Oranges — Area harvested, per capita in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Oranges — Area harvested, per capita was 0.0025 ha per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Oranges — Area harvested, per capita in Costa Rica, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for oranges — area harvested, per capita in Costa Rica is 0.0025 ha per person, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 16.9% on the previous year and down 45.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, oranges — area harvested, per capita in Costa Rica peaked at 0.0066 ha per person in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0.0018 ha per person, in 2019.
Costa Rica ranks 12th of 120 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Oranges — Area harvested, per capita in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0036 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0035 ha per person | -1.6% |
| 1963 | 0.0036 ha per person | +2.3% |
| 1964 | 0.0036 ha per person | +0.2% |
| 1965 | 0.0037 ha per person | +3.7% |
| 1966 | 0.0038 ha per person | +1.8% |
| 1967 | 0.0038 ha per person | +0.1% |
| 1968 | 0.004 ha per person | +4.7% |
| 1969 | 0.004 ha per person | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.004 ha per person | +1.4% |
| 1971 | 0.004 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 1972 | 0.004 ha per person | +1.3% |
| 1973 | 0.004 ha per person | -0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0039 ha per person | -2.5% |
| 1975 | 0.0038 ha per person | -2.5% |
| 1976 | 0.004 ha per person | +3.5% |
| 1977 | 0.004 ha per person | +0.8% |
| 1978 | 0.004 ha per person | -0.4% |
| 1979 | 0.0039 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 1980 | 0.0038 ha per person | -0.5% |
| 1981 | 0.0038 ha per person | -1.6% |
| 1982 | 0.0032 ha per person | -16.3% |
| 1983 | 0.003 ha per person | -3.9% |
| 1984 | 0.0028 ha per person | -6.4% |
| 1985 | 0.0027 ha per person | -4.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0026 ha per person | -5.3% |
| 1987 | 0.0024 ha per person | -6.6% |
| 1988 | 0.0022 ha per person | -9.5% |
| 1989 | 0.0023 ha per person | +2.9% |
| 1990 | 0.0034 ha per person | +53.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0041 ha per person | +18.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0049 ha per person | +19.4% |
| 1993 | 0.0053 ha per person | +9.7% |
| 1994 | 0.0064 ha per person | +20.6% |
| 1995 | 0.0064 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0065 ha per person | +2.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0063 ha per person | -2.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0066 ha per person | +4.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0065 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0064 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0065 ha per person | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0064 ha per person | -1.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0065 ha per person | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 0.006 ha per person | -8.8% |
| 2005 | 0.0056 ha per person | -5.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0053 ha per person | -5.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0057 ha per person | +7.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0056 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0056 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0055 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0048 ha per person | -13.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0045 ha per person | -5.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0045 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0046 ha per person | +3.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0047 ha per person | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0047 ha per person | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0048 ha per person | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0024 ha per person | -49.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0018 ha per person | -23.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0019 ha per person | +5.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0044 ha per person | +130.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0044 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 2023 | 0.003 ha per person | -31.5% |
| 2024 | 0.0025 ha per person | -16.9% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 0.0025 ha per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0 ha per person, 153.8× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 0.0025 ha per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.001 ha per person, 2.6× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Oranges — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +130.9% | 0.0019 ha per person | 0.0044 ha per person |
| 1990 | +53.0% | 0.0023 ha per person | 0.0034 ha per person |
| 2018 | -49.8% | 0.0048 ha per person | 0.0024 ha per person |
| 2023 | -31.5% | 0.0044 ha per person | 0.003 ha per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0037 ha per person | 0.0035 ha per person | 0.004 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.004 ha per person | 0.0038 ha per person | 0.004 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0029 ha per person | 0.0022 ha per person | 0.0038 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0057 ha per person | 0.0034 ha per person | 0.0066 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.006 ha per person | 0.0053 ha per person | 0.0065 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0042 ha per person | 0.0018 ha per person | 0.0055 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0032 ha per person | 0.0019 ha per person | 0.0044 ha per person | 5 |
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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 oranges — area harvested, per capita in Costa Rica?
- Oranges — area harvested, per capita in Costa Rica was 0.0025 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest oranges — area harvested, per capita recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0066 ha per person in 1998.
- What is the lowest oranges — area harvested, per capita recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0018 ha per person in 2019.
- How does Costa Rica rank for oranges — area harvested, per capita?
- Costa Rica ranks 12th out of 120 countries with data for 2024.
- Is oranges — area harvested, per capita rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 45.8%. 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 Oranges — Area harvested, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Oranges — 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.
Oranges — Area harvested ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Oranges — 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
Oranges — 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.