Vegetables and Fruit: Gross per capita … capita Index Number 100 in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Vegetables and Fruit: Gross per capita … capita Index Number 100 was 99.72 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
99.72
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
83rd
of 182 countries
All-time high
109.53
in 2017
All-time low
26.45
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Vegetables and Fruit Primary — Gross per capita Production Index in Costa Rica, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
In 2024, vegetables and fruit primary — gross per capita production index in Costa Rica stood at 99.72.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and down 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, vegetables and fruit primary — gross per capita production index in Costa Rica peaked at 109.53 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 26.45, in 1961.
That places Costa Rica 83rd out of 182 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Vegetables and Fruit: Gross per capita … capita Index Number 100 in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 26.45 | — |
| 1962 | 29.27 | +10.7% |
| 1963 | 27.18 | -7.1% |
| 1964 | 28.37 | +4.4% |
| 1965 | 29.29 | +3.2% |
| 1966 | 31.28 | +6.8% |
| 1967 | 31.67 | +1.2% |
| 1968 | 39.88 | +25.9% |
| 1969 | 45.46 | +14.0% |
| 1970 | 51.04 | +12.3% |
| 1971 | 53.76 | +5.3% |
| 1972 | 53.24 | -1.0% |
| 1973 | 54.46 | +2.3% |
| 1974 | 48.17 | -11.5% |
| 1975 | 49.4 | +2.6% |
| 1976 | 47.25 | -4.4% |
| 1977 | 44.49 | -5.8% |
| 1978 | 45.31 | +1.8% |
| 1979 | 43.52 | -4.0% |
| 1980 | 41.5 | -4.6% |
| 1981 | 41.45 | -0.1% |
| 1982 | 40.63 | -2.0% |
| 1983 | 39.9 | -1.8% |
| 1984 | 39.11 | -2.0% |
| 1985 | 34.59 | -11.6% |
| 1986 | 37.37 | +8.0% |
| 1987 | 38.48 | +3.0% |
| 1988 | 39.48 | +2.6% |
| 1989 | 54.38 | +37.7% |
| 1990 | 58.9 | +8.3% |
| 1991 | 58.76 | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 64.09 | +9.1% |
| 1993 | 62.32 | -2.8% |
| 1994 | 62.22 | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 62.77 | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 63.34 | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 64.96 | +2.6% |
| 1998 | 69.72 | +7.3% |
| 1999 | 73.05 | +4.8% |
| 2000 | 70.91 | -2.9% |
| 2001 | 70.7 | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 65.38 | -7.5% |
| 2003 | 70.4 | +7.7% |
| 2004 | 71.61 | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 77.24 | +7.9% |
| 2006 | 91.7 | +18.7% |
| 2007 | 84.68 | -7.7% |
| 2008 | 80.01 | -5.5% |
| 2009 | 74.54 | -6.8% |
| 2010 | 89.14 | +19.6% |
| 2011 | 93.4 | +4.8% |
| 2012 | 97.97 | +4.9% |
| 2013 | 99.73 | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 102.45 | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 95.13 | -7.1% |
| 2016 | 102.41 | +7.7% |
| 2017 | 109.53 | +7.0% |
| 2018 | 108.98 | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 91.62 | -15.9% |
| 2020 | 95.21 | +3.9% |
| 2021 | 97.04 | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 90.7 | -6.5% |
| 2023 | 99.79 | +10.0% |
| 2024 | 99.72 | -0.1% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 99.72 is above the median for high income countries, which is 91.02, 1.1× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 99.72 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 101.28, 98% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 32.09 | 26.45 | 45.46 | 9 |
| 1970s | 49.06 | 43.52 | 54.46 | 10 |
| 1980s | 40.69 | 34.59 | 54.38 | 10 |
| 1990s | 64.01 | 58.76 | 73.05 | 10 |
| 2000s | 75.72 | 65.38 | 91.7 | 10 |
| 2010s | 99.04 | 89.14 | 109.53 | 10 |
| 2020s | 96.49 | 90.7 | 99.79 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
- 80 Comoros 100.33 compare
- 81 North Macedonia 100.18 compare
- 82 Kyrgyzstan 99.81 compare
- 84 Nauru 99.69 compare
- 85 China, Hong Kong SAR 99.66 compare
- 86 Kazakhstan 99.58 compare
More agriculture & rural data for Costa Rica
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate -0.5759 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.0996 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate -0.1685 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 0.3415 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is vegetables and fruit primary — gross per capita production index in Costa Rica?
- Vegetables and fruit primary — gross per capita production index in Costa Rica was 99.72 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest vegetables and fruit primary — gross per capita production index recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 109.53 in 2017.
- What is the lowest vegetables and fruit primary — gross per capita production index recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.45 in 1961.
- How does Costa Rica rank for vegetables and fruit primary — gross per capita production index?
- Costa Rica ranks 83rd out of 182 countries with data for 2024.
- Is vegetables and fruit primary — gross per capita production index rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.7%. 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 Vegetables and Fruit Primary — Gross per capita Production Index Number (2014-2016 = 100). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The FAO indices of agricultural production show the relative level of the aggregate volume of agricultural production for each year in comparison with the base period 2014-2016. Indices for meat production are computed based on data on production from indigenous animals.