Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Yield in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Yield was 760.7 kg/ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Yield in Costa Rica, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
In 2024, fibre crops, fibre equivalent — yield in Costa Rica stood at 760.7 kg/ha.
That represents a change of down 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fibre crops, fibre equivalent — yield in Costa Rica peaked at 1,022 kg/ha in 1988 and was at its lowest, 333.4 kg/ha, in 1978.
That places Costa Rica 58th out of 131 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Yield in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 649.6 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 668.9 kg/ha | +3.0% |
| 1963 | 676 kg/ha | +1.1% |
| 1964 | 642.1 kg/ha | -5.0% |
| 1965 | 612.7 kg/ha | -4.6% |
| 1966 | 623.5 kg/ha | +1.8% |
| 1967 | 614.6 kg/ha | -1.4% |
| 1968 | 628.1 kg/ha | +2.2% |
| 1969 | 691.2 kg/ha | +10.0% |
| 1970 | 860.1 kg/ha | +24.4% |
| 1971 | 848.6 kg/ha | -1.3% |
| 1972 | 933.5 kg/ha | +10.0% |
| 1973 | 800.5 kg/ha | -14.2% |
| 1974 | 789.6 kg/ha | -1.4% |
| 1975 | 869.9 kg/ha | +10.2% |
| 1976 | 716.6 kg/ha | -17.6% |
| 1977 | 577.5 kg/ha | -19.4% |
| 1978 | 333.4 kg/ha | -42.3% |
| 1979 | 378.8 kg/ha | +13.6% |
| 1980 | 605.7 kg/ha | +59.9% |
| 1981 | 684.2 kg/ha | +13.0% |
| 1982 | 548.6 kg/ha | -19.8% |
| 1983 | 658.7 kg/ha | +20.1% |
| 1984 | 716.9 kg/ha | +8.8% |
| 1985 | 870.8 kg/ha | +21.5% |
| 1986 | 769.4 kg/ha | -11.6% |
| 1987 | 699 kg/ha | -9.1% |
| 1988 | 1,022 kg/ha | +46.2% |
| 1989 | 683.5 kg/ha | -33.1% |
| 1990 | 677.7 kg/ha | -0.8% |
| 1991 | 924.4 kg/ha | +36.4% |
| 1992 | 887.9 kg/ha | -3.9% |
| 1993 | 857 kg/ha | -3.5% |
| 1994 | 896.7 kg/ha | +4.6% |
| 1995 | 895.8 kg/ha | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 899.9 kg/ha | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 907.9 kg/ha | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 914 kg/ha | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 914 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 925.3 kg/ha | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 930.4 kg/ha | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 935.8 kg/ha | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 941.1 kg/ha | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 955.4 kg/ha | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 783.1 kg/ha | -18.0% |
| 2006 | 776.3 kg/ha | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 688.1 kg/ha | -11.4% |
| 2008 | 609.5 kg/ha | -11.4% |
| 2009 | 796.4 kg/ha | +30.7% |
| 2010 | 774.8 kg/ha | -2.7% |
| 2011 | 763.1 kg/ha | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 751.3 kg/ha | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 764.5 kg/ha | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 763.8 kg/ha | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 760.1 kg/ha | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 753.4 kg/ha | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 767 kg/ha | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 771.8 kg/ha | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 761 kg/ha | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 771.4 kg/ha | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 771.1 kg/ha | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 761.3 kg/ha | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 761 kg/ha | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 760.7 kg/ha | -0.0% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 760.7 kg/ha is below the median for high income countries, which is 1,088 kg/ha, 70% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 760.7 kg/ha is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 730.8 kg/ha, 1.0× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Yield 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | +59.9% | 378.8 kg/ha | 605.7 kg/ha |
| 1988 | +46.2% | 699 kg/ha | 1,022 kg/ha |
| 1978 | -42.3% | 577.5 kg/ha | 333.4 kg/ha |
| 1991 | +36.4% | 677.7 kg/ha | 924.4 kg/ha |
| 1989 | -33.1% | 1,022 kg/ha | 683.5 kg/ha |
| 2009 | +30.7% | 609.5 kg/ha | 796.4 kg/ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 645.19 kg/ha | 612.7 kg/ha | 691.2 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 710.85 kg/ha | 333.4 kg/ha | 933.5 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 725.9 kg/ha | 548.6 kg/ha | 1,022 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 877.53 kg/ha | 677.7 kg/ha | 924.4 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 834.14 kg/ha | 609.5 kg/ha | 955.4 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 763.08 kg/ha | 751.3 kg/ha | 774.8 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 765.1 kg/ha | 760.7 kg/ha | 771.4 kg/ha | 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 fibre crops, fibre equivalent — yield in Costa Rica?
- Fibre crops, fibre equivalent — yield in Costa Rica was 760.7 kg/ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest fibre crops, fibre equivalent — yield recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 1,022 kg/ha in 1988.
- What is the lowest fibre crops, fibre equivalent — yield recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 333.4 kg/ha in 1978.
- How does Costa Rica rank for fibre crops, fibre equivalent — yield?
- Costa Rica ranks 58th out of 131 countries with data for 2024.
- Is fibre crops, fibre equivalent — yield rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 — Yield. 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.