Costa Rica vs Cuba: Rice production
Costa Rica
64,214 tonnes
in 2024
Cuba
84,331 tonnes
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
82nd
Cuba rank
79th
Rice production over time
- Costa Rica
- Cuba
How they compare
Cuba currently reports 84,331 tonnes against 64,214 tonnes in Costa Rica, a difference of 20,117 tonnes.
That makes Cuba's figure about 1.3 times Costa Rica's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Cuba ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 82nd and Cuba ranks 79th of 143 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 | 82,633 tonnes | 147,457 tonnes | 64,824 tonnes | Cuba |
| 1970s | 142,219 tonnes | 405,402 tonnes | 263,183 tonnes | Cuba |
| 1980s | 199,438 tonnes | 511,699 tonnes | 312,261 tonnes | Cuba |
| 1990s | 218,311 tonnes | 443,462 tonnes | 225,151 tonnes | Cuba |
| 2000s | 209,211 tonnes | 529,150 tonnes | 319,939 tonnes | Cuba |
| 2010s | 209,948 tonnes | 510,933 tonnes | 300,985 tonnes | Cuba |
| 2020s | 108,640 tonnes | 155,858 tonnes | 47,218 tonnes | Cuba |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rice production, Costa Rica or Cuba?
- Cuba, at 84,331 tonnes against 64,214 tonnes in Costa Rica as of 2024.
- What is the difference in rice production between Costa Rica and Cuba?
- 20,117 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 rice production?
- Costa Rica ranks 82nd and Cuba ranks 79th of 143 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 Rice production. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Rice production is measured in tonnes.