Sorghum — Production in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Sorghum — Production was 0 t in 1992. ◆ Volatile
Sorghum — Production in Costa Rica, 1961–1992
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sorghum — production in Costa Rica is 0 t, measured in 1992. That is the lowest value across all 32 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 100.0% on the previous year and down 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sorghum — production in Costa Rica peaked at 52,565 t in 1978 and was at its lowest, 0 t, in 1992.
Costa Rica ranks 109th of 120 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Sorghum — Production in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 6,500 t | — |
| 1962 | 10,000 t | +53.8% |
| 1963 | 6,700 t | -33.0% |
| 1964 | 11,100 t | +65.7% |
| 1965 | 6,500 t | -41.4% |
| 1966 | 9,800 t | +50.8% |
| 1967 | 9,100 t | -7.1% |
| 1968 | 9,800 t | +7.7% |
| 1969 | 8,500 t | -13.3% |
| 1970 | 11,400 t | +34.1% |
| 1971 | 11,900 t | +4.4% |
| 1972 | 12,645 t | +6.3% |
| 1973 | 16,560 t | +31.0% |
| 1974 | 14,129 t | -14.7% |
| 1975 | 19,780 t | +40.0% |
| 1976 | 30,855 t | +56.0% |
| 1977 | 40,986 t | +32.8% |
| 1978 | 52,565 t | +28.3% |
| 1979 | 33,650 t | -36.0% |
| 1980 | 41,622 t | +23.7% |
| 1981 | 30,845 t | -25.9% |
| 1982 | 27,230 t | -11.7% |
| 1983 | 31,506 t | +15.7% |
| 1984 | 37,211 t | +18.1% |
| 1985 | 37,692 t | +1.3% |
| 1986 | 37,155 t | -1.4% |
| 1987 | 18,690 t | -49.7% |
| 1988 | 11,333 t | -39.4% |
| 1989 | 5,900 t | -47.9% |
| 1990 | 2,630 t | -55.4% |
| 1991 | 640 t | -75.7% |
| 1992 | 0 t | -100.0% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 0 t is below the median for high income countries, which is 3,200 t. (28 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 0 t is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 19,542 t. (18 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8,667 t | 6,500 t | 11,100 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 24,447 t | 11,400 t | 52,565 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 27,918 t | 5,900 t | 41,622 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,090 t | 0 t | 2,630 t | 3 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
- 106 Maldives 52.54 t compare
- 107 North Macedonia 35.64 t
- 108 Fiji 23.6 t compare
- 109 Cyprus 0 t
- 109 Estonia 0 t
- 109 Finland 0 t
- 109 Ireland 0 t
- 109 Japan 0 t compare
- 109 Latvia 0 t
- 109 Luxembourg 0 t
- 109 Malta 0 t
- 109 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 0 t
- 109 New Caledonia 0 t compare
- 109 Sweden 0 t
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 sorghum — production in Costa Rica?
- Sorghum — production in Costa Rica was 0 t in 1992, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sorghum — production recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 52,565 t in 1978.
- What is the lowest sorghum — production recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 t in 1992.
- How does Costa Rica rank for sorghum — production?
- Costa Rica ranks 109th out of 120 countries with data for 1992.
- Is sorghum — production rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Sorghum — Production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.