Potato yields in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Potato yields was 27.55 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
27.55 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
up 5.2%
World rank
49th
of 159 countries
All-time high
27.55 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
All-time low
9.03 tonnes per hectare
in 1981
Years of data
64
1961–2024
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 159 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.
Potato yields in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 9.88 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 9.75 tonnes per hectare | -1.2% |
| 1963 | 9.99 tonnes per hectare | +2.4% |
| 1964 | 10.18 tonnes per hectare | +1.9% |
| 1965 | 10 tonnes per hectare | -1.8% |
| 1966 | 9.98 tonnes per hectare | -0.2% |
| 1967 | 9.89 tonnes per hectare | -0.9% |
| 1968 | 9.86 tonnes per hectare | -0.3% |
| 1969 | 9.63 tonnes per hectare | -2.3% |
| 1970 | 9.44 tonnes per hectare | -2.0% |
| 1971 | 9.64 tonnes per hectare | +2.1% |
| 1972 | 10.01 tonnes per hectare | +3.8% |
| 1973 | 11.61 tonnes per hectare | +16.0% |
| 1974 | 10.71 tonnes per hectare | -7.8% |
| 1975 | 11.52 tonnes per hectare | +7.6% |
| 1976 | 11.66 tonnes per hectare | +1.2% |
| 1977 | 10.57 tonnes per hectare | -9.3% |
| 1978 | 10.39 tonnes per hectare | -1.7% |
| 1979 | 10.3 tonnes per hectare | -0.9% |
| 1980 | 10.16 tonnes per hectare | -1.4% |
| 1981 | 9.03 tonnes per hectare | -11.1% |
| 1982 | 9.29 tonnes per hectare | +2.9% |
| 1983 | 12 tonnes per hectare | +29.2% |
| 1984 | 14 tonnes per hectare | +16.7% |
| 1985 | 14.5 tonnes per hectare | +3.6% |
| 1986 | 19.7 tonnes per hectare | +35.9% |
| 1987 | 16 tonnes per hectare | -18.8% |
| 1988 | 17.86 tonnes per hectare | +11.6% |
| 1989 | 20.7 tonnes per hectare | +15.9% |
| 1990 | 22 tonnes per hectare | +6.3% |
| 1991 | 23.76 tonnes per hectare | +8.0% |
| 1992 | 24.86 tonnes per hectare | +4.6% |
| 1993 | 24.08 tonnes per hectare | -3.1% |
| 1994 | 21.2 tonnes per hectare | -11.9% |
| 1995 | 19.88 tonnes per hectare | -6.3% |
| 1996 | 21.81 tonnes per hectare | +9.7% |
| 1997 | 24.01 tonnes per hectare | +10.1% |
| 1998 | 23.29 tonnes per hectare | -3.0% |
| 1999 | 21.89 tonnes per hectare | -6.0% |
| 2000 | 23.12 tonnes per hectare | +5.6% |
| 2001 | 26.52 tonnes per hectare | +14.7% |
| 2002 | 26.17 tonnes per hectare | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 25.35 tonnes per hectare | -3.1% |
| 2004 | 24.44 tonnes per hectare | -3.6% |
| 2005 | 24.36 tonnes per hectare | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 23.58 tonnes per hectare | -3.2% |
| 2007 | 23.53 tonnes per hectare | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 24.58 tonnes per hectare | +4.5% |
| 2009 | 25.01 tonnes per hectare | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 24.95 tonnes per hectare | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 22.42 tonnes per hectare | -10.1% |
| 2012 | 25.3 tonnes per hectare | +12.8% |
| 2013 | 23.54 tonnes per hectare | -6.9% |
| 2014 | 22.63 tonnes per hectare | -3.9% |
| 2015 | 24.65 tonnes per hectare | +9.0% |
| 2016 | 24.7 tonnes per hectare | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 25.58 tonnes per hectare | +3.6% |
| 2018 | 16.44 tonnes per hectare | -35.7% |
| 2019 | 16.68 tonnes per hectare | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 17.35 tonnes per hectare | +4.0% |
| 2021 | 27.07 tonnes per hectare | +56.1% |
| 2022 | 26.25 tonnes per hectare | -3.0% |
| 2023 | 26.18 tonnes per hectare | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 27.55 tonnes per hectare | +5.2% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 27.55 tonnes per hectare is below the median for high income countries, which is 29.86 tonnes per hectare, 92% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 27.55 tonnes per hectare is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 22.08 tonnes per hectare, 1.2× the median. (24 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Potato yields 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 | +56.1% | 17.35 tonnes per hectare | 27.07 tonnes per hectare |
| 1986 | +35.9% | 14.5 tonnes per hectare | 19.7 tonnes per hectare |
| 2018 | -35.7% | 25.58 tonnes per hectare | 16.44 tonnes per hectare |
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 (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 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 159 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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Yields are measured in tonnes per hectare.