Vegetables Primary — Area harvested, annual growth rate in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Vegetables Primary — Area harvested, annual growth rate was -2.83 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
-2.83 % change on previous year
Change on year
down 198.5%
World rank
163rd
of 192 countries
All-time high
25.1 % change on previous year
in 2006
All-time low
-38.14 % change on previous year
in 1989
Years of data
63
1962–2024
Vegetables Primary — Area harvested, annual growth rate in Costa Rica, 1962–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
The most recent figure for vegetables primary — area harvested, annual growth rate in Costa Rica is -2.83 % change on previous year, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 198.5% on the previous year and down 782.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, vegetables primary — area harvested, annual growth rate in Costa Rica peaked at 25.1 % change on previous year in 2006 and was at its lowest, -38.14 % change on previous year, in 1989.
That places Costa Rica 163rd out of 192 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Vegetables Primary — Area harvested, annual growth rate in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 5.44 % change on previous year | — |
| 1963 | 4.08 % change on previous year | -25.1% |
| 1964 | 6.27 % change on previous year | +53.7% |
| 1965 | 4.42 % change on previous year | -29.4% |
| 1966 | 8.94 % change on previous year | +102.2% |
| 1967 | 1.51 % change on previous year | -83.1% |
| 1968 | 4.26 % change on previous year | +181.5% |
| 1969 | 8.16 % change on previous year | +91.8% |
| 1970 | -1.51 % change on previous year | -118.5% |
| 1971 | 3.26 % change on previous year | -315.8% |
| 1972 | 10.58 % change on previous year | +224.7% |
| 1973 | 2.9 % change on previous year | -72.6% |
| 1974 | 0.9294 % change on previous year | -68.0% |
| 1975 | 6.32 % change on previous year | +579.6% |
| 1976 | 3.3 % change on previous year | -47.8% |
| 1977 | 3.71 % change on previous year | +12.4% |
| 1978 | -0.7092 % change on previous year | -119.1% |
| 1979 | 2.43 % change on previous year | -442.4% |
| 1980 | 7.67 % change on previous year | +215.9% |
| 1981 | 1.17 % change on previous year | -84.8% |
| 1982 | 6.27 % change on previous year | +438.2% |
| 1983 | 1.24 % change on previous year | -80.2% |
| 1984 | 2.96 % change on previous year | +138.8% |
| 1985 | -2.35 % change on previous year | -179.2% |
| 1986 | 4.5 % change on previous year | -291.7% |
| 1987 | 2.34 % change on previous year | -47.9% |
| 1988 | -0.5091 % change on previous year | -121.7% |
| 1989 | -38.14 % change on previous year | +7392.5% |
| 1990 | 8.27 % change on previous year | -121.7% |
| 1991 | 15.48 % change on previous year | +87.1% |
| 1992 | 2.69 % change on previous year | -82.6% |
| 1993 | -1.33 % change on previous year | -149.5% |
| 1994 | -17.93 % change on previous year | +1247.4% |
| 1995 | 8.49 % change on previous year | -147.4% |
| 1996 | -0.9246 % change on previous year | -110.9% |
| 1997 | 5.08 % change on previous year | -649.9% |
| 1998 | 2.1 % change on previous year | -58.7% |
| 1999 | -0.8848 % change on previous year | -142.2% |
| 2000 | -4.1 % change on previous year | +363.4% |
| 2001 | 14.33 % change on previous year | -449.4% |
| 2002 | 0.9523 % change on previous year | -93.4% |
| 2003 | -0.1094 % change on previous year | -111.5% |
| 2004 | 3.34 % change on previous year | -3153.3% |
| 2005 | 0.98 % change on previous year | -70.7% |
| 2006 | 25.1 % change on previous year | +2461.4% |
| 2007 | -8.63 % change on previous year | -134.4% |
| 2008 | -5.73 % change on previous year | -33.6% |
| 2009 | -3.18 % change on previous year | -44.5% |
| 2010 | -0.0754 % change on previous year | -97.6% |
| 2011 | 0.1006 % change on previous year | -233.4% |
| 2012 | 1.68 % change on previous year | +1573.3% |
| 2013 | 4.12 % change on previous year | +144.4% |
| 2014 | -0.3205 % change on previous year | -107.8% |
| 2015 | 1.48 % change on previous year | -560.7% |
| 2016 | -2.83 % change on previous year | -291.5% |
| 2017 | 0.2898 % change on previous year | -110.2% |
| 2018 | -3.43 % change on previous year | -1284.1% |
| 2019 | -1.12 % change on previous year | -67.3% |
| 2020 | 11.64 % change on previous year | -1137.2% |
| 2021 | -8.34 % change on previous year | -171.6% |
| 2022 | 0.382 % change on previous year | -104.6% |
| 2023 | 2.87 % change on previous year | +652.0% |
| 2024 | -2.83 % change on previous year | -198.5% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's -2.83 % change on previous year is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.49 % change on previous year. (56 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's -2.83 % change on previous year is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is -0.4185 % change on previous year, 6.8× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Vegetables Primary — Area harvested, annual growth rate 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | -7392.5% | -0.5091 % change on previous year | -38.14 % change on previous year |
| 2004 | +3153.3% | -0.1094 % change on previous year | 3.34 % change on previous year |
| 2006 | +2461.4% | 0.98 % change on previous year | 25.1 % change on previous year |
| 2012 | +1573.3% | 0.1006 % change on previous year | 1.68 % change on previous year |
| 2018 | -1284.1% | 0.2898 % change on previous year | -3.43 % change on previous year |
| 1994 | -1247.4% | -1.33 % change on previous year | -17.93 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.39 % change on previous year | 1.51 % change on previous year | 8.94 % change on previous year | 8 |
| 1970s | 3.12 % change on previous year | -1.51 % change on previous year | 10.58 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | -1.48 % change on previous year | -38.14 % change on previous year | 7.67 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.1 % change on previous year | -17.93 % change on previous year | 15.48 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.3 % change on previous year | -8.63 % change on previous year | 25.1 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.0112 % change on previous year | -3.43 % change on previous year | 4.12 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7459 % change on previous year | -8.34 % change on previous year | 11.64 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
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- 161 Ukraine -2.36 % change on previous year compare
- 162 Paraguay -2.74 % change on previous year compare
- 164 Singapore -3 % change on previous year compare
- 165 Palestine -3.08 % change on previous year compare
- 166 Zimbabwe -3.38 % change on previous year 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 primary — area harvested, annual growth rate in Costa Rica?
- Vegetables primary — area harvested, annual growth rate in Costa Rica was -2.83 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest vegetables primary — area harvested, annual growth rate recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 25.1 % change on previous year in 2006.
- What is the lowest vegetables primary — area harvested, annual growth rate recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was -38.14 % change on previous year in 1989.
- How does Costa Rica rank for vegetables primary — area harvested, annual growth rate?
- Costa Rica ranks 163rd out of 192 countries with data for 2024.
- Is vegetables primary — area harvested, annual growth rate rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 782.5%. 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 Vegetables Primary — Area harvested, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Vegetables Primary — Area harvested. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Vegetables Primary — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
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
The year-on-year percentage change in Vegetables Primary — Area harvested. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.