What is lettuce yields in Costa Rica?

Lettuce yields in Costa Rica was 2.79 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 lettuce yields recorded in Costa Rica?

The highest recorded value was 2.86 tonnes per hectare in 1994.

What is the lowest lettuce yields recorded in Costa Rica?

The lowest recorded value was 2.67 tonnes per hectare in 2001.

How does Costa Rica rank for lettuce yields?

Costa Rica ranks 106th out of 111 countries with data for 2024.

Is lettuce yields rising or falling in Costa Rica?

Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.

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 Lettuce yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Lettuce yields in Costa Rica

Name: Lettuce yields in Costa Rica
Creator: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Costa Rica: Lettuce yields was 2.79 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▬ Flat

Latest (2024)

2.79 tonnes per hectare

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

106th

of 111 countries

All-time high

2.86 tonnes per hectare

in 1994

All-time low

2.67 tonnes per hectare

in 2001

Years of data

1994–2024

Lettuce yields in Costa Rica, 1994–2024

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.

Analysis

The most recent figure for lettuce yields in Costa Rica is 2.79 tonnes per hectare, measured in 2024.

The figure is up 0.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, lettuce yields in Costa Rica peaked at 2.86 tonnes per hectare in 1994 and was at its lowest, 2.67 tonnes per hectare, in 2001.

Costa Rica ranks 106th of 111 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1990s	2.83 tonnes per hectare	2.7 tonnes per hectare	2.86 tonnes per hectare	6
2000s	2.77 tonnes per hectare	2.67 tonnes per hectare	2.86 tonnes per hectare	10
2010s	2.8 tonnes per hectare	2.78 tonnes per hectare	2.86 tonnes per hectare	10
2020s	2.79 tonnes per hectare	2.79 tonnes per hectare	2.79 tonnes per hectare	5

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

103 Kenya 4.53 tonnes per hectare compare
104 Yemen 4.48 tonnes per hectare compare
105 Israel 4.33 tonnes per hectare compare
107 Haiti 2.77 tonnes per hectare compare
108 Brunei 1.89 tonnes per hectare compare
109 Pakistan 1.09 tonnes per hectare compare

See the full ranking of 111 places →

More agriculture & rural data for Costa Rica

Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 3.46 billion current US$ (2025)
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 3.4% (2025)
Rural population 1.04 million (2025)
Rural population growth -1.6% (2025)
Rural population 20.3% (2025)
Agricultural raw materials imports 1.0% (2024)
Agricultural raw materials exports 1.1% (2024)
Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 3.4% (2025)
Share of GDP from agriculture 3.4% (2025)
Land under cereal production 18,980 hectares (2024)

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Frequently asked questions

What is lettuce yields in Costa Rica?: Lettuce yields in Costa Rica was 2.79 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 lettuce yields recorded in Costa Rica?: The highest recorded value was 2.86 tonnes per hectare in 1994.
What is the lowest lettuce yields recorded in Costa Rica?: The lowest recorded value was 2.67 tonnes per hectare in 2001.
How does Costa Rica rank for lettuce yields?: Costa Rica ranks 106th out of 111 countries with data for 2024.
Is lettuce yields rising or falling in Costa Rica?: Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
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 Lettuce yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Lettuce yields
Unit: tonnes per hectare
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 111 places, 5,057 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.