Agriculture & Rural in Costa Rica

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

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Cheese from whole cow milk — Production 2,537 t 2023 up 20.8% 83rd
Dietary energy supply used in the estimation of the prevalence of 3,061 kcal/cap/d 2023 up 6.0% 69th
Cauliflowers and broccoli — Gross Production Index Number 100.37 2024 down 3.3% 48th
Cauliflowers and broccoli — Gross per capita Production Index Number 94.24 2024 down 10.2% 47th
Cabbages — Gross Production Value 2.30 million 1000 SLC 2024 down 26.6% 34th
Oranges — Gross Production Value 8,665 1000 USD 2024 down 15.9% 52nd
Cotton lint, ginned — Production 256.55 t 2023 down 61.4% 66th
Cantaloupes and other melons — Gross Production Index Number 34.83 2024 down 66.3% 84th
Cantaloupes and other melons — Gross per capita Production Index 32.69 2024 down 68.7% 84th
Rice — Gross Production Value 35,133 1000 USD 2024 down 71.4% 62nd
Cassava, fresh — Gross Production Value 13,294 1000 Int$ 2024 down 47.9% 49th
Cereal yield vs. fertilizer use 3.81 tonnes per hectare 2024 down 15.4% 70th
Change in cereal production, yield, land use and population 18,980 hectares 2024 down 63.6% 151st
Cereal yields 3.81 tonnes per hectare 2024 down 15.4% 70th
Change of cereal yield and land used for cereal production 3.81 tonnes per hectare 2024 down 15.4% 70th
Capture fishery production 32,140 metric tons 2024 up 118.0% 120th
Meat production 302,665 tonnes 2024 up 13.3% 95th
Beef production 94,191 tonnes 2024 up 6.8% 76th
Pig meat production 64,521 tonnes 2024 up 17.3% 65th
Number of cattle 1.58 million animals 2024 up 21.1% 95th
Number of poultry birds 23.86 million animals 2024 up 2.0% 97th
Poultry meat per animal 1.76 kilograms per animal 2024 up 3.5% 53rd
Pig meat per animal 74 kilograms per animal 2024 up 1.4% 72nd
Cattle meat per animal 230 kilograms per animal 2024 up 0.4% 68th
Eggs per bird 21.2 kilograms per animal 2024 up 15.7% 4th
Chicken meat production 143,677 tonnes 2024 up 16.1% 75th
Chicken meat yield per animal 1.76 kilograms per animal 2024 up 3.5% 45th
Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat 409,528 animals 2024 up 6.3% 86th
Global meat production 302,665 tonnes 2024 up 13.3% 95th
Cereal production 72,256 tonnes 2024 down 69.2% 146th
Land animals slaughtered for meat 81.63 million animals 2024 up 12.2% 83rd
Daily number of animals slaughtered for meat 1,122 animals 2024 up 6.3% 86th
Cassava, fresh — Area harvested 9,061 ha 2024 down 22.6% 50th
Cassava, fresh — Yield 10,099 kg/ha 2024 down 32.7% 53rd
Cassava, fresh — Production 91,505 t 2024 down 47.9% 49th
Unmanufactured tobacco — Production, per capita 0 t per person 2024 down 73.3% 104th
Unmanufactured tobacco — Production, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 down 84.5% 105th
Unmanufactured tobacco — Area harvested, per capita 0 ha per person 2024 down 76.8% 104th
Unmanufactured tobacco — Area harvested, per unit of GDP 0 ha per US$ of GDP 2024 down 86.6% 104th
Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Production, per 0.0071 t per person 2024 down 11.4% 66th
Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Production, per 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 down 48.7% 73rd
Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Yield, per unit of 0 kg/ha per US$ of GDP 2024 down 40.9% 53rd
Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Area harvested, per 0.0002 ha per person 2024 down 19.3% 73rd
Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Area harvested, per 0 ha per US$ of GDP 2024 down 53.3% 81st
Number of pigs 559,743 animals 2024 up 18.3% 78th
Sugar cane — Gross Production Index Number 94.78 2024 down 7.9% 49th
Sugar cane — Gross per capita Production Index Number 88.98 2024 down 14.4% 37th
Mangoes, guavas and mangosteens — Gross Production Index Number 67.24 2024 down 31.4% 79th
Mangoes, guavas and mangosteens — Gross per capita Production Index 63.17 2024 down 36.3% 79th
Hen eggs in shell, fresh — Gross Production Value 1.36 million 1000 SLC 2024 down 42.6% 81st
Percentage of population using safely managed sanitation services 26 % 2024 up 13.0% 107th
Number of people employed in agriculture 259,730 people 2025 down 23.4% 111th
Cabbages — Production, per square kilometre 0.4791 t per square kilometre 2023 down 30.7% 63rd
Cabbages — Area harvested, per square kilometre 0.0139 ha per square kilometre 2023 down 19.2% 68th
Corn yields 1.9 tonnes per hectare 2024 up 13.2% 123rd
Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Gross Production 72,678 1000 USD 2024 up 143.9% 45th
Meat of goat, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross Production Value 104 1000 USD 2024 down 6.3% 101st
Pineapples — Gross Production Value 1.26 million 1000 Int$ 2024 up 8.3% 1st
Pineapples — Production 3.12 million t 2024 up 8.3% 1st
Meat indigenous, total — Gross Production Value 159.77 million 1000 SLC 2024 up 15.1% 43rd