Sweet potatoes — Production, per square kilometre in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Sweet potatoes — Production, per square kilometre was 0.0392 t per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Sweet potatoes — Production, per square kilometre in Costa Rica, 1994–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sweet potatoes — production, per square kilometre in Costa Rica is 0.0392 t per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.
The figure is up 22.5% on the previous year and up 700.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sweet potatoes — production, per square kilometre in Costa Rica peaked at 0.0392 t per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.002 t per square kilometre, in 1994.
Costa Rica ranks 74th 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 — Production, per square kilometre in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | t per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 0.002 t per square kilometre | — |
| 1995 | 0.002 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0029 t per square kilometre | +50.0% |
| 1997 | 0.002 t per square kilometre | -33.3% |
| 1998 | 0.002 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0029 t per square kilometre | +50.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0029 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.002 t per square kilometre | -33.3% |
| 2002 | 0.002 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0059 t per square kilometre | +200.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0069 t per square kilometre | +16.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0108 t per square kilometre | +57.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0206 t per square kilometre | +90.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0078 t per square kilometre | -61.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0108 t per square kilometre | +37.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0049 t per square kilometre | -54.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0127 t per square kilometre | +160.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0049 t per square kilometre | -61.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0059 t per square kilometre | +20.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0049 t per square kilometre | -16.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0118 t per square kilometre | +140.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0098 t per square kilometre | -16.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0118 t per square kilometre | +20.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0088 t per square kilometre | -25.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0127 t per square kilometre | +44.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0157 t per square kilometre | +23.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0215 t per square kilometre | +37.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0353 t per square kilometre | +63.6% |
| 2022 | 0.032 t per square kilometre | -9.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0392 t per square kilometre | +22.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0023 t per square kilometre | 0.002 t per square kilometre | 0.0029 t per square kilometre | 6 |
| 2000s | 0.0074 t per square kilometre | 0.002 t per square kilometre | 0.0206 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0099 t per square kilometre | 0.0049 t per square kilometre | 0.0157 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.032 t per square kilometre | 0.0215 t per square kilometre | 0.0392 t per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
- 71 New Zealand 0.045 t per square kilometre compare
- 72 Argentina 0.0416 t per square kilometre compare
- 73 Mexico 0.0396 t per square kilometre compare
- 75 Guatemala 0.0383 t per square kilometre compare
- 76 El Salvador 0.0369 t per square kilometre compare
- 77 Pakistan 0.0325 t per square kilometre compare
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 — production, per square kilometre in Costa Rica?
- Sweet potatoes — production, per square kilometre in Costa Rica was 0.0392 t per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sweet potatoes — production, per square kilometre recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0392 t per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest sweet potatoes — production, per square kilometre recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.002 t per square kilometre in 1994.
- How does Costa Rica rank for sweet potatoes — production, per square kilometre?
- Costa Rica ranks 74th out of 99 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sweet potatoes — production, per square kilometre rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 700.0%. 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 — Production, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sweet potatoes — Production divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Sweet potatoes — Production ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Sweet potatoes — Production Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 — Production divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.