Agriculture & Rural in Costa Rica 4,130 indicators covering agriculture & rural for Costa Rica. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Unmanufactured tobacco — Production, per square kilometre 0.0004 t per square kilometre 2023 down 70.2% 102nd Unmanufactured tobacco — Area harvested, per square kilometre 0.0002 ha per square kilometre 2023 down 75.0% 105th FAO Model — Total employment in agrifood systems (AFS) — Value 596.41 1000 No 2023 up 16.3% 81st FAO Model — Share of AFS employment in total employment — Value 27.78 % 2023 up 14.3% 72nd Employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: Agriculture 287.77 1000 No 2023 up 3.8% 79th Share of employment in agrifood systems out of total employment by 13.4 % 2023 up 2.1% 73rd FAO Model — Share of agricultural employment in total AFS employment 48.25 % 2023 down 10.7% 85th Sorghum — Gross Production Value 135 1000 USD 1991 down 97.9% 71st Sweet potatoes — Gross Production Value 1,198 1000 USD 2024 up 194.3% 63rd Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Production, per 0.9164 t per square kilometre 2023 up 27.5% 47th Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Area harvested, per 0.0283 ha per square kilometre 2023 up 12.4% 62nd Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in off-farm 57.36 % 2023 down 1.5% 52nd Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in off-farm 42.64 % 2023 up 2.1% 106th Gender gap in share of employment in industry: Employment in off-farm 14.73 % 2023 down 10.4% 52nd Coconuts, in shell — Gross Production Value 3,242 1000 Int$ 2024 up 63.4% 39th Cucumbers and gherkins — Gross Production Value 372,853 1000 SLC 2024 up 3.1% 40th Other nuts (excluding wild edible nuts and groundnuts), in shell 34 t 2024 down 84.8% 60th Employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: Off-farm 308.64 1000 No 2023 up 30.9% 76th FAO Model — Total non-agricultural AFS employment — Value 308.64 1000 No 2023 up 30.9% 77th FAO Model — Share of non-agricultural AFS employment in total AFS 51.75 % 2023 up 12.6% 64th FAO Model — Share of non-agricultural AFS employment in total 14.37 % 2023 up 28.6% 52nd Sugar Crops Primary — Gross Production Value 185,828 1000 USD 2024 up 5.5% 33rd Groundnuts, excluding shelled — Gross Production Value 84 1000 USD 2024 up 5.0% 71st Coconuts, in shell — Area harvested 1,408 ha 2024 down 6.1% 59th Coconuts, in shell — Yield 14,108 kg/ha 2024 up 74.1% 7th Coconuts, in shell — Production 19,862 t 2024 up 63.4% 39th Coefficient of variation of habitual caloric consumption distribution 0.19 No 2024 down 5.0% 148th Share of employment in agriculture 11.5% 2025 down 27.2% 103rd Share of workers employed in agriculture vs. GDP per capita 11.5% 2025 down 27.2% 103rd Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross Production 22.05 million 1000 SLC 2024 up 15.3% 46th Tomatoes — Gross Production Value 56.55 million 1000 SLC 2024 up 110.4% 25th Share of employed women working in agriculture vs. GDP per capita 6.3% 2025 down 31.5% 108th Share of employment in agriculture, industry, and services 11.5% 2025 down 27.2% 103rd Strawberries — Gross Production Value 7,788 1000 Int$ 2024 down 23.0% 58th Lettuce and chicory — Gross Production Value 149 1000 USD 2024 up 1.4% 75th Seed cotton, unginned — Gross Production Index Number 107.17 2024 up 8.7% 28th Seed cotton, unginned — Gross per capita Production Index Number 100.64 2024 up 1.0% 27th Pineapples — Gross Production Index Number 109.12 2024 up 8.4% 34th Pineapples — Gross per capita Production Index Number 102.47 2024 up 0.7% 33rd Strawberries — Production 4,771 t 2024 down 23.0% 57th Mules and hinnies — Stocks 4,933 An 2024 up 80.7% 36th Other nuts (excluding wild edible nuts and groundnuts), in shell 92 ha 2024 down 70.8% 58th Meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross 126.84 million 1000 SLC 2024 up 15.0% 30th Strawberries — Area harvested 156 ha 2024 down 13.8% 69th Strawberries — Yield 30,641 kg/ha 2024 down 10.5% 18th Carrots and turnips — Gross Production Value 16,843 1000 USD 2024 up 52.1% 61st Oranges — Production, per square kilometre 3.94 t per square kilometre 2023 down 28.2% 8th Oranges — Area harvested, per square kilometre 0.2998 ha per square kilometre 2023 down 27.1% 9th Sugar Crops Primary — Gross Production Value 85.74 million 1000 SLC 2024 down 7.9% 12th Cauliflowers and broccoli — Gross Production Value 261 1000 USD 2024 down 3.3% 69th Lemons and limes — Gross Production Value 1,762 1000 USD 2024 up 9.2% 56th Edible roots and tubers with high starch or inulin content, n.e.c. 1,842 1000 Int$ 2024 down 37.5% 37th Edible roots and tubers with high starch or inulin content, n.e.c. 8,455 t 2024 down 37.5% 37th Natural honey — Gross Production Value 293 1000 USD 2024 up 32.6% 95th Pomelos and grapefruits — Gross Production Value 8,747 1000 Int$ 2024 up 6.0% 22nd Maize (corn) — Gross Production Value 2.42 million 1000 SLC 2024 down 0.6% 69th Coconuts, in shell — Gross Production Index Number 145.5 2024 up 63.4% 14th Coconuts, in shell — Gross per capita Production Index Number 136.72 2024 up 51.9% 10th Edible roots and tubers with high starch or inulin content, n.e.c. 1,048 ha 2024 down 21.8% 38th Edible roots and tubers with high starch or inulin content, n.e.c. 8,067 kg/ha 2024 down 20.0% 39th ← Previous Page 19 of 69 Next →