Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, per capita in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, per capita was 0.0001 ha per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, per capita in Costa Rica, 1994–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
In 2024, sweet potatoes — area harvested, per capita in Costa Rica stood at 0.0001 ha per person.
That represents a change of down 12.2% on the previous year and up 172.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sweet potatoes — area harvested, per capita in Costa Rica peaked at 0.0001 ha per person in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0 ha per person, in 2002.
Costa Rica ranks 69th of 99 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, per capita in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 0 ha per person | — |
| 1995 | 0 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 1996 | 0 ha per person | +39.5% |
| 1997 | 0 ha per person | -31.6% |
| 1998 | 0 ha per person | -2.1% |
| 1999 | 0 ha per person | +39.9% |
| 2000 | 0 ha per person | -1.9% |
| 2001 | 0 ha per person | -31.2% |
| 2002 | 0 ha per person | -1.6% |
| 2003 | 0 ha per person | +181.4% |
| 2004 | 0 ha per person | +13.3% |
| 2005 | 0 ha per person | +58.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0001 ha per person | +86.6% |
| 2007 | 0 ha per person | -61.9% |
| 2008 | 0 ha per person | +35.2% |
| 2009 | 0 ha per person | -54.7% |
| 2010 | 0 ha per person | +149.8% |
| 2011 | 0 ha per person | -60.9% |
| 2012 | 0 ha per person | +16.3% |
| 2013 | 0 ha per person | -15.9% |
| 2014 | 0 ha per person | +135.1% |
| 2015 | 0 ha per person | -17.7% |
| 2016 | 0 ha per person | +18.4% |
| 2017 | 0 ha per person | -25.6% |
| 2018 | 0 ha per person | +43.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0001 ha per person | +21.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0001 ha per person | +36.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0001 ha per person | +62.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0001 ha per person | -9.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0001 ha per person | +21.9% |
| 2024 | 0.0001 ha per person | -12.2% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 0.0001 ha per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0001 ha per person, 1.1× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 0.0001 ha per person is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0003 ha per person, 41% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 ha per person | 0 ha per person | 0 ha per person | 6 |
| 2000s | 0 ha per person | 0 ha per person | 0.0001 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0 ha per person | 0 ha per person | 0.0001 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0001 ha per person | 0.0001 ha per person | 0.0001 ha per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
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 sweet potatoes — area harvested, per capita in Costa Rica?
- Sweet potatoes — area harvested, per capita in Costa Rica was 0.0001 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sweet potatoes — area harvested, per capita recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0001 ha per person in 2023.
- What is the lowest sweet potatoes — area harvested, per capita recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 ha per person in 2002.
- How does Costa Rica rank for sweet potatoes — area harvested, per capita?
- Costa Rica ranks 69th out of 99 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sweet potatoes — area harvested, per capita rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 172.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sweet potatoes — 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.
Sweet potatoes — Area harvested ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Sweet potatoes — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Sweet potatoes — 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.