Plantains and cooking bananas — Gross per capita Production Index in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Plantains and cooking bananas — Gross per capita Production Index was 71.91 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Plantains and cooking bananas — Gross per capita Production Index in Costa Rica, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
In 2024, plantains and cooking bananas — gross per capita production index in Costa Rica stood at 71.91.
The figure is up 2.3% on the previous year and down 24.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, plantains and cooking bananas — gross per capita production index in Costa Rica peaked at 188.15 in 1973 and was at its lowest, 39.77, in 1989.
Costa Rica ranks 37th of 44 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Plantains and cooking bananas — Gross per capita Production Index in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 98.68 | — |
| 1962 | 97.34 | -1.4% |
| 1963 | 98.48 | +1.2% |
| 1964 | 98.95 | +0.5% |
| 1965 | 104.52 | +5.6% |
| 1966 | 112.51 | +7.6% |
| 1967 | 116.04 | +3.1% |
| 1968 | 132.95 | +14.6% |
| 1969 | 145.17 | +9.2% |
| 1970 | 135.36 | -6.8% |
| 1971 | 131.56 | -2.8% |
| 1972 | 151.49 | +15.1% |
| 1973 | 188.15 | +24.2% |
| 1974 | 155.04 | -17.6% |
| 1975 | 144.16 | -7.0% |
| 1976 | 137.57 | -4.6% |
| 1977 | 142.12 | +3.3% |
| 1978 | 152.22 | +7.1% |
| 1979 | 158.03 | +3.8% |
| 1980 | 170.15 | +7.7% |
| 1981 | 164.33 | -3.4% |
| 1982 | 175.1 | +6.6% |
| 1983 | 161.59 | -7.7% |
| 1984 | 136.77 | -15.4% |
| 1985 | 129.24 | -5.5% |
| 1986 | 128.01 | -1.0% |
| 1987 | 128.38 | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 128.62 | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 39.77 | -69.1% |
| 1990 | 40.72 | +2.4% |
| 1991 | 64.27 | +57.8% |
| 1992 | 64.51 | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 67.41 | +4.5% |
| 1994 | 57.01 | -15.4% |
| 1995 | 55.5 | -2.6% |
| 1996 | 61.08 | +10.1% |
| 1997 | 63.98 | +4.7% |
| 1998 | 66.78 | +4.4% |
| 1999 | 82.15 | +23.0% |
| 2000 | 65.82 | -19.9% |
| 2001 | 92.33 | +40.3% |
| 2002 | 65.46 | -29.1% |
| 2003 | 71.73 | +9.6% |
| 2004 | 75.31 | +5.0% |
| 2005 | 47.9 | -36.4% |
| 2006 | 80.11 | +67.2% |
| 2007 | 89.11 | +11.2% |
| 2008 | 86.66 | -2.7% |
| 2009 | 60.24 | -30.5% |
| 2010 | 89.24 | +48.1% |
| 2011 | 88.2 | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 77.49 | -12.1% |
| 2013 | 95.79 | +23.6% |
| 2014 | 94.76 | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 103.14 | +8.8% |
| 2016 | 102.1 | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 101.14 | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 61.05 | -39.6% |
| 2019 | 60.71 | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 75.75 | +24.8% |
| 2021 | 63.57 | -16.1% |
| 2022 | 64.08 | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 70.31 | +9.7% |
| 2024 | 71.91 | +2.3% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 71.91 is below the median for high income countries, which is 116, 62% of the median. (8 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 71.91 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 99, 73% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Plantains and cooking bananas — Gross per capita Production Index 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | -69.1% | 128.62 | 39.77 |
| 2006 | +67.2% | 47.9 | 80.11 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 111.63 | 97.34 | 145.17 | 9 |
| 1970s | 149.57 | 131.56 | 188.15 | 10 |
| 1980s | 136.2 | 39.77 | 175.1 | 10 |
| 1990s | 62.34 | 40.72 | 82.15 | 10 |
| 2000s | 73.47 | 47.9 | 92.33 | 10 |
| 2010s | 87.36 | 60.71 | 103.14 | 10 |
| 2020s | 69.12 | 63.57 | 75.75 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
- 34 Equatorial Guinea 80.21 compare
- 35 Congo 80.11 compare
- 36 Cuba 76.93 compare
- 38 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 71.1 compare
- 39 El Salvador 70.73 compare
- 40 Colombia 65.84 compare
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 plantains and cooking bananas — gross per capita production index in Costa Rica?
- Plantains and cooking bananas — gross per capita production index in Costa Rica was 71.91 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest plantains and cooking bananas — gross per capita production index recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 188.15 in 1973.
- What is the lowest plantains and cooking bananas — gross per capita production index recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 39.77 in 1989.
- How does Costa Rica rank for plantains and cooking bananas — gross per capita production index?
- Costa Rica ranks 37th out of 44 countries with data for 2024.
- Is plantains and cooking bananas — gross per capita production index rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Plantains and cooking bananas — Gross per capita Production Index Number (2014-2016 = 100). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The FAO indices of agricultural production show the relative level of the aggregate volume of agricultural production for each year in comparison with the base period 2014-2016. Indices for meat production are computed based on data on production from indigenous animals.