Maize (corn) — Production in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Maize (corn) — Production was 8,042 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Maize (corn) — Production in Costa Rica, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
In 2024, maize (corn) — production in Costa Rica stood at 8,042 t.
The figure is up 9.8% on the previous year and down 22.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, maize (corn) — production in Costa Rica peaked at 127,000 t in 1987 and was at its lowest, 6,026 t, in 2021.
That places Costa Rica 130th out of 168 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Maize (corn) — Production in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 51,913 t | — |
| 1962 | 56,794 t | +9.4% |
| 1963 | 59,017 t | +3.9% |
| 1964 | 61,224 t | +3.7% |
| 1965 | 77,285 t | +26.2% |
| 1966 | 77,491 t | +0.3% |
| 1967 | 84,771 t | +9.4% |
| 1968 | 81,647 t | -3.7% |
| 1969 | 76,750 t | -6.0% |
| 1970 | 71,294 t | -7.1% |
| 1971 | 70,073 t | -1.7% |
| 1972 | 75,910 t | +8.3% |
| 1973 | 65,476 t | -13.7% |
| 1974 | 60,519 t | -7.6% |
| 1975 | 67,767 t | +12.0% |
| 1976 | 91,672 t | +35.3% |
| 1977 | 84,703 t | -7.6% |
| 1978 | 62,284 t | -26.5% |
| 1979 | 72,880 t | +17.0% |
| 1980 | 75,314 t | +3.3% |
| 1981 | 82,796 t | +9.9% |
| 1982 | 82,300 t | -0.6% |
| 1983 | 94,113 t | +14.4% |
| 1984 | 102,869 t | +9.3% |
| 1985 | 118,660 t | +15.4% |
| 1986 | 120,211 t | +1.3% |
| 1987 | 127,000 t | +5.6% |
| 1988 | 98,200 t | -22.7% |
| 1989 | 82,730 t | -15.8% |
| 1990 | 66,499 t | -19.6% |
| 1991 | 51,469 t | -22.6% |
| 1992 | 39,391 t | -23.5% |
| 1993 | 36,110 t | -8.3% |
| 1994 | 34,516 t | -4.4% |
| 1995 | 26,810 t | -22.3% |
| 1996 | 29,794 t | +11.1% |
| 1997 | 33,329 t | +11.9% |
| 1998 | 24,066 t | -27.8% |
| 1999 | 28,136 t | +16.9% |
| 2000 | 18,502 t | -34.2% |
| 2001 | 12,755 t | -31.1% |
| 2002 | 11,600 t | -9.1% |
| 2003 | 14,644 t | +26.2% |
| 2004 | 12,649 t | -13.6% |
| 2005 | 13,223 t | +4.5% |
| 2006 | 13,002 t | -1.7% |
| 2007 | 19,486 t | +49.9% |
| 2008 | 12,766 t | -34.5% |
| 2009 | 23,860 t | +86.9% |
| 2010 | 18,765 t | -21.4% |
| 2011 | 18,501 t | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 17,323 t | -6.4% |
| 2013 | 13,969 t | -19.4% |
| 2014 | 10,430 t | -25.3% |
| 2015 | 8,072 t | -22.6% |
| 2016 | 9,542 t | +18.2% |
| 2017 | 6,720 t | -29.6% |
| 2018 | 18,063 t | +168.8% |
| 2019 | 13,306 t | -26.3% |
| 2020 | 14,181 t | +6.6% |
| 2021 | 6,026 t | -57.5% |
| 2022 | 6,706 t | +11.3% |
| 2023 | 7,321 t | +9.2% |
| 2024 | 8,042 t | +9.8% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 8,042 t is below the median for high income countries, which is 88,900 t, 9% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 8,042 t is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 104,890 t, 8% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Maize (corn) — Production 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | +168.8% | 6,720 t | 18,063 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 69,655 t | 51,913 t | 84,771 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 72,258 t | 60,519 t | 91,672 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 98,419 t | 75,314 t | 127,000 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 37,012 t | 24,066 t | 66,499 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 15,249 t | 11,600 t | 23,860 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 13,469 t | 6,720 t | 18,765 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 8,455 t | 6,026 t | 14,181 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
- 127 Congo 13,000 t compare
- 128 Papua New Guinea 12,926 t compare
- 129 Algeria 12,000 t compare
- 131 New Caledonia 7,326 t compare
- 132 Turkmenistan 6,740 t compare
- 133 Armenia 6,298 t compare
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 maize (corn) — production in Costa Rica?
- Maize (corn) — production in Costa Rica was 8,042 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest maize (corn) — production recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 127,000 t in 1987.
- What is the lowest maize (corn) — production recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 6,026 t in 2021.
- How does Costa Rica rank for maize (corn) — production?
- Costa Rica ranks 130th out of 168 countries with data for 2024.
- Is maize (corn) — production rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.9%. 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 Maize (corn) — Production. 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.