
Costa Rica: Cereal crop yield by hectar
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| Costa Rica |
Cereal yield, kg per hectar |
|---|---|
| Latest value | 3,807 |
| Year | 2024 |
| Measure | kg per hectar |
| Data availability | 1961 - 2024 |
| Average | 2,855 |
| Min - Max | 1,154 - 4,498 |
| Source | FAO |
| Available for | Data download |
The latest value from 2024 is 3807 kg per hectar, a decline from 4448 kg per hectar in 2023. In comparison, the world average is 3375 kg per hectar, based on data from 79 countries. Historically, the average for Costa Rica from 1961 to 2024 is 2855 kg per hectar. The minimum value, 1154 kg per hectar, was reached in 1961 while the maximum of 4498 kg per hectar was recorded in 2014.
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| Recent values | Costa Rica: Cereal crop yield by hectar |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 3,807 |
| 2023 | 4,448 |
| 2022 | 4,062 |
| 2021 | 4,311 |
| 2020 | 3,357 |
| 2019 | 4,052 |
| 2018 | 4,210 |
| 2017 | 3,731 |
Definition: Cereal yield, measured as kilograms per hectare of harvested land, includes wheat, rice, maize, barley, oats, rye, millet, sorghum, buckwheat, and mixed grains. Production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed, or silage and those used for grazing are excluded. The FAO allocates production data to the calendar year in which the bulk of the harvest took place. Most of a crop harvested near the end of a year will be used in the following year.
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| Agricultural land | 16,923 | 2023 | sq. km. |
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| Food production index | 100.4 | 2022 | index points |
| Fertilizer use | 1,024.5 | 2023 | kg per hectare of arable land |
| Livestock production index | 113.4 | 2022 | index points |
| Forest area, sq.km | 30,839.8 | 2023 | sq. km |