Potatoes: Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016) … capita US in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Potatoes: Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016) … capita US was 0.0125 1000 USD per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Potatoes — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand US$) in Costa Rica, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 USD per person.
Analysis
In 2024, potatoes — gross production value (constant 2014-2016 thousand us$) in Costa Rica stood at 0.0125 1000 USD per person.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.9% on the previous year and down 8.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, potatoes — gross production value (constant 2014-2016 thousand us$) in Costa Rica peaked at 0.019 1000 USD per person in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.0074 1000 USD per person, in 1970.
That places Costa Rica 55th out of 115 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Potatoes: Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016) … capita US in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | 1000 USD per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0098 1000 USD per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0099 1000 USD per person | +1.7% |
| 1963 | 0.0098 1000 USD per person | -1.8% |
| 1964 | 0.0098 1000 USD per person | +0.3% |
| 1965 | 0.01 1000 USD per person | +2.0% |
| 1966 | 0.0101 1000 USD per person | +1.3% |
| 1967 | 0.01 1000 USD per person | -1.4% |
| 1968 | 0.0101 1000 USD per person | +1.6% |
| 1969 | 0.0092 1000 USD per person | -9.5% |
| 1970 | 0.0074 1000 USD per person | -18.9% |
| 1971 | 0.0078 1000 USD per person | +5.3% |
| 1972 | 0.0097 1000 USD per person | +23.6% |
| 1973 | 0.01 1000 USD per person | +2.9% |
| 1974 | 0.0098 1000 USD per person | -1.2% |
| 1975 | 0.0098 1000 USD per person | -0.3% |
| 1976 | 0.0098 1000 USD per person | -0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0098 1000 USD per person | -0.1% |
| 1978 | 0.0098 1000 USD per person | -0.3% |
| 1979 | 0.0098 1000 USD per person | +0.3% |
| 1980 | 0.0098 1000 USD per person | -0.3% |
| 1981 | 0.0097 1000 USD per person | -0.6% |
| 1982 | 0.0097 1000 USD per person | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 0.0138 1000 USD per person | +41.9% |
| 1984 | 0.0095 1000 USD per person | -31.2% |
| 1985 | 0.012 1000 USD per person | +26.9% |
| 1986 | 0.013 1000 USD per person | +8.5% |
| 1987 | 0.0118 1000 USD per person | -9.7% |
| 1988 | 0.0144 1000 USD per person | +21.8% |
| 1989 | 0.0187 1000 USD per person | +30.2% |
| 1990 | 0.0135 1000 USD per person | -27.7% |
| 1991 | 0.0145 1000 USD per person | +7.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0168 1000 USD per person | +15.7% |
| 1993 | 0.0133 1000 USD per person | -20.6% |
| 1994 | 0.0107 1000 USD per person | -19.9% |
| 1995 | 0.0105 1000 USD per person | -1.5% |
| 1996 | 0.013 1000 USD per person | +23.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0124 1000 USD per person | -4.6% |
| 1998 | 0.0179 1000 USD per person | +44.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0152 1000 USD per person | -15.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0169 1000 USD per person | +11.1% |
| 2001 | 0.019 1000 USD per person | +12.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0181 1000 USD per person | -4.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0166 1000 USD per person | -8.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0155 1000 USD per person | -6.8% |
| 2005 | 0.015 1000 USD per person | -3.4% |
| 2006 | 0.011 1000 USD per person | -26.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0128 1000 USD per person | +16.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0127 1000 USD per person | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0141 1000 USD per person | +11.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0104 1000 USD per person | -26.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0111 1000 USD per person | +6.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0127 1000 USD per person | +14.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0096 1000 USD per person | -24.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0137 1000 USD per person | +43.5% |
| 2015 | 0.016 1000 USD per person | +16.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0171 1000 USD per person | +7.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0155 1000 USD per person | -9.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0084 1000 USD per person | -46.1% |
| 2019 | 0.009 1000 USD per person | +7.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0081 1000 USD per person | -10.5% |
| 2021 | 0.014 1000 USD per person | +74.3% |
| 2022 | 0.013 1000 USD per person | -7.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0136 1000 USD per person | +4.0% |
| 2024 | 0.0125 1000 USD per person | -7.9% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 0.0125 1000 USD per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0161 1000 USD per person, 78% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 0.0125 1000 USD per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0068 1000 USD per person, 1.8× the median. (17 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Potatoes: Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016) … capita US 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 | +74.3% | 0.0081 1000 USD per person | 0.014 1000 USD per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0098 1000 USD per person | 0.0092 1000 USD per person | 0.0101 1000 USD per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0094 1000 USD per person | 0.0074 1000 USD per person | 0.01 1000 USD per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0122 1000 USD per person | 0.0095 1000 USD per person | 0.0187 1000 USD per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0138 1000 USD per person | 0.0105 1000 USD per person | 0.0179 1000 USD per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0152 1000 USD per person | 0.011 1000 USD per person | 0.019 1000 USD per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0124 1000 USD per person | 0.0084 1000 USD per person | 0.0171 1000 USD per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0122 1000 USD per person | 0.0081 1000 USD per person | 0.014 1000 USD 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 — gross production value (constant 2014-2016 thousand us$) in Costa Rica?
- Potatoes — gross production value (constant 2014-2016 thousand us$) in Costa Rica was 0.0125 1000 USD per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest potatoes — gross production value (constant 2014-2016 thousand us$) recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.019 1000 USD per person in 2001.
- What is the lowest potatoes — gross production value (constant 2014-2016 thousand us$) recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0074 1000 USD per person in 1970.
- How does Costa Rica rank for potatoes — gross production value (constant 2014-2016 thousand us$)?
- Costa Rica ranks 55th out of 115 countries with data for 2024.
- Is potatoes — gross production value (constant 2014-2016 thousand us$) rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Potatoes — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand US$), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Potatoes — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Potatoes — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand US$) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Potatoes — Gross Production Value Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Potatoes — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.