Fruit Primary — Area harvested, per capita in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Fruit Primary — Area harvested, per capita was 0.0377 ha per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Fruit Primary — Area harvested, per capita in Costa Rica, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for fruit primary — area harvested, per capita in Costa Rica is 0.0377 ha per person, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.6% on the previous year and down 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fruit primary — area harvested, per capita in Costa Rica peaked at 0.0411 ha per person in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.0157 ha per person, in 1984.
Costa Rica ranks 6th of 169 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Fruit Primary — Area harvested, per capita in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0255 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0274 ha per person | +7.4% |
| 1963 | 0.0262 ha per person | -4.3% |
| 1964 | 0.027 ha per person | +2.8% |
| 1965 | 0.0263 ha per person | -2.6% |
| 1966 | 0.0253 ha per person | -3.6% |
| 1967 | 0.0244 ha per person | -3.5% |
| 1968 | 0.0259 ha per person | +5.8% |
| 1969 | 0.0297 ha per person | +14.8% |
| 1970 | 0.0297 ha per person | +0.2% |
| 1971 | 0.0294 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 1972 | 0.0291 ha per person | -1.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0272 ha per person | -6.6% |
| 1974 | 0.0258 ha per person | -5.1% |
| 1975 | 0.0267 ha per person | +3.6% |
| 1976 | 0.0272 ha per person | +1.9% |
| 1977 | 0.0245 ha per person | -10.2% |
| 1978 | 0.019 ha per person | -22.5% |
| 1979 | 0.0187 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 1980 | 0.0189 ha per person | +0.9% |
| 1981 | 0.018 ha per person | -4.5% |
| 1982 | 0.0177 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 1983 | 0.0168 ha per person | -5.3% |
| 1984 | 0.0157 ha per person | -6.6% |
| 1985 | 0.0165 ha per person | +5.6% |
| 1986 | 0.0175 ha per person | +5.8% |
| 1987 | 0.0178 ha per person | +1.8% |
| 1988 | 0.0183 ha per person | +2.9% |
| 1989 | 0.0198 ha per person | +7.8% |
| 1990 | 0.0244 ha per person | +23.2% |
| 1991 | 0.0264 ha per person | +8.2% |
| 1992 | 0.0296 ha per person | +12.5% |
| 1993 | 0.0337 ha per person | +13.6% |
| 1994 | 0.0355 ha per person | +5.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0355 ha per person | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0366 ha per person | +3.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0364 ha per person | -0.7% |
| 1998 | 0.0361 ha per person | -0.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0383 ha per person | +6.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0363 ha per person | -5.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0363 ha per person | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0339 ha per person | -6.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0358 ha per person | +5.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0355 ha per person | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0365 ha per person | +2.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0367 ha per person | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0386 ha per person | +5.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0382 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0377 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0387 ha per person | +2.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0377 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0365 ha per person | -3.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0368 ha per person | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 0.038 ha per person | +3.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0388 ha per person | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 0.04 ha per person | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0411 ha per person | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0397 ha per person | -3.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0369 ha per person | -7.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0369 ha per person | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0377 ha per person | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0368 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0364 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 2024 | 0.0377 ha per person | +3.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0264 ha per person | 0.0244 ha per person | 0.0297 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0257 ha per person | 0.0187 ha per person | 0.0297 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0177 ha per person | 0.0157 ha per person | 0.0198 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0332 ha per person | 0.0244 ha per person | 0.0383 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0365 ha per person | 0.0339 ha per person | 0.0386 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0384 ha per person | 0.0365 ha per person | 0.0411 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0371 ha per person | 0.0364 ha per person | 0.0377 ha per person | 5 |
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- 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)
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- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
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- Share of GDP from agriculture 3.4% (2025)
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- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.1% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fruit primary — area harvested, per capita in Costa Rica?
- Fruit primary — area harvested, per capita in Costa Rica was 0.0377 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest fruit primary — area harvested, per capita recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0411 ha per person in 2017.
- What is the lowest fruit primary — area harvested, per capita recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0157 ha per person in 1984.
- How does Costa Rica rank for fruit primary — area harvested, per capita?
- Costa Rica ranks 6th out of 169 countries with data for 2024.
- Is fruit primary — area harvested, per capita rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Fruit Primary — Area harvested, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Fruit Primary — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Fruit Primary — Area harvested ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Fruit Primary — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Fruit Primary — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.