Sugar (Raw Equivalent) — Export quantity in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Sugar (Raw Equivalent) — Export quantity was 140 1000 t in 2023. ▲ Rising
Sugar (Raw Equivalent) — Export quantity in Costa Rica, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 t.
Analysis
In 2023, sugar (raw equivalent) — export quantity in Costa Rica stood at 140 1000 t.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 37.5% on the previous year and down 39.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sugar (raw equivalent) — export quantity in Costa Rica peaked at 248 1000 t in 2015 and was at its lowest, 118 1000 t, in 2011.
Costa Rica ranks 50th of 179 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Sugar (Raw Equivalent) — Export quantity in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | 1000 t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 182 1000 t | — |
| 2011 | 118 1000 t | -35.2% |
| 2012 | 133 1000 t | +12.7% |
| 2013 | 230 1000 t | +72.9% |
| 2014 | 175 1000 t | -23.9% |
| 2015 | 248 1000 t | +41.7% |
| 2016 | 199 1000 t | -19.8% |
| 2017 | 245 1000 t | +23.1% |
| 2018 | 222 1000 t | -9.4% |
| 2019 | 222 1000 t | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 213 1000 t | -4.1% |
| 2021 | 239 1000 t | +12.2% |
| 2022 | 224 1000 t | -6.3% |
| 2023 | 140 1000 t | -37.5% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 140 1000 t is above the median for high income countries, which is 50.5 1000 t, 2.8× the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 140 1000 t is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 37.5 1000 t, 3.7× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 197.4 1000 t | 118 1000 t | 248 1000 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 204 1000 t | 140 1000 t | 239 1000 t | 4 |
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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 sugar (raw equivalent) — export quantity in Costa Rica?
- Sugar (raw equivalent) — export quantity in Costa Rica was 140 1000 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sugar (raw equivalent) — export quantity recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 248 1000 t in 2015.
- What is the lowest sugar (raw equivalent) — export quantity recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 118 1000 t in 2011.
- How does Costa Rica rank for sugar (raw equivalent) — export quantity?
- Costa Rica ranks 50th out of 179 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sugar (raw equivalent) — export quantity rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 39.1%. 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, published as part of Sugar (Raw Equivalent) — Export quantity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
A food balance sheet presents a comprehensive picture of the pattern of a country's food supply during a specified reference period. The food balance sheet shows for each food item - i.e. each primary commodity and a number of processed commodities potentially available for human consumption - the sources of supply and its utilization. The total quantity of foodstuffs produced in a country added to the total quantity imported and adjusted to any change in stocks that may have occurred since the beginning of the reference period gives the supply available during that period. On the utilization side a distinction is made between the quantities exported, fed to livestock, used for seed, put to manufacture for food use and non-food uses, losses during storage and transportation, and food supplies available for human consumption. The per caput supply of each such food item available for human consumption is then obtained by dividing the respective quantity by the related data on the population actually partaking of it. Data on per capita food supplies are expressed in terms of quantity and - by applying appropriate food composition factors for all primary and processed products - also in terms of caloric value and protein and fat content.