Orange yields in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Orange yields was 14.47 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Orange yields in Costa Rica, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 14.47 tonnes per hectare for orange yields in 2024.
The figure is up 10.2% on the previous year and up 44.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, orange yields in Costa Rica peaked at 26.63 tonnes per hectare in 2020 and was at its lowest, 5.82 tonnes per hectare, in 1994.
Costa Rica ranks 52nd of 122 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7.98 tonnes per hectare | 7.94 tonnes per hectare | 8.03 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 8.15 tonnes per hectare | 7.95 tonnes per hectare | 8.5 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 10.41 tonnes per hectare | 8.15 tonnes per hectare | 12.62 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 9.44 tonnes per hectare | 5.82 tonnes per hectare | 13.18 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 16.19 tonnes per hectare | 11.12 tonnes per hectare | 20 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.96 tonnes per hectare | 10.04 tonnes per hectare | 21.59 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.36 tonnes per hectare | 7.79 tonnes per hectare | 26.63 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
- 49 Malta 15.51 tonnes per hectare compare
- 50 Democratic Republic of Congo 15.46 tonnes per hectare compare
- 51 Tajikistan 15.36 tonnes per hectare compare
- 53 Pakistan 14.38 tonnes per hectare compare
- 55 Venezuela 14.03 tonnes per hectare compare
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 orange yields in Costa Rica?
- Orange yields in Costa Rica was 14.47 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest orange yields recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 26.63 tonnes per hectare in 2020.
- What is the lowest orange yields recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.82 tonnes per hectare in 1994.
- How does Costa Rica rank for orange yields?
- Costa Rica ranks 52nd out of 122 countries with data for 2024.
- Is orange yields rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 44.2%. 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 (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Orange yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.