Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Area harvested, per capita in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Area harvested, per capita was 0.0173 ha per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Area harvested, per capita in Costa Rica, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 0.0173 ha per person for oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested, per capita in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.0% on the previous year and down 5.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, oilcrops, oil 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.
That places Costa Rica 83rd out of 165 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.
Oilcrops, Oil 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% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 0.0173 ha per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0139 ha per person, 1.2× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 0.0173 ha per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0092 ha per person, 1.9× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Area harvested, per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | +71.7% | 0.0065 ha per person | 0.0111 ha per person |
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 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
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 oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested, per capita in Costa Rica?
- Oilcrops, oil 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, oil 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, oil 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, oil equivalent — area harvested, per capita?
- Costa Rica ranks 83rd out of 165 countries with data for 2024.
- Is oilcrops, oil 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, Oil Equivalent — Area harvested, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Oilcrops, Oil 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, Oil Equivalent — Area harvested ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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
Oilcrops, Oil 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.