Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Yield in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Yield was 3,094 kg/ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Yield in Costa Rica, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 3,094 kg/ha for oilcrops, oil equivalent — yield in 2024.
That represents a change of up 2.0% on the previous year and up 37.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, oilcrops, oil equivalent — yield in Costa Rica peaked at 3,566 kg/ha in 1997 and was at its lowest, 952.2 kg/ha, in 1965.
Costa Rica ranks 6th of 186 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Yield in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1,163 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 1,202 kg/ha | +3.4% |
| 1963 | 1,485 kg/ha | +23.5% |
| 1964 | 1,122 kg/ha | -24.5% |
| 1965 | 952.2 kg/ha | -15.1% |
| 1966 | 1,091 kg/ha | +14.6% |
| 1967 | 1,032 kg/ha | -5.4% |
| 1968 | 1,226 kg/ha | +18.8% |
| 1969 | 1,762 kg/ha | +43.7% |
| 1970 | 2,227 kg/ha | +26.4% |
| 1971 | 2,241 kg/ha | +0.6% |
| 1972 | 2,327 kg/ha | +3.8% |
| 1973 | 2,416 kg/ha | +3.8% |
| 1974 | 2,356 kg/ha | -2.5% |
| 1975 | 2,465 kg/ha | +4.6% |
| 1976 | 2,074 kg/ha | -15.9% |
| 1977 | 1,242 kg/ha | -40.1% |
| 1978 | 1,560 kg/ha | +25.6% |
| 1979 | 1,452 kg/ha | -7.0% |
| 1980 | 1,800 kg/ha | +24.0% |
| 1981 | 1,973 kg/ha | +9.6% |
| 1982 | 2,442 kg/ha | +23.8% |
| 1983 | 2,307 kg/ha | -5.5% |
| 1984 | 2,531 kg/ha | +9.7% |
| 1985 | 2,034 kg/ha | -19.7% |
| 1986 | 2,843 kg/ha | +39.8% |
| 1987 | 2,483 kg/ha | -12.6% |
| 1988 | 2,904 kg/ha | +16.9% |
| 1989 | 2,312 kg/ha | -20.4% |
| 1990 | 2,648 kg/ha | +14.5% |
| 1991 | 2,816 kg/ha | +6.3% |
| 1992 | 2,683 kg/ha | -4.7% |
| 1993 | 2,641 kg/ha | -1.6% |
| 1994 | 3,472 kg/ha | +31.4% |
| 1995 | 3,406 kg/ha | -1.9% |
| 1996 | 3,022 kg/ha | -11.3% |
| 1997 | 3,566 kg/ha | +18.0% |
| 1998 | 3,258 kg/ha | -8.6% |
| 1999 | 2,582 kg/ha | -20.8% |
| 2000 | 3,020 kg/ha | +17.0% |
| 2001 | 3,295 kg/ha | +9.1% |
| 2002 | 2,677 kg/ha | -18.8% |
| 2003 | 2,682 kg/ha | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 2,859 kg/ha | +6.6% |
| 2005 | 3,090 kg/ha | +8.1% |
| 2006 | 3,555 kg/ha | +15.0% |
| 2007 | 3,343 kg/ha | -6.0% |
| 2008 | 3,215 kg/ha | -3.8% |
| 2009 | 3,267 kg/ha | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 3,017 kg/ha | -7.6% |
| 2011 | 3,160 kg/ha | +4.7% |
| 2012 | 3,302 kg/ha | +4.5% |
| 2013 | 3,424 kg/ha | +3.7% |
| 2014 | 2,256 kg/ha | -34.1% |
| 2015 | 2,285 kg/ha | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 2,886 kg/ha | +26.3% |
| 2017 | 2,735 kg/ha | -5.2% |
| 2018 | 2,717 kg/ha | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 2,708 kg/ha | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 3,154 kg/ha | +16.5% |
| 2021 | 2,909 kg/ha | -7.8% |
| 2022 | 3,051 kg/ha | +4.9% |
| 2023 | 3,032 kg/ha | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 3,094 kg/ha | +2.0% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 3,094 kg/ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 871.3 kg/ha, 3.6× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 3,094 kg/ha is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 749.45 kg/ha, 4.1× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,226 kg/ha | 952.2 kg/ha | 1,762 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 2,036 kg/ha | 1,242 kg/ha | 2,465 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 2,363 kg/ha | 1,800 kg/ha | 2,904 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 3,009 kg/ha | 2,582 kg/ha | 3,566 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 3,100 kg/ha | 2,677 kg/ha | 3,555 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,849 kg/ha | 2,256 kg/ha | 3,424 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,048 kg/ha | 2,909 kg/ha | 3,154 kg/ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
- 3 Guatemala 3,246 kg/ha compare
- 3 Viet Nam 1,118 kg/ha compare
- 3 Caribbean 1,035 kg/ha compare
- 4 Indonesia 3,147 kg/ha compare
- 4 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 1,118 kg/ha compare
- 5 Ecuador 3,138 kg/ha compare
- 6 Türkiye 828.7 kg/ha compare
- 7 Kuwait 2,963 kg/ha compare
- 7 Micronesia 756.9 kg/ha compare
- 8 Micronesia (Federated States of) 686.2 kg/ha compare
- 8 Saudi Arabia 2,842 kg/ha compare
- 9 Colombia 2,760 kg/ha compare
- 9 Lao People's Democratic Republic 623.6 kg/ha compare
More agriculture & rural data for Costa Rica
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate -0.5759 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.0996 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate -0.1685 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 0.3415 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is oilcrops, oil equivalent — yield in Costa Rica?
- Oilcrops, oil equivalent — yield in Costa Rica was 3,094 kg/ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest oilcrops, oil equivalent — yield recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 3,566 kg/ha in 1997.
- What is the lowest oilcrops, oil equivalent — yield recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 952.2 kg/ha in 1965.
- How does Costa Rica rank for oilcrops, oil equivalent — yield?
- Costa Rica ranks 6th out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is oilcrops, oil equivalent — yield rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Yield. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.