Sugar cane yields in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Sugar cane yields was 71 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Sugar cane yields in Costa Rica, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 71 tonnes per hectare for sugar cane yields in 2024.
The figure is up 22.2% on the previous year and down 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sugar cane yields in Costa Rica peaked at 89.8 tonnes per hectare in 2003 and was at its lowest, 50.46 tonnes per hectare, in 1961.
That places Costa Rica 30th out of 110 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 52.22 tonnes per hectare | 50.46 tonnes per hectare | 53.96 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 59.03 tonnes per hectare | 56 tonnes per hectare | 62.99 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 56.7 tonnes per hectare | 56 tonnes per hectare | 59.7 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 82.36 tonnes per hectare | 76.49 tonnes per hectare | 89.15 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 82.39 tonnes per hectare | 76.99 tonnes per hectare | 89.8 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 66.88 tonnes per hectare | 59.47 tonnes per hectare | 71.07 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 66.95 tonnes per hectare | 58.09 tonnes per hectare | 74.65 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Costa Rica
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 3.46 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 3.4% (2025)
- Rural population 1.04 million (2025)
- Rural population growth -1.6% (2025)
- Rural population 20.3% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.0% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.1% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 3.4% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 3.4% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 18,980 hectares (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sugar cane yields in Costa Rica?
- Sugar cane yields in Costa Rica was 71 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest sugar cane yields recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 89.8 tonnes per hectare in 2003.
- What is the lowest sugar cane yields recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 50.46 tonnes per hectare in 1961.
- How does Costa Rica rank for sugar cane yields?
- Costa Rica ranks 30th out of 110 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sugar cane yields rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Sugar cane yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.