,750 ha | +12.9% |
| 1968 | 6,750 ha | -22.9% |
| 1969 | 3,400 ha | -49.6% |
| 1970 | 1,430 ha | -57.9% |
| 1971 | 1,470 ha | +2.8% |
| 1972 | 1,210 ha | -17.7% |
| 1973 | 1,905 ha | +57.4% |
| 1974 | 2,020 ha | +6.0% |
| 1975 | 1,391 ha | -31.1% |
| 1976 | 3,923 ha | +182.0% |
| 1977 | 14,500 ha | +269.6% |
| 1978 | 11,571 ha | -20.2% |
| 1979 | 13,000 ha | +12.3% |
| 1980 | 8,447 ha | -35.0% |
| 1981 | 9,000 ha | +6.5% |
| 1982 | 5,000 ha | -44.4% |
| 1983 | 3,551 ha | -29.0% |
| 1984 | 3,200 ha | -9.9% |
| 1985 | 2,617 ha | -18.2% |
| 1986 | 2,138 ha | -18.3% |
| 1987 | 2,117 ha | -1.0% |
| 1988 | 2,117 ha | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 1,840 ha | -13.1% |
| 1990 | 1,683 ha | -8.5% |
| 1991 | 1,494 ha | -11.2% |
| 1992 | 1,550 ha | +3.7% |
| 1993 | 1,402 ha | -9.5% |
| 1994 | 1,480 ha | +5.6% |
| 1995 | 1,498 ha | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 1,495 ha | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 1,473 ha | -1.5% |
| 1998 | 1,470 ha | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 1,477 ha | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 1,466 ha | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 1,462 ha | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 1,459 ha | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 1,456 ha | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 1,556 ha | +6.9% |
| 2005 | 1,992 ha | +28.0% |
| 2006 | 1,945 ha | -2.4% |
| 2007 | 2,265 ha | +16.5% |
| 2008 | 2,678 ha | +18.2% |
| 2009 | 1,795 ha | -33.0% |
| 2010 | 1,876 ha | +4.5% |
| 2011 | 1,920 ha | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 1,900 ha | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 1,900 ha | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1,914 ha | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 1,927 ha | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 1,965 ha | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 1,947 ha | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 1,946 ha | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 1,971 ha | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 1,953 ha | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 1,953 ha | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1,982 ha | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 1,987 ha | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 1,992 ha | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5,787 ha | 2,600 ha | 9,080 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 5,242 ha | 1,210 ha | 14,500 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 4,003 ha | 1,840 ha | 9,000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,502 ha | 1,402 ha | 1,683 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,807 ha | 1,456 ha | 2,678 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,927 ha | 1,876 ha | 1,971 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,973 ha | 1,953 ha | 1,992 ha | 5 |
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- 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 fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested in Costa Rica?
- Fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested in Costa Rica was 1,992 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 14,500 ha in 1977.
- What is the lowest fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,210 ha in 1972.
- How does Costa Rica rank for fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested?
- Costa Rica ranks 82nd out of 133 countries with data for 2024.
- Is fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.1%. 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 Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — 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.