Tomatoes — Area harvested in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Tomatoes — Area harvested was 1,087 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Tomatoes — Area harvested in Costa Rica, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, tomatoes — area harvested in Costa Rica stood at 1,087 ha.
The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and up 20.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tomatoes — area harvested in Costa Rica peaked at 3,100 ha in 1988 and was at its lowest, 208 ha, in 1995.
That places Costa Rica 100th out of 169 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Tomatoes — Area harvested in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1,100 ha | — |
| 1962 | 1,100 ha | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 1,200 ha | +9.1% |
| 1964 | 1,300 ha | +8.3% |
| 1965 | 1,300 ha | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 1,400 ha | +7.7% |
| 1967 | 1,500 ha | +7.1% |
| 1968 | 1,500 ha | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 1,600 ha | +6.7% |
| 1970 | 1,700 ha | +6.2% |
| 1971 | 1,800 ha | +5.9% |
| 1972 | 1,900 ha | +5.6% |
| 1973 | 2,000 ha | +5.3% |
| 1974 | 2,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 2,100 ha | +5.0% |
| 1976 | 2,200 ha | +4.8% |
| 1977 | 2,300 ha | +4.5% |
| 1978 | 2,300 ha | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 2,400 ha | +4.3% |
| 1980 | 2,500 ha | +4.2% |
| 1981 | 2,600 ha | +4.0% |
| 1982 | 2,700 ha | +3.8% |
| 1983 | 2,750 ha | +1.9% |
| 1984 | 2,800 ha | +1.8% |
| 1985 | 2,800 ha | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 2,900 ha | +3.6% |
| 1987 | 3,000 ha | +3.4% |
| 1988 | 3,100 ha | +3.3% |
| 1989 | 240 ha | -92.3% |
| 1990 | 250 ha | +4.2% |
| 1991 | 261 ha | +4.4% |
| 1992 | 222 ha | -14.9% |
| 1993 | 217 ha | -2.3% |
| 1994 | 210 ha | -3.2% |
| 1995 | 208 ha | -1.0% |
| 1996 | 211 ha | +1.4% |
| 1997 | 252 ha | +19.4% |
| 1998 | 1,272 ha | +404.8% |
| 1999 | 1,030 ha | -19.0% |
| 2000 | 1,044 ha | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 1,413 ha | +35.3% |
| 2002 | 1,482 ha | +4.9% |
| 2003 | 1,175 ha | -20.7% |
| 2004 | 1,000 ha | -14.9% |
| 2005 | 1,100 ha | +10.0% |
| 2006 | 1,423 ha | +29.4% |
| 2007 | 950 ha | -33.2% |
| 2008 | 996 ha | +4.8% |
| 2009 | 975 ha | -2.1% |
| 2010 | 966 ha | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 1,046 ha | +8.3% |
| 2012 | 1,019 ha | -2.6% |
| 2013 | 1,015 ha | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 900 ha | -11.3% |
| 2015 | 1,118 ha | +24.2% |
| 2016 | 1,100 ha | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 1,100 ha | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1,267 ha | +15.2% |
| 2019 | 957 ha | -24.5% |
| 2020 | 1,108 ha | +15.8% |
| 2021 | 1,111 ha | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 1,058 ha | -4.8% |
| 2023 | 1,092 ha | +3.2% |
| 2024 | 1,087 ha | -0.5% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 1,087 ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 336 ha, 3.2× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 1,087 ha is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 603 ha, 1.8× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Tomatoes — Area harvested in Costa Rica changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | +404.8% | 252 ha | 1,272 ha |
| 1989 | -92.3% | 3,100 ha | 240 ha |
| 2007 | -33.2% | 1,423 ha | 950 ha |
| 2001 | +35.3% | 1,044 ha | 1,413 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,333 ha | 1,100 ha | 1,600 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 2,070 ha | 1,700 ha | 2,400 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 2,539 ha | 240 ha | 3,100 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 413.3 ha | 208 ha | 1,272 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,156 ha | 950 ha | 1,482 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,049 ha | 900 ha | 1,267 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,091 ha | 1,058 ha | 1,111 ha | 5 |
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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 tomatoes — area harvested in Costa Rica?
- Tomatoes — area harvested in Costa Rica was 1,087 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest tomatoes — area harvested recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 3,100 ha in 1988.
- What is the lowest tomatoes — area harvested recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 208 ha in 1995.
- How does Costa Rica rank for tomatoes — area harvested?
- Costa Rica ranks 100th out of 169 countries with data for 2024.
- Is tomatoes — area harvested rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Tomatoes — Area harvested. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.