How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Cuba?

64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Potato production. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Costa Rica vs Cuba: Potato production

Costa Rica

75,242 tonnes

in 2024

Cuba

79,054 tonnes

in 2024

Costa Rica rank

111th

Cuba rank

110th

Potato production over time

Costa Rica
Cuba

How they compare

Cuba currently reports 79,054 tonnes against 75,242 tonnes in Costa Rica, a difference of 3,812 tonnes.

That makes Cuba's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Cuba ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 111th and Cuba ranks 110th of 160 countries.

Cuba has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Costa Rica	Cuba	Difference	Ahead
1960s	18,322 tonnes	96,949 tonnes	78,627 tonnes	Cuba
1970s	22,916 tonnes	119,918 tonnes	97,002 tonnes	Cuba
1980s	39,451 tonnes	266,851 tonnes	227,400 tonnes	Cuba
1990s	56,545 tonnes	265,528 tonnes	208,982 tonnes	Cuba
2000s	74,863 tonnes	289,395 tonnes	214,532 tonnes	Cuba
2010s	69,440 tonnes	127,933 tonnes	58,493 tonnes	Cuba
2020s	73,065 tonnes	92,900 tonnes	19,834 tonnes	Cuba

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher potato production, Costa Rica or Cuba?: Cuba, at 79,054 tonnes against 75,242 tonnes in Costa Rica as of 2024.
What is the difference in potato production between Costa Rica and Cuba?: 3,812 tonnes, with Cuba ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Cuba?: 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Costa Rica and Cuba rank globally for potato production?: Costa Rica ranks 111th and Cuba ranks 110th of 160 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Potato production. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator: Potato production
Unit: tonnes
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 160 places, 8,927 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

Potato production is measured in tonnes.