Sugar Crops Primary — Area harvested, per capita in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Sugar Crops Primary — Area harvested, per capita was 0.0114 ha per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Sugar Crops Primary — Area harvested, per capita in Costa Rica, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 0.0114 ha per person for sugar crops primary — area harvested, per capita in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.5% on the previous year and down 14.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sugar crops primary — area harvested, per capita in Costa Rica peaked at 0.0207 ha per person in 1970 and was at its lowest, 0.0094 ha per person, in 1990.
Costa Rica ranks 14th of 137 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Sugar Crops Primary — Area harvested, per capita in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0154 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.015 ha per person | -2.2% |
| 1963 | 0.0167 ha per person | +10.8% |
| 1964 | 0.0168 ha per person | +0.9% |
| 1965 | 0.0168 ha per person | +0.1% |
| 1966 | 0.0193 ha per person | +14.6% |
| 1967 | 0.0181 ha per person | -6.1% |
| 1968 | 0.0184 ha per person | +1.6% |
| 1969 | 0.0186 ha per person | +1.2% |
| 1970 | 0.0207 ha per person | +11.3% |
| 1971 | 0.0193 ha per person | -7.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0202 ha per person | +5.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0195 ha per person | -3.6% |
| 1974 | 0.018 ha per person | -7.5% |
| 1975 | 0.0177 ha per person | -1.9% |
| 1976 | 0.0178 ha per person | +0.4% |
| 1977 | 0.0181 ha per person | +2.2% |
| 1978 | 0.0203 ha per person | +12.1% |
| 1979 | 0.0201 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 1980 | 0.0188 ha per person | -6.4% |
| 1981 | 0.0183 ha per person | -2.5% |
| 1982 | 0.0173 ha per person | -5.6% |
| 1983 | 0.0175 ha per person | +1.2% |
| 1984 | 0.0197 ha per person | +12.3% |
| 1985 | 0.018 ha per person | -8.3% |
| 1986 | 0.0178 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 1987 | 0.0165 ha per person | -7.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0161 ha per person | -2.3% |
| 1989 | 0.0131 ha per person | -18.5% |
| 1990 | 0.0094 ha per person | -28.1% |
| 1991 | 0.0116 ha per person | +22.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0116 ha per person | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0115 ha per person | -0.7% |
| 1994 | 0.0115 ha per person | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0121 ha per person | +5.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0119 ha per person | -2.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0119 ha per person | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 0.0122 ha per person | +1.8% |
| 1999 | 0.0119 ha per person | -2.1% |
| 2000 | 0.012 ha per person | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 0.012 ha per person | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0118 ha per person | -1.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0118 ha per person | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0117 ha per person | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0113 ha per person | -3.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0123 ha per person | +9.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0128 ha per person | +4.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0123 ha per person | -4.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0118 ha per person | -4.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0122 ha per person | +3.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0125 ha per person | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0124 ha per person | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0134 ha per person | +8.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0133 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0134 ha per person | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0135 ha per person | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0131 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0121 ha per person | -7.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0117 ha per person | -3.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0112 ha per person | -4.7% |
| 2021 | 0.012 ha per person | +7.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0118 ha per person | -1.8% |
| 2023 | 0.0115 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 2024 | 0.0114 ha per person | -1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0172 ha per person | 0.015 ha per person | 0.0193 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0192 ha per person | 0.0177 ha per person | 0.0207 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0173 ha per person | 0.0131 ha per person | 0.0197 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0116 ha per person | 0.0094 ha per person | 0.0122 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.012 ha per person | 0.0113 ha per person | 0.0128 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0128 ha per person | 0.0117 ha per person | 0.0135 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0116 ha per person | 0.0112 ha per person | 0.012 ha per person | 5 |
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- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.1% (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is sugar crops primary — area harvested, per capita in Costa Rica?
- Sugar crops primary — area harvested, per capita in Costa Rica was 0.0114 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sugar crops primary — area harvested, per capita recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0207 ha per person in 1970.
- What is the lowest sugar crops primary — area harvested, per capita recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0094 ha per person in 1990.
- How does Costa Rica rank for sugar crops primary — area harvested, per capita?
- Costa Rica ranks 14th out of 137 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sugar crops primary — area harvested, per capita rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Sugar Crops Primary — Area harvested, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sugar Crops Primary — 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.
Sugar Crops Primary — Area harvested ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Sugar Crops Primary — 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
Sugar Crops Primary — 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.