Groundnut yields in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Groundnut yields was 1.09 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▼ Falling
Groundnut yields in Costa Rica, 1983–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
In 2024, groundnut yields in Costa Rica stood at 1.09 tonnes per hectare.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% on the previous year and down 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, groundnut yields in Costa Rica peaked at 1.95 tonnes per hectare in 1984 and was at its lowest, 1.08 tonnes per hectare, in 2023.
Costa Rica ranks 70th of 120 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 42 years of available data.
Groundnut yields in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 1.68 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1984 | 1.95 tonnes per hectare | +16.4% |
| 1985 | 1.66 tonnes per hectare | -15.2% |
| 1986 | 1.6 tonnes per hectare | -3.4% |
| 1987 | 1.23 tonnes per hectare | -23.2% |
| 1988 | 1.21 tonnes per hectare | -1.2% |
| 1989 | 1.2 tonnes per hectare | -1.2% |
| 1990 | 1.5 tonnes per hectare | +25.0% |
| 1991 | 1.27 tonnes per hectare | -15.6% |
| 1992 | 1.25 tonnes per hectare | -1.5% |
| 1993 | 1.24 tonnes per hectare | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 1.25 tonnes per hectare | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 1.24 tonnes per hectare | -0.7% |
| 1996 | 1.24 tonnes per hectare | -0.0% |
| 1997 | 1.24 tonnes per hectare | -0.0% |
| 1998 | 1.24 tonnes per hectare | -0.0% |
| 1999 | 1.24 tonnes per hectare | -0.0% |
| 2000 | 1.24 tonnes per hectare | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 1.24 tonnes per hectare | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 1.24 tonnes per hectare | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 1.24 tonnes per hectare | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 1.23 tonnes per hectare | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 1.23 tonnes per hectare | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 1.22 tonnes per hectare | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 1.25 tonnes per hectare | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 1.2 tonnes per hectare | -3.9% |
| 2009 | 1.19 tonnes per hectare | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 1.17 tonnes per hectare | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 1.16 tonnes per hectare | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 1.1 tonnes per hectare | -5.0% |
| 2013 | 1.1 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1.12 tonnes per hectare | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 1.13 tonnes per hectare | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 1.12 tonnes per hectare | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 1.11 tonnes per hectare | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 1.1 tonnes per hectare | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 1.09 tonnes per hectare | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 1.08 tonnes per hectare | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 1.09 tonnes per hectare | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 1.08 tonnes per hectare | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 1.08 tonnes per hectare | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 1.09 tonnes per hectare | +1.0% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 1.09 tonnes per hectare is below the median for high income countries, which is 2.78 tonnes per hectare, 39% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 1.09 tonnes per hectare is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.51 tonnes per hectare, 72% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Groundnut yields 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | +25.0% | 1.2 tonnes per hectare | 1.5 tonnes per hectare |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.5 tonnes per hectare | 1.2 tonnes per hectare | 1.95 tonnes per hectare | 7 |
| 1990s | 1.27 tonnes per hectare | 1.24 tonnes per hectare | 1.5 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.23 tonnes per hectare | 1.19 tonnes per hectare | 1.25 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.12 tonnes per hectare | 1.09 tonnes per hectare | 1.17 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.09 tonnes per hectare | 1.08 tonnes per hectare | 1.09 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
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 groundnut yields in Costa Rica?
- Groundnut yields in Costa Rica was 1.09 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest groundnut yields recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 1.95 tonnes per hectare in 1984.
- What is the lowest groundnut yields recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.08 tonnes per hectare in 2023.
- How does Costa Rica rank for groundnut yields?
- Costa Rica ranks 70th out of 120 countries with data for 2024.
- Is groundnut yields rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Groundnut yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.