Molasses — Production, per square kilometre in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Molasses — Production, per square kilometre was 2.86 t per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Molasses — Production, per square kilometre in Costa Rica, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t per square kilometre.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 2.86 t per square kilometre for molasses — production, per square kilometre in 2023.
That represents a change of down 15.8% on the previous year and down 25.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, molasses — production, per square kilometre in Costa Rica peaked at 3.92 t per square kilometre in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.3036 t per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Costa Rica 13th out of 123 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Molasses — Production, per square kilometre in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | t per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.3036 t per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.3134 t per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1963 | 0.3878 t per square kilometre | +23.7% |
| 1964 | 0.4158 t per square kilometre | +7.2% |
| 1965 | 0.3995 t per square kilometre | -3.9% |
| 1966 | 0.397 t per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1967 | 0.6281 t per square kilometre | +58.2% |
| 1968 | 0.6338 t per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1969 | 0.803 t per square kilometre | +26.7% |
| 1970 | 0.9792 t per square kilometre | +22.0% |
| 1971 | 1.02 t per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1972 | 1.1 t per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 1973 | 1.1 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.9613 t per square kilometre | -12.3% |
| 1975 | 1.01 t per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 1976 | 1.05 t per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1977 | 1.09 t per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1978 | 1.77 t per square kilometre | +63.0% |
| 1979 | 1.81 t per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1980 | 1.72 t per square kilometre | -4.7% |
| 1981 | 1.73 t per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1982 | 1.67 t per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 1983 | 1.74 t per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 1984 | 2.05 t per square kilometre | +17.6% |
| 1985 | 1.84 t per square kilometre | -10.5% |
| 1986 | 1.95 t per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 1987 | 1.85 t per square kilometre | -5.1% |
| 1988 | 1.94 t per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 1989 | 1.7 t per square kilometre | -12.4% |
| 1990 | 1.94 t per square kilometre | +14.0% |
| 1991 | 2.13 t per square kilometre | +9.7% |
| 1992 | 2.24 t per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 1993 | 2.43 t per square kilometre | +8.6% |
| 1994 | 2.53 t per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1995 | 2.7 t per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 1996 | 2.55 t per square kilometre | -5.8% |
| 1997 | 2.27 t per square kilometre | -10.8% |
| 1998 | 2.94 t per square kilometre | +29.3% |
| 1999 | 2.94 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 2.78 t per square kilometre | -5.3% |
| 2001 | 2.82 t per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 2.74 t per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 2003 | 2.7 t per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 2.92 t per square kilometre | +8.0% |
| 2005 | 2.84 t per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 2006 | 2.59 t per square kilometre | -9.0% |
| 2007 | 3.31 t per square kilometre | +28.0% |
| 2008 | 2.59 t per square kilometre | -21.9% |
| 2009 | 2.59 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 3.41 t per square kilometre | +31.8% |
| 2011 | 2.43 t per square kilometre | -28.7% |
| 2012 | 3.04 t per square kilometre | +25.0% |
| 2013 | 3.86 t per square kilometre | +27.1% |
| 2014 | 3.82 t per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 3.8 t per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 3.72 t per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 2017 | 3.82 t per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 3.62 t per square kilometre | -5.1% |
| 2019 | 3.92 t per square kilometre | +8.1% |
| 2020 | 3.92 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 3.92 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 3.39 t per square kilometre | -13.4% |
| 2023 | 2.86 t per square kilometre | -15.8% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 2.86 t per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.1626 t per square kilometre, 17.6× the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 2.86 t per square kilometre is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.3793 t per square kilometre, 7.5× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Molasses — Production, per square kilometre 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | +63.0% | 1.09 t per square kilometre | 1.77 t per square kilometre |
| 1967 | +58.2% | 0.397 t per square kilometre | 0.6281 t per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4758 t per square kilometre | 0.3036 t per square kilometre | 0.803 t per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.19 t per square kilometre | 0.9613 t per square kilometre | 1.81 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.82 t per square kilometre | 1.67 t per square kilometre | 2.05 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.47 t per square kilometre | 1.94 t per square kilometre | 2.94 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.79 t per square kilometre | 2.59 t per square kilometre | 3.31 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.54 t per square kilometre | 2.43 t per square kilometre | 3.92 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.52 t per square kilometre | 2.86 t per square kilometre | 3.92 t per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
- 10 Pakistan 4.05 t per square kilometre compare
- 11 Dominican Republic 3.97 t per square kilometre compare
- 12 Fiji 3.72 t per square kilometre compare
- 14 Jamaica 2.59 t per square kilometre compare
- 15 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 2.44 t per square kilometre compare
- 16 Belize 2.4 t per square kilometre 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 molasses — production, per square kilometre in Costa Rica?
- Molasses — production, per square kilometre in Costa Rica was 2.86 t per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest molasses — production, per square kilometre recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 3.92 t per square kilometre in 2019.
- What is the lowest molasses — production, per square kilometre recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3036 t per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Costa Rica rank for molasses — production, per square kilometre?
- Costa Rica ranks 13th out of 123 countries with data for 2023.
- Is molasses — production, per square kilometre rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Molasses — Production, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Molasses — Production divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Molasses — Production ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Molasses — Production Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Molasses — Production divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.