Potatoes: Gross Production Value (constant) … square kilometre US in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Potatoes: Gross Production Value (constant) … square kilometre US was 1.36 1000 USD per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
1.36 1000 USD per square kilometre
Change on year
up 4.5%
World rank
42nd
of 115 countries
All-time high
1.63 1000 USD per square kilometre
in 2016
All-time low
0.2637 1000 USD per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Potatoes — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand US$) in Costa Rica, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 USD per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for potatoes — gross production value (constant 2014-2016 thousand us$) in Costa Rica is 1.36 1000 USD per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 4.5% on the previous year and up 53.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, potatoes — gross production value (constant 2014-2016 thousand us$) in Costa Rica peaked at 1.63 1000 USD per square kilometre in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.2637 1000 USD per square kilometre, in 1961.
Costa Rica ranks 42nd of 115 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Potatoes: Gross Production Value (constant) … square kilometre US in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | 1000 USD per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.2637 1000 USD per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.2783 1000 USD per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 1963 | 0.2833 1000 USD per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1964 | 0.2941 1000 USD per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1965 | 0.3103 1000 USD per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 1966 | 0.3245 1000 USD per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 1967 | 0.33 1000 USD per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1968 | 0.3453 1000 USD per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 1969 | 0.3215 1000 USD per square kilometre | -6.9% |
| 1970 | 0.2678 1000 USD per square kilometre | -16.7% |
| 1971 | 0.2896 1000 USD per square kilometre | +8.1% |
| 1972 | 0.3674 1000 USD per square kilometre | +26.9% |
| 1973 | 0.3877 1000 USD per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 1974 | 0.393 1000 USD per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1975 | 0.402 1000 USD per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1976 | 0.4124 1000 USD per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1977 | 0.4231 1000 USD per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1978 | 0.4333 1000 USD per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1979 | 0.4467 1000 USD per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1980 | 0.4574 1000 USD per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1981 | 0.4671 1000 USD per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1982 | 0.4805 1000 USD per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1983 | 0.7007 1000 USD per square kilometre | +45.8% |
| 1984 | 0.4952 1000 USD per square kilometre | -29.3% |
| 1985 | 0.646 1000 USD per square kilometre | +30.4% |
| 1986 | 0.7199 1000 USD per square kilometre | +11.4% |
| 1987 | 0.6673 1000 USD per square kilometre | -7.3% |
| 1988 | 0.8342 1000 USD per square kilometre | +25.0% |
| 1989 | 1.11 1000 USD per square kilometre | +33.5% |
| 1990 | 0.8258 1000 USD per square kilometre | -25.8% |
| 1991 | 0.909 1000 USD per square kilometre | +10.1% |
| 1992 | 1.08 1000 USD per square kilometre | +18.7% |
| 1993 | 0.8786 1000 USD per square kilometre | -18.6% |
| 1994 | 0.7213 1000 USD per square kilometre | -17.9% |
| 1995 | 0.7275 1000 USD per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 0.9197 1000 USD per square kilometre | +26.4% |
| 1997 | 0.8978 1000 USD per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 1998 | 1.33 1000 USD per square kilometre | +47.7% |
| 1999 | 1.15 1000 USD per square kilometre | -13.4% |
| 2000 | 1.3 1000 USD per square kilometre | +13.2% |
| 2001 | 1.49 1000 USD per square kilometre | +14.4% |
| 2002 | 1.45 1000 USD per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 2003 | 1.35 1000 USD per square kilometre | -6.9% |
| 2004 | 1.28 1000 USD per square kilometre | -5.4% |
| 2005 | 1.25 1000 USD per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 2006 | 0.9306 1000 USD per square kilometre | -25.5% |
| 2007 | 1.1 1000 USD per square kilometre | +18.4% |
| 2008 | 1.1 1000 USD per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 1.24 1000 USD per square kilometre | +12.8% |
| 2010 | 0.9295 1000 USD per square kilometre | -25.3% |
| 2011 | 1 1000 USD per square kilometre | +7.6% |
| 2012 | 1.16 1000 USD per square kilometre | +15.6% |
| 2013 | 0.8829 1000 USD per square kilometre | -23.6% |
| 2014 | 1.28 1000 USD per square kilometre | +45.0% |
| 2015 | 1.51 1000 USD per square kilometre | +18.0% |
| 2016 | 1.63 1000 USD per square kilometre | +8.2% |
| 2017 | 1.5 1000 USD per square kilometre | -8.5% |
| 2018 | 0.8133 1000 USD per square kilometre | -45.6% |
| 2019 | 0.8813 1000 USD per square kilometre | +8.4% |
| 2020 | 0.7944 1000 USD per square kilometre | -9.9% |
| 2021 | 1.39 1000 USD per square kilometre | +75.2% |
| 2022 | 1.3 1000 USD per square kilometre | -6.7% |
| 2023 | 1.36 1000 USD per square kilometre | +4.5% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 1.36 1000 USD per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.14 1000 USD per square kilometre, 1.2× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 1.36 1000 USD per square kilometre is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.3583 1000 USD per square kilometre, 3.8× the median. (17 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3057 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.2637 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.3453 1000 USD per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.3823 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.2678 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.4467 1000 USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.6582 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.4574 1000 USD per square kilometre | 1.11 1000 USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.9434 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.7213 1000 USD per square kilometre | 1.33 1000 USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.25 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.9306 1000 USD per square kilometre | 1.49 1000 USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.16 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.8133 1000 USD per square kilometre | 1.63 1000 USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.21 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.7944 1000 USD per square kilometre | 1.39 1000 USD per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
- 39 Kenya 1.44 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 40 Bosnia and Herzegovina 1.43 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 41 Austria 1.41 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 43 Jamaica 1.34 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 44 Spain 1.25 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 45 Peru 1.21 1000 USD per square kilometre 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 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 1.36 1000 USD per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest potatoes — gross production value (constant 2014-2016 thousand us$) recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 1.63 1000 USD per square kilometre in 2016.
- What is the lowest potatoes — gross production value (constant 2014-2016 thousand us$) recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2637 1000 USD per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Costa Rica rank for potatoes — gross production value (constant 2014-2016 thousand us$)?
- Costa Rica ranks 42nd out of 115 countries with data for 2023.
- Is potatoes — gross production value (constant 2014-2016 thousand us$) rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 53.6%. 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$), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Potatoes — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand US$) divided by Land area (sq. km), 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$) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Potatoes — Gross Production Value Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Potatoes — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand US$) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.