Corn: Yield gap in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Corn: Yield gap was 1.65 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▬ Flat
Corn: Yield gap in Costa Rica, 2000–2024
Source: Mueller et al. (2012); USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) (2026); 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, corn: yield gap in Costa Rica stood at 1.65 tonnes per hectare.
That represents a change of down 1.9% on the previous year and down 11.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, corn: yield gap in Costa Rica peaked at 2.04 tonnes per hectare in 2017 and was at its lowest, 1.23 tonnes per hectare, in 2012.
Costa Rica ranks 66th of 115 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.65 tonnes per hectare | 1.4 tonnes per hectare | 1.89 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.57 tonnes per hectare | 1.23 tonnes per hectare | 2.04 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.72 tonnes per hectare | 1.65 tonnes per hectare | 1.81 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
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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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is corn: yield gap in Costa Rica?
- Corn: yield gap in Costa Rica was 1.65 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to Mueller et al. (2012); USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) (2026); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest corn: yield gap recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 2.04 tonnes per hectare in 2017.
- What is the lowest corn: yield gap recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.23 tonnes per hectare in 2012.
- How does Costa Rica rank for corn: yield gap?
- Costa Rica ranks 66th out of 115 countries with data for 2024.
- Is corn: yield gap rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from Mueller et al. (2012); USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) (2026); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Corn: Yield gap. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Yield gaps are the difference between attainable yields and actual yields, measured in tonnes per hectare. Negative values have been replaced by zero, meaning that the attainable yield has been reached.