Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested, per capita in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested, per capita was 0.0031 ha per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested, per capita in Costa Rica, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
In 2024, roots and tubers, total — area harvested, per capita in Costa Rica stood at 0.0031 ha per person.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.1% on the previous year and down 30.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, roots and tubers, total — area harvested, per capita in Costa Rica peaked at 0.0065 ha per person in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.0019 ha per person, in 1976.
Costa Rica ranks 89th of 169 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.
Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested, per capita in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0022 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0022 ha per person | -0.2% |
| 1963 | 0.0022 ha per person | -2.3% |
| 1964 | 0.0022 ha per person | -1.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0022 ha per person | +1.9% |
| 1966 | 0.0022 ha per person | +0.7% |
| 1967 | 0.0022 ha per person | -0.4% |
| 1968 | 0.0022 ha per person | +1.0% |
| 1969 | 0.0022 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 1970 | 0.002 ha per person | -7.7% |
| 1971 | 0.002 ha per person | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0022 ha per person | +7.7% |
| 1973 | 0.0021 ha per person | -5.4% |
| 1974 | 0.0023 ha per person | +12.4% |
| 1975 | 0.002 ha per person | -14.7% |
| 1976 | 0.0019 ha per person | -1.6% |
| 1977 | 0.0024 ha per person | +21.9% |
| 1978 | 0.0025 ha per person | +8.1% |
| 1979 | 0.0029 ha per person | +14.4% |
| 1980 | 0.0034 ha per person | +15.2% |
| 1981 | 0.0035 ha per person | +3.1% |
| 1982 | 0.0034 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 1983 | 0.0031 ha per person | -8.4% |
| 1984 | 0.0028 ha per person | -10.8% |
| 1985 | 0.0029 ha per person | +2.1% |
| 1986 | 0.0026 ha per person | -7.4% |
| 1987 | 0.0027 ha per person | +2.8% |
| 1988 | 0.0024 ha per person | -12.5% |
| 1989 | 0.0029 ha per person | +22.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0032 ha per person | +9.9% |
| 1991 | 0.0035 ha per person | +9.7% |
| 1992 | 0.0033 ha per person | -6.7% |
| 1993 | 0.003 ha per person | -7.9% |
| 1994 | 0.0039 ha per person | +31.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0047 ha per person | +20.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0034 ha per person | -27.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0029 ha per person | -15.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0036 ha per person | +23.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0052 ha per person | +44.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0035 ha per person | -32.0% |
| 2001 | 0.005 ha per person | +41.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0051 ha per person | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 0.004 ha per person | -22.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0038 ha per person | -3.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0065 ha per person | +69.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0065 ha per person | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0046 ha per person | -28.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0037 ha per person | -20.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0056 ha per person | +51.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0041 ha per person | -25.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0046 ha per person | +10.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0041 ha per person | -9.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0041 ha per person | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0044 ha per person | +7.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0036 ha per person | -18.0% |
| 2016 | 0.004 ha per person | +10.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0036 ha per person | -10.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0034 ha per person | -5.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0031 ha per person | -8.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0031 ha per person | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0029 ha per person | -5.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0031 ha per person | +6.9% |
| 2023 | 0.0033 ha per person | +5.0% |
| 2024 | 0.0031 ha per person | -6.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0022 ha per person | 0.0022 ha per person | 0.0022 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0022 ha per person | 0.0019 ha per person | 0.0029 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.003 ha per person | 0.0024 ha per person | 0.0035 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0037 ha per person | 0.0029 ha per person | 0.0052 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0048 ha per person | 0.0035 ha per person | 0.0065 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0039 ha per person | 0.0031 ha per person | 0.0046 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0031 ha per person | 0.0029 ha per person | 0.0033 ha per person | 5 |
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- 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 roots and tubers, total — area harvested, per capita in Costa Rica?
- Roots and tubers, total — area harvested, per capita in Costa Rica was 0.0031 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest roots and tubers, total — area harvested, per capita recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0065 ha per person in 2006.
- What is the lowest roots and tubers, total — area harvested, per capita recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0019 ha per person in 1976.
- How does Costa Rica rank for roots and tubers, total — area harvested, per capita?
- Costa Rica ranks 89th out of 169 countries with data for 2024.
- Is roots and tubers, total — area harvested, per capita rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.4%. 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 Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Roots and Tubers, Total — 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.
Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Roots and Tubers, Total — 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
Roots and Tubers, Total — 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.