Vegetables Primary — Area harvested, per capita in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Vegetables Primary — Area harvested, per capita was 0.0016 ha per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Vegetables Primary — Area harvested, per capita in Costa Rica, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for vegetables primary — area harvested, per capita in Costa Rica is 0.0016 ha per person, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.3% on the previous year and down 9.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, vegetables primary — area harvested, per capita in Costa Rica peaked at 0.0033 ha per person in 1982 and was at its lowest, 0.0016 ha per person, in 2019.
That places Costa Rica 135th out of 169 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Vegetables Primary — Area harvested, per capita in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0025 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0026 ha per person | +1.6% |
| 1963 | 0.0026 ha per person | +0.4% |
| 1964 | 0.0027 ha per person | +2.6% |
| 1965 | 0.0027 ha per person | +1.0% |
| 1966 | 0.0028 ha per person | +5.5% |
| 1967 | 0.0028 ha per person | -1.6% |
| 1968 | 0.0028 ha per person | +1.2% |
| 1969 | 0.003 ha per person | +5.2% |
| 1970 | 0.0028 ha per person | -4.2% |
| 1971 | 0.0029 ha per person | +0.5% |
| 1972 | 0.0031 ha per person | +7.7% |
| 1973 | 0.0031 ha per person | +0.3% |
| 1974 | 0.003 ha per person | -1.6% |
| 1975 | 0.0031 ha per person | +3.6% |
| 1976 | 0.0032 ha per person | +0.6% |
| 1977 | 0.0032 ha per person | +1.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0031 ha per person | -3.3% |
| 1979 | 0.0031 ha per person | -0.3% |
| 1980 | 0.0032 ha per person | +4.8% |
| 1981 | 0.0032 ha per person | -1.6% |
| 1982 | 0.0033 ha per person | +3.4% |
| 1983 | 0.0032 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 1984 | 0.0032 ha per person | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 0.0031 ha per person | -5.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0031 ha per person | +1.7% |
| 1987 | 0.0031 ha per person | -0.3% |
| 1988 | 0.003 ha per person | -3.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0018 ha per person | -39.7% |
| 1990 | 0.0019 ha per person | +5.6% |
| 1991 | 0.0022 ha per person | +12.6% |
| 1992 | 0.0022 ha per person | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0021 ha per person | -3.8% |
| 1994 | 0.0017 ha per person | -19.9% |
| 1995 | 0.0018 ha per person | +5.9% |
| 1996 | 0.0017 ha per person | -3.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0018 ha per person | +2.7% |
| 1998 | 0.0018 ha per person | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0017 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 2000 | 0.0016 ha per person | -5.9% |
| 2001 | 0.0018 ha per person | +12.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0018 ha per person | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0018 ha per person | -1.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0018 ha per person | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 0.0018 ha per person | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0022 ha per person | +23.4% |
| 2007 | 0.002 ha per person | -9.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0019 ha per person | -7.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0018 ha per person | -4.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0017 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0017 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0017 ha per person | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0018 ha per person | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0018 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0018 ha per person | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0017 ha per person | -3.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0017 ha per person | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0016 ha per person | -4.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0016 ha per person | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0018 ha per person | +10.9% |
| 2021 | 0.0016 ha per person | -8.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0016 ha per person | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0016 ha per person | +2.4% |
| 2024 | 0.0016 ha per person | -3.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0027 ha per person | 0.0025 ha per person | 0.003 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0031 ha per person | 0.0028 ha per person | 0.0032 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.003 ha per person | 0.0018 ha per person | 0.0033 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0019 ha per person | 0.0017 ha per person | 0.0022 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0018 ha per person | 0.0016 ha per person | 0.0022 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0017 ha per person | 0.0016 ha per person | 0.0018 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0016 ha per person | 0.0016 ha per person | 0.0018 ha per person | 5 |
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- 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 primary — area harvested, per capita in Costa Rica?
- Vegetables primary — area harvested, per capita in Costa Rica was 0.0016 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest vegetables primary — area harvested, per capita recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0033 ha per person in 1982.
- What is the lowest vegetables primary — area harvested, per capita recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0016 ha per person in 2019.
- How does Costa Rica rank for vegetables primary — area harvested, per capita?
- Costa Rica ranks 135th out of 169 countries with data for 2024.
- Is vegetables primary — area harvested, per capita rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Vegetables Primary — Area harvested, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Vegetables Primary — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Vegetables Primary — Area harvested ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Vegetables Primary — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Vegetables Primary — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.