Oilcrops, Cake Equivalent — Area harvested, per capita in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Oilcrops, Cake Equivalent — Area harvested, per capita was 0.0173 ha per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Oilcrops, Cake Equivalent — Area harvested, per capita in Costa Rica, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
In 2024, oilcrops, cake equivalent — area harvested, per capita in Costa Rica stood at 0.0173 ha per person.
That represents a change of down 2.0% on the previous year and down 5.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, oilcrops, cake equivalent — area harvested, per capita in Costa Rica peaked at 0.0184 ha per person in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.0038 ha per person, in 1961.
Costa Rica ranks 77th of 163 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Oilcrops, Cake Equivalent — Area harvested, per capita in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0038 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0042 ha per person | +11.0% |
| 1963 | 0.0052 ha per person | +24.9% |
| 1964 | 0.0067 ha per person | +29.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0082 ha per person | +21.3% |
| 1966 | 0.0073 ha per person | -10.7% |
| 1967 | 0.0079 ha per person | +7.7% |
| 1968 | 0.0066 ha per person | -15.7% |
| 1969 | 0.0049 ha per person | -25.6% |
| 1970 | 0.004 ha per person | -18.2% |
| 1971 | 0.0042 ha per person | +3.1% |
| 1972 | 0.0039 ha per person | -6.4% |
| 1973 | 0.0058 ha per person | +47.7% |
| 1974 | 0.0057 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 1975 | 0.0053 ha per person | -7.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0065 ha per person | +22.4% |
| 1977 | 0.0111 ha per person | +71.7% |
| 1978 | 0.0103 ha per person | -7.3% |
| 1979 | 0.0112 ha per person | +9.2% |
| 1980 | 0.009 ha per person | -20.2% |
| 1981 | 0.0094 ha per person | +4.8% |
| 1982 | 0.0077 ha per person | -18.3% |
| 1983 | 0.0085 ha per person | +11.3% |
| 1984 | 0.0079 ha per person | -7.7% |
| 1985 | 0.0077 ha per person | -2.1% |
| 1986 | 0.0066 ha per person | -13.8% |
| 1987 | 0.0077 ha per person | +15.9% |
| 1988 | 0.0081 ha per person | +5.8% |
| 1989 | 0.0083 ha per person | +2.3% |
| 1990 | 0.0092 ha per person | +10.9% |
| 1991 | 0.0091 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0093 ha per person | +1.7% |
| 1993 | 0.0092 ha per person | -1.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0088 ha per person | -3.8% |
| 1995 | 0.009 ha per person | +2.7% |
| 1996 | 0.0086 ha per person | -4.8% |
| 1997 | 0.0082 ha per person | -4.3% |
| 1998 | 0.008 ha per person | -2.5% |
| 1999 | 0.011 ha per person | +36.9% |
| 2000 | 0.0114 ha per person | +3.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0112 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0116 ha per person | +4.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0116 ha per person | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0124 ha per person | +6.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0132 ha per person | +6.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0126 ha per person | -4.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0125 ha per person | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0134 ha per person | +7.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0136 ha per person | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0163 ha per person | +19.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0163 ha per person | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0162 ha per person | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0179 ha per person | +10.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0184 ha per person | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0167 ha per person | -9.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0173 ha per person | +4.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0183 ha per person | +5.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0181 ha per person | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0179 ha per person | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0161 ha per person | -10.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0177 ha per person | +10.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0177 ha per person | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0177 ha per person | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 0.0173 ha per person | -2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0061 ha per person | 0.0038 ha per person | 0.0082 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0068 ha per person | 0.0039 ha per person | 0.0112 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0081 ha per person | 0.0066 ha per person | 0.0094 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.009 ha per person | 0.008 ha per person | 0.011 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0124 ha per person | 0.0112 ha per person | 0.0136 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0173 ha per person | 0.0162 ha per person | 0.0184 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0173 ha per person | 0.0161 ha per person | 0.0177 ha per person | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is oilcrops, cake equivalent — area harvested, per capita in Costa Rica?
- Oilcrops, cake equivalent — area harvested, per capita in Costa Rica was 0.0173 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest oilcrops, cake equivalent — area harvested, per capita recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0184 ha per person in 2014.
- What is the lowest oilcrops, cake equivalent — area harvested, per capita recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0038 ha per person in 1961.
- How does Costa Rica rank for oilcrops, cake equivalent — area harvested, per capita?
- Costa Rica ranks 77th out of 163 countries with data for 2024.
- Is oilcrops, cake equivalent — area harvested, per capita rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.7%. 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 Oilcrops, Cake Equivalent — Area harvested, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Oilcrops, Cake Equivalent — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Oilcrops, Cake Equivalent — Area harvested ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Oilcrops, Cake Equivalent — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Oilcrops, Cake Equivalent — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.