Potatoes — Area harvested, per capita in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Potatoes — Area harvested, per capita was 0.0005 ha per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Potatoes — Area harvested, per capita in Costa Rica, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for potatoes — area harvested, per capita in Costa Rica is 0.0005 ha per person, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 12.4% on the previous year and down 25.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, potatoes — area harvested, per capita in Costa Rica peaked at 0.0013 ha per person in 1983 and was at its lowest, 0.0005 ha per person, in 2013.
Costa Rica ranks 93rd of 137 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Potatoes — Area harvested, per capita in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0012 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0012 ha per person | +3.0% |
| 1963 | 0.0011 ha per person | -4.1% |
| 1964 | 0.0011 ha per person | -1.6% |
| 1965 | 0.0012 ha per person | +3.9% |
| 1966 | 0.0012 ha per person | +1.5% |
| 1967 | 0.0012 ha per person | -0.6% |
| 1968 | 0.0012 ha per person | +2.0% |
| 1969 | 0.0011 ha per person | -7.4% |
| 1970 | 0.0009 ha per person | -17.3% |
| 1971 | 0.001 ha per person | +3.1% |
| 1972 | 0.0011 ha per person | +19.1% |
| 1973 | 0.001 ha per person | -11.3% |
| 1974 | 0.0011 ha per person | +7.2% |
| 1975 | 0.001 ha per person | -7.4% |
| 1976 | 0.001 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 1977 | 0.0011 ha per person | +10.2% |
| 1978 | 0.0011 ha per person | +1.4% |
| 1979 | 0.0011 ha per person | +1.2% |
| 1980 | 0.0011 ha per person | +1.1% |
| 1981 | 0.0013 ha per person | +11.7% |
| 1982 | 0.0012 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 1983 | 0.0013 ha per person | +9.8% |
| 1984 | 0.0008 ha per person | -41.1% |
| 1985 | 0.001 ha per person | +22.5% |
| 1986 | 0.0008 ha per person | -20.2% |
| 1987 | 0.0009 ha per person | +11.2% |
| 1988 | 0.0009 ha per person | +9.2% |
| 1989 | 0.0011 ha per person | +12.3% |
| 1990 | 0.0007 ha per person | -32.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0007 ha per person | -0.6% |
| 1992 | 0.0008 ha per person | +10.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0006 ha per person | -18.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0006 ha per person | -9.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0006 ha per person | +5.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0007 ha per person | +12.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0006 ha per person | -13.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0009 ha per person | +49.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0008 ha per person | -9.7% |
| 2000 | 0.0009 ha per person | +5.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0008 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0008 ha per person | -3.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0008 ha per person | -5.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0007 ha per person | -3.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0007 ha per person | -3.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0005 ha per person | -24.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0006 ha per person | +17.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0006 ha per person | -5.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0007 ha per person | +9.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0005 ha per person | -26.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0006 ha per person | +18.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0006 ha per person | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0005 ha per person | -18.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0007 ha per person | +49.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0008 ha per person | +7.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0008 ha per person | +6.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0007 ha per person | -12.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0006 ha per person | -16.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0006 ha per person | +5.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0005 ha per person | -13.9% |
| 2021 | 0.0006 ha per person | +11.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0006 ha per person | -4.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0006 ha per person | +4.3% |
| 2024 | 0.0005 ha per person | -12.4% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 0.0005 ha per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0014 ha per person, 39% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 0.0005 ha per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0005 ha per person, 1.2× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0012 ha per person | 0.0011 ha per person | 0.0012 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.001 ha per person | 0.0009 ha per person | 0.0011 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.001 ha per person | 0.0008 ha per person | 0.0013 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0007 ha per person | 0.0006 ha per person | 0.0009 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0007 ha per person | 0.0005 ha per person | 0.0009 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0006 ha per person | 0.0005 ha per person | 0.0008 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0006 ha per person | 0.0005 ha per person | 0.0006 ha per person | 5 |
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 potatoes — area harvested, per capita in Costa Rica?
- Potatoes — area harvested, per capita in Costa Rica was 0.0005 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest potatoes — area harvested, per capita recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0013 ha per person in 1983.
- What is the lowest potatoes — area harvested, per capita recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0005 ha per person in 2013.
- How does Costa Rica rank for potatoes — area harvested, per capita?
- Costa Rica ranks 93rd out of 137 countries with data for 2024.
- Is potatoes — area harvested, per capita rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Potatoes — Area harvested, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Potatoes — 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.
Potatoes — Area harvested ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Potatoes — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Potatoes — 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.