Agriculture & Rural in Costa Rica

4,130 indicators covering agriculture & rural for Costa Rica.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Roots and Tubers, Total — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016) 2.37 1000 USD per square kilometre 2023 up 4.4% 50th
Raw milk of cattle — Producer Price Index 158.45 2025 up 58.5% 55th
Unmanufactured tobacco — Gross Production Value 81 1000 USD 2024 down 71.1% 89th
Mangoes, guavas and mangosteens — Production 29,487 t 2024 down 31.4% 49th
Citrus Fruit, Total — Production, per square kilometre 5.07 t per square kilometre 2023 down 22.1% 14th
Citrus Fruit, Total — Area harvested, per square kilometre 0.3849 ha per square kilometre 2023 down 22.0% 16th
Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Producer Price Index 123.5 2025 up 26.4% 96th
Non Food — Gross Production Value 603 1000 USD 2024 down 8.8% 99th
Fruit Primary — Gross Production Value 1.30 billion 1000 SLC 2024 down 31.3% 16th
Cropland extent over the long-term 513,458 hectares 2025 down 6.7% 126th
Agricultural area over the long-term 1.76 million hectares 2025 down 0.5% 123rd
Cropland per person over the long-term 0.0914 hectares per person 2025 down 18.0% 144th
Agricultural land use per person 0.3132 hectares per person 2025 down 12.6% 114th
Meat of pig with the bone, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross 10.90 million 1000 SLC 2024 up 17.3% 33rd
Mangoes, guavas and mangosteens — Gross Production Value 18,528 1000 Int$ 2024 down 31.4% 49th
Eggplants (aubergines) — Yield 5,207 kg/ha 2024 down 1.2% 84th
Mangoes, guavas and mangosteens — Area harvested 3,747 ha 2024 down 35.1% 48th
Mangoes, guavas and mangosteens — Yield 7,869 kg/ha 2024 up 5.6% 58th
Cereals, primary — Gross Production Value 23.91 million 1000 SLC 2024 down 66.5% 60th
Percentage of children under 5 years of age who are stunted (modelled) 10.6 % 2024 up 49.3% 79th
Percentage of children under 5 years of age who are overweight 7.9 % 2024 up 3.9% 54th
Prevalence of obesity in the adult population (18 years and older) 32.7 % 2024 up 23.9% 44th
Milk, Total — Gross Production Value 437.88 million 1000 SLC 2024 up 59.8% 17th
Cabbages — Gross Production Value 5,088 1000 USD 2024 down 11.3% 89th
Cottonseed oil — Production 30.78 t 2023 up 2,831.4% 71st
Potatoes — Production, per square kilometre 1.59 t per square kilometre 2023 up 53.6% 71st
Potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre 0.0608 ha per square kilometre 2023 up 38.1% 78th
Other fruits, n.e.c. — Area harvested, per square kilometre 1.11 ha per square kilometre 2023 up 58.2% 4th
Sugar Crops Primary — Production, per square kilometre 67.03 t per square kilometre 2023 down 22.4% 16th
Sugar Crops Primary — Area harvested, per square kilometre 1.15 ha per square kilometre 2023 down 6.9% 18th
Gross domestic product per capita, PPP, (constant 2021 international) 26,973 Int$/cap 2024 up 30.1% 69th
Raw milk of cattle — Gross Production Value 427.39 million 1000 SLC 2024 up 61.9% 15th
Total Credit — Value Standard Local Currency 19.35 million million SLC 2024 up 64.7% 21st
Total Credit — Value Standard Local Currency, 2015 prices 15.87 million million SLC 2024 up 30.0% 17th
Vegetables Primary — Gross Production Value 138.75 million 1000 SLC 2024 up 84.9% 38th
Other fruits, n.e.c. — Gross Production Value 206,568 1000 USD 2024 up 11.9% 8th
Other vegetables, fresh n.e.c. — Gross Production Value 23.60 million 1000 SLC 2024 up 1.2% 26th
Eggplants (aubergines) — Gross Production Value 28 1000 Int$ 2024 up 7.7% 87th
Margarine and shortening — Production 3,216 t 2023 down 5.8% 75th
Total Credit — Value US$ 37,570 million USD 2024 up 72.2% 62nd
Total Credit — Value US$, 2015 prices 29,692 million USD 2024 up 30.0% 64th
Meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled (biological) 115.67 2025 up 6.9% 97th
Non Food — Gross Production Value 264,184 1000 SLC 2024 down 27.8% 62nd
Percentage of population using at least basic sanitation services 99 % 2024 up 2.1% 32nd
Cabbages — Production, per capita 0.0047 t per person 2024 down 31.7% 61st
Cabbages — Production, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 down 60.5% 74th
Cabbages — Yield, per unit of GDP 0 kg/ha per US$ of GDP 2024 down 53.2% 60th
Cabbages — Area harvested, per capita 0.0001 ha per person 2024 down 21.6% 72nd
Cabbages — Area harvested, per unit of GDP 0 ha per US$ of GDP 2024 down 54.6% 83rd
Avocados — Area harvested 2,621 ha 2024 up 38.8% 31st
Avocados — Production 15,908 t 2024 up 1,242.5% 31st
Vegetables Primary — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016) 3.07 1000 USD per square kilometre 2023 up 1.6% 64th
Livestock — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand US$) 18.29 1000 USD per square kilometre 2023 up 21.3% 52nd
Number of obese adults (18 years and older) (million) — Value 1.3 million No 2024 up 44.4% 78th
Bananas — Production, per capita 0.5127 t per person 2024 up 1.2% 2nd
Other tropical fruits, n.e.c. — Production 8,754 t 2024 down 14.8% 40th
Other tropical fruits, n.e.c. — Area harvested 1,085 ha 2024 up 5.6% 44th
Annual freshwater withdrawals, agriculture 60.7% 2022 down 15.1% 90th
Bananas — Area harvested, per capita 0.0089 ha per person 2024 down 0.7% 9th
Meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — Producer Price Index 103.14 2025 up 3.1% 112th