Yams — Gross Production Index Number in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Yams — Gross Production Index Number was 64.32 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Yams — Gross Production Index Number in Costa Rica, 1989–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
In 2024, yams — gross production index number in Costa Rica stood at 64.32.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 8.8% on the previous year and down 44.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, yams — gross production index number in Costa Rica peaked at 193.04 in 2006 and was at its lowest, 17.5, in 1989.
Costa Rica ranks 44th of 54 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Yams — Gross Production Index Number in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 17.5 | — |
| 1990 | 23.33 | +33.3% |
| 1991 | 19.44 | -16.7% |
| 1992 | 54.44 | +180.0% |
| 1993 | 48.28 | -11.3% |
| 1994 | 105.77 | +119.1% |
| 1995 | 90.84 | -14.1% |
| 1996 | 57.36 | -36.9% |
| 1997 | 32.65 | -43.1% |
| 1998 | 62.56 | +91.6% |
| 1999 | 134.34 | +114.7% |
| 2000 | 50.75 | -62.2% |
| 2001 | 69.44 | +36.8% |
| 2002 | 103.67 | +49.3% |
| 2003 | 53.95 | -48.0% |
| 2004 | 80.36 | +49.0% |
| 2005 | 79.09 | -1.6% |
| 2006 | 193.04 | +144.1% |
| 2007 | 99.58 | -48.4% |
| 2008 | 98.16 | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 111.51 | +13.6% |
| 2010 | 115.03 | +3.2% |
| 2011 | 115.03 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 115.03 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 97.8 | -15.0% |
| 2014 | 116.37 | +19.0% |
| 2015 | 91.76 | -21.1% |
| 2016 | 91.87 | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 91.87 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 89.13 | -3.0% |
| 2019 | 80.09 | -10.1% |
| 2020 | 43.71 | -45.4% |
| 2021 | 24.46 | -44.0% |
| 2022 | 62.81 | +156.8% |
| 2023 | 70.54 | +12.3% |
| 2024 | 64.32 | -8.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 17.5 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 1 |
| 1990s | 62.9 | 19.44 | 134.34 | 10 |
| 2000s | 93.95 | 50.75 | 193.04 | 10 |
| 2010s | 100.4 | 80.09 | 116.37 | 10 |
| 2020s | 53.17 | 24.46 | 70.54 | 5 |
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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 yams — gross production index number in Costa Rica?
- Yams — gross production index number in Costa Rica was 64.32 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest yams — gross production index number recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 193.04 in 2006.
- What is the lowest yams — gross production index number recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.5 in 1989.
- How does Costa Rica rank for yams — gross production index number?
- Costa Rica ranks 44th out of 54 countries with data for 2024.
- Is yams — gross production index number rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 44.7%. 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 Yams — Gross 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.