Fruit Primary — Area harvested in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Fruit Primary — Area harvested was 193,454 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Fruit Primary — Area harvested in Costa Rica, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, fruit primary — area harvested in Costa Rica stood at 193,454 ha.
The figure is up 4.1% on the previous year and up 6.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fruit primary — area harvested in Costa Rica peaked at 201,825 ha in 2017 and was at its lowest, 35,170 ha, in 1961.
Costa Rica ranks 59th of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Fruit Primary — Area harvested in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 35,170 ha | — |
| 1962 | 39,170 ha | +11.4% |
| 1963 | 38,870 ha | -0.8% |
| 1964 | 41,380 ha | +6.5% |
| 1965 | 41,680 ha | +0.7% |
| 1966 | 41,480 ha | -0.5% |
| 1967 | 41,280 ha | -0.5% |
| 1968 | 44,980 ha | +9.0% |
| 1969 | 53,090 ha | +18.0% |
| 1970 | 54,690 ha | +3.0% |
| 1971 | 55,540 ha | +1.6% |
| 1972 | 56,440 ha | +1.6% |
| 1973 | 54,074 ha | -4.2% |
| 1974 | 52,655 ha | -2.6% |
| 1975 | 55,970 ha | +6.3% |
| 1976 | 58,525 ha | +4.6% |
| 1977 | 53,970 ha | -7.8% |
| 1978 | 42,982 ha | -20.4% |
| 1979 | 43,531 ha | +1.3% |
| 1980 | 45,122 ha | +3.7% |
| 1981 | 44,275 ha | -1.9% |
| 1982 | 44,728 ha | +1.0% |
| 1983 | 43,531 ha | -2.7% |
| 1984 | 41,785 ha | -4.0% |
| 1985 | 45,367 ha | +8.6% |
| 1986 | 49,318 ha | +8.7% |
| 1987 | 51,550 ha | +4.5% |
| 1988 | 54,401 ha | +5.5% |
| 1989 | 60,154 ha | +10.6% |
| 1990 | 76,020 ha | +26.4% |
| 1991 | 84,382 ha | +11.0% |
| 1992 | 97,347 ha | +15.4% |
| 1993 | 113,418 ha | +16.5% |
| 1994 | 122,513 ha | +8.0% |
| 1995 | 125,322 ha | +2.3% |
| 1996 | 132,514 ha | +5.7% |
| 1997 | 134,576 ha | +1.6% |
| 1998 | 136,497 ha | +1.4% |
| 1999 | 147,905 ha | +8.4% |
| 2000 | 142,920 ha | -3.4% |
| 2001 | 145,440 ha | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 138,003 ha | -5.1% |
| 2003 | 148,143 ha | +7.3% |
| 2004 | 149,311 ha | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 155,720 ha | +4.3% |
| 2006 | 158,624 ha | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 169,076 ha | +6.6% |
| 2008 | 169,392 ha | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 169,486 ha | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 176,468 ha | +4.1% |
| 2011 | 173,696 ha | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 170,423 ha | -1.9% |
| 2013 | 173,464 ha | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 181,047 ha | +4.4% |
| 2015 | 187,083 ha | +3.3% |
| 2016 | 194,740 ha | +4.1% |
| 2017 | 201,825 ha | +3.6% |
| 2018 | 196,697 ha | -2.5% |
| 2019 | 184,313 ha | -6.3% |
| 2020 | 185,996 ha | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 190,919 ha | +2.6% |
| 2022 | 187,114 ha | -2.0% |
| 2023 | 185,821 ha | -0.7% |
| 2024 | 193,454 ha | +4.1% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 193,454 ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 19,080 ha, 10.1× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 193,454 ha is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 39,663 ha, 4.9× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 41,900 ha | 35,170 ha | 53,090 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 52,838 ha | 42,982 ha | 58,525 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 48,023 ha | 41,785 ha | 60,154 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 117,049 ha | 76,020 ha | 147,905 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 154,612 ha | 138,003 ha | 169,486 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 183,976 ha | 170,423 ha | 201,825 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 188,661 ha | 185,821 ha | 193,454 ha | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Costa Rica
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate -0.5759 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.0996 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate -0.1685 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 0.3415 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fruit primary — area harvested in Costa Rica?
- Fruit primary — area harvested in Costa Rica was 193,454 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest fruit primary — area harvested recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 201,825 ha in 2017.
- What is the lowest fruit primary — area harvested recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 35,170 ha in 1961.
- How does Costa Rica rank for fruit primary — area harvested?
- Costa Rica ranks 59th out of 191 countries with data for 2024.
- Is fruit primary — area harvested rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.9%. 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 Fruit Primary — 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.