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 168 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.
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 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
- 97 Comoros, Union of the 1,315 ha compare
- 98 Togo 1,224 ha compare
- 99 Palestine, State of 1,167 ha compare
- 101 Belgium-Luxembourg 900 ha compare
- 102 Honduras 847 ha compare
- 103 Congo, Republic of 822 ha 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)
- Agriculture share gdp 3.37 (2025)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 3.37 (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 168 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.