Vegetables and Fruit Primary — Gross per capita Production Index in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Vegetables and Fruit Primary — Gross per capita Production Index was 99.72 in 2024. ▲ Rising
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 Primary — Gross per capita Production Index 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% |
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 Naoero 99.69 compare
- 85 China, Hong Kong SAR 99.66 compare
- 86 Kazakhstan 99.58 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 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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About this data
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.