Corn yields in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Corn yields was 1.9 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Corn yields in Costa Rica, 1961–2024
Source: 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
The most recent figure for corn yields in Costa Rica is 1.9 tonnes per hectare, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 13.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, corn yields in Costa Rica peaked at 2.32 tonnes per hectare in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.9248 tonnes per hectare, in 1964.
That places Costa Rica 122nd out of 170 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.22 tonnes per hectare | 0.9248 tonnes per hectare | 1.5 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.44 tonnes per hectare | 1.08 tonnes per hectare | 1.8 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.67 tonnes per hectare | 1.52 tonnes per hectare | 1.94 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.77 tonnes per hectare | 1.58 tonnes per hectare | 1.91 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.9 tonnes per hectare | 1.66 tonnes per hectare | 2.15 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.98 tonnes per hectare | 1.51 tonnes per hectare | 2.32 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.83 tonnes per hectare | 1.74 tonnes per hectare | 1.9 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 yields in Costa Rica?
- Corn yields in Costa Rica was 1.9 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to 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 yields recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 2.32 tonnes per hectare in 2012.
- What is the lowest corn yields recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9248 tonnes per hectare in 1964.
- How does Costa Rica rank for corn yields?
- Costa Rica ranks 122nd out of 170 countries with data for 2024.
- Is corn yields rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from 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 yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average corn yields measured in tonnes per hectare.