Palm kernels — Processing in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Palm kernels — Processing was 52,134 t in 2013. ◆ Volatile
Palm kernels — Processing in Costa Rica, 1961–2013
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
In 2013, palm kernels — processing in Costa Rica stood at 52,134 t. That is the highest value across all 53 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 22.1% on the previous year and up 156.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, palm kernels — processing in Costa Rica peaked at 52,134 t in 2013 and was at its lowest, 248 t, in 1973.
Costa Rica ranks 13th of 55 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Palm kernels — Processing in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1,000 t | — |
| 1962 | 1,800 t | +80.0% |
| 1963 | 2,200 t | +22.2% |
| 1964 | 2,200 t | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 2,200 t | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 2,500 t | +13.6% |
| 1967 | 2,396 t | -4.2% |
| 1968 | 3,000 t | +25.2% |
| 1969 | 2,437 t | -18.8% |
| 1970 | 833 t | -65.8% |
| 1971 | 1,976 t | +137.2% |
| 1972 | 821 t | -58.5% |
| 1973 | 248 t | -69.8% |
| 1974 | 320 t | +29.0% |
| 1975 | 624 t | +95.0% |
| 1976 | 1,504 t | +141.0% |
| 1977 | 367 t | -75.6% |
| 1978 | 292 t | -20.4% |
| 1979 | 663 t | +127.1% |
| 1980 | 1,647 t | +148.4% |
| 1981 | 6,919 t | +320.1% |
| 1982 | 5,202 t | -24.8% |
| 1983 | 7,782 t | +49.6% |
| 1984 | 9,912 t | +27.4% |
| 1985 | 8,020 t | -19.1% |
| 1986 | 9,363 t | +16.7% |
| 1987 | 9,202 t | -1.7% |
| 1988 | 12,983 t | +41.1% |
| 1989 | 10,050 t | -22.6% |
| 1990 | 14,000 t | +39.3% |
| 1991 | 15,000 t | +7.1% |
| 1992 | 15,500 t | +3.3% |
| 1993 | 18,000 t | +16.1% |
| 1994 | 18,500 t | +2.8% |
| 1995 | 20,000 t | +8.1% |
| 1996 | 20,300 t | +1.5% |
| 1997 | 25,100 t | +23.6% |
| 1998 | 24,000 t | -4.4% |
| 1999 | 20,560 t | -14.3% |
| 2000 | 20,560 t | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 21,660 t | +5.4% |
| 2002 | 23,770 t | +9.7% |
| 2003 | 20,300 t | -14.6% |
| 2004 | 23,820 t | +17.3% |
| 2005 | 24,900 t | +4.5% |
| 2006 | 38,550 t | +54.8% |
| 2007 | 29,300 t | -24.0% |
| 2008 | 34,428 t | +17.5% |
| 2009 | 35,810 t | +4.0% |
| 2010 | 39,432 t | +10.1% |
| 2011 | 42,000 t | +6.5% |
| 2012 | 42,685 t | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 52,134 t | +22.1% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 52,134 t is above the median for high income countries, which is 4.5 t, 11585.3× the median. (16 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 52,134 t is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 51,567 t, 1.0× the median. (12 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Palm kernels — Processing 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | +320.1% | 1,647 t | 6,919 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2,193 t | 1,000 t | 3,000 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 764.8 t | 248 t | 1,976 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 8,108 t | 1,647 t | 12,983 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 19,096 t | 14,000 t | 25,100 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 27,310 t | 20,300 t | 38,550 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 44,063 t | 39,432 t | 52,134 t | 4 |
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 palm kernels — processing in Costa Rica?
- Palm kernels — processing in Costa Rica was 52,134 t in 2013, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest palm kernels — processing recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 52,134 t in 2013.
- What is the lowest palm kernels — processing recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 248 t in 1973.
- How does Costa Rica rank for palm kernels — processing?
- Costa Rica ranks 13th out of 55 countries with data for 2013.
- Is palm kernels — processing rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 156.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Palm kernels — Processing. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Food Balance Sheet presents a comprehensive picture of the pattern of a country's food supply during a specified reference period. The food balance sheet shows for each food item - i.e. each primary commodity and a number of processed commodities potentially available for human consumption - the sources of supply and its utilization. The total quantity of foodstuffs produced in a country added to the total quantity imported and adjusted to any change in stocks that may have occurred since the beginning of the reference period gives the supply available during that period. On the utilization side a distinction is made between the quantities exported, fed to livestock, used for seed, put to manufacture for food use and non-food uses, losses during storage and transportation, and food supplies available for human consumption. The per caput supply of each such food item available for human consumption is then obtained by dividing the respective quantity by the related data on the population actually partaking of it. Data on per caput food supplies are expressed in terms of quantity and - by applying appropriate food composition factors for all primary and processed products - also in terms of caloric value and protein and fat content.