Potato yields in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Potato yields was 27.55 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Potato yields in Costa Rica, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Broadberry et al. (2015); Brassley (2000) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
The most recent figure for potato yields in Costa Rica is 27.55 tonnes per hectare, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is up 5.2% on the previous year and up 21.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, potato yields in Costa Rica peaked at 27.55 tonnes per hectare in 2024 and was at its lowest, 9.03 tonnes per hectare, in 1981.
Costa Rica ranks 49th of 158 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 | 9.91 tonnes per hectare | 9.63 tonnes per hectare | 10.18 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 10.59 tonnes per hectare | 9.44 tonnes per hectare | 11.66 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 14.32 tonnes per hectare | 9.03 tonnes per hectare | 20.7 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 22.68 tonnes per hectare | 19.88 tonnes per hectare | 24.86 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 24.67 tonnes per hectare | 23.12 tonnes per hectare | 26.52 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.69 tonnes per hectare | 16.44 tonnes per hectare | 25.58 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.88 tonnes per hectare | 17.35 tonnes per hectare | 27.55 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
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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 potato yields in Costa Rica?
- Potato yields in Costa Rica was 27.55 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Broadberry et al. (2015); Brassley (2000) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest potato yields recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 27.55 tonnes per hectare in 2024.
- What is the lowest potato yields recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.03 tonnes per hectare in 1981.
- How does Costa Rica rank for potato yields?
- Costa Rica ranks 49th out of 158 countries with data for 2024.
- Is potato yields rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.8%. 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); Broadberry et al. (2015); Brassley (2000) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Potato yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Yields are measured in tonnes per hectare.