Rice — Area harvested, per capita in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Rice — Area harvested, per capita was 0.0029 ha per person in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Rice — Area harvested, per capita in Costa Rica, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
In 2023, rice — area harvested, per capita in Costa Rica stood at 0.0029 ha per person. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is down 43.4% on the previous year and down 79.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rice — area harvested, per capita in Costa Rica peaked at 0.0416 ha per person in 1975 and was at its lowest, 0.0029 ha per person, in 2023.
That places Costa Rica 55th out of 120 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Rice — Area harvested, per capita in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.035 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0362 ha per person | +3.6% |
| 1963 | 0.0346 ha per person | -4.5% |
| 1964 | 0.0355 ha per person | +2.4% |
| 1965 | 0.0345 ha per person | -2.6% |
| 1966 | 0.034 ha per person | -1.6% |
| 1967 | 0.0337 ha per person | -0.8% |
| 1968 | 0.0356 ha per person | +5.6% |
| 1969 | 0.0293 ha per person | -17.8% |
| 1970 | 0.0236 ha per person | -19.4% |
| 1971 | 0.0188 ha per person | -20.4% |
| 1972 | 0.0165 ha per person | -12.2% |
| 1973 | 0.0329 ha per person | +99.4% |
| 1974 | 0.039 ha per person | +18.4% |
| 1975 | 0.0416 ha per person | +6.8% |
| 1976 | 0.0373 ha per person | -10.3% |
| 1977 | 0.0322 ha per person | -13.7% |
| 1978 | 0.0334 ha per person | +3.8% |
| 1979 | 0.0344 ha per person | +2.8% |
| 1980 | 0.0251 ha per person | -27.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0326 ha per person | +29.8% |
| 1982 | 0.0305 ha per person | -6.2% |
| 1983 | 0.0282 ha per person | -7.6% |
| 1984 | 0.0271 ha per person | -3.9% |
| 1985 | 0.027 ha per person | -0.5% |
| 1986 | 0.0214 ha per person | -20.6% |
| 1987 | 0.0176 ha per person | -18.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0197 ha per person | +12.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0142 ha per person | -27.7% |
| 1990 | 0.0163 ha per person | +14.6% |
| 1991 | 0.0151 ha per person | -7.1% |
| 1992 | 0.0161 ha per person | +6.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0124 ha per person | -22.5% |
| 1994 | 0.013 ha per person | +4.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0116 ha per person | -10.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0159 ha per person | +36.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0154 ha per person | -3.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0148 ha per person | -3.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0167 ha per person | +13.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0174 ha per person | +3.7% |
| 2001 | 0.0142 ha per person | -18.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0118 ha per person | -17.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0131 ha per person | +11.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0148 ha per person | +13.3% |
| 2005 | 0.013 ha per person | -12.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0113 ha per person | -12.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0108 ha per person | -4.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0122 ha per person | +12.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0141 ha per person | +15.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0176 ha per person | +24.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0171 ha per person | -2.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0121 ha per person | -29.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0141 ha per person | +16.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0096 ha per person | -31.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0101 ha per person | +5.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0099 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0078 ha per person | -21.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0078 ha per person | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.007 ha per person | -10.8% |
| 2020 | 0.0074 ha per person | +7.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0065 ha per person | -12.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0051 ha per person | -21.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0029 ha per person | -43.4% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 0.0029 ha per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0 ha per person, 291.5× the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 0.0029 ha per person is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0045 ha per person, 65% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Rice — Area harvested, per capita in Costa Rica changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | +99.4% | 0.0165 ha per person | 0.0329 ha per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0343 ha per person | 0.0293 ha per person | 0.0362 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.031 ha per person | 0.0165 ha per person | 0.0416 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0243 ha per person | 0.0142 ha per person | 0.0326 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0147 ha per person | 0.0116 ha per person | 0.0167 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0132 ha per person | 0.0108 ha per person | 0.0174 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0113 ha per person | 0.007 ha per person | 0.0176 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0055 ha per person | 0.0029 ha per person | 0.0074 ha per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
More climate change data for Costa Rica
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 108.28 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 3,751 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 942.79 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 2,808 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 3.56 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 100.29 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 688.78 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 623.33 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 65.45 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 2.35 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rice — area harvested, per capita in Costa Rica?
- Rice — area harvested, per capita in Costa Rica was 0.0029 ha per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest rice — area harvested, per capita recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0416 ha per person in 1975.
- What is the lowest rice — area harvested, per capita recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0029 ha per person in 2023.
- How does Costa Rica rank for rice — area harvested, per capita?
- Costa Rica ranks 55th out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is rice — area harvested, per capita rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 79.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Rice — Area harvested, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Rice — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Rice — Area harvested ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Rice — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Rice — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.