Banana production in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Banana production was 2.63 million tonnes in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
2.63 million tonnes
Change on year
down 5.1%
World rank
14th
of 152 countries
All-time high
2.77 million tonnes
in 2023
All-time low
398,339 tonnes
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Banana production in Costa Rica, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
The most recent figure for banana production in Costa Rica is 2.63 million tonnes, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 5.1% on the previous year and up 8.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, banana production in Costa Rica peaked at 2.77 million tonnes in 2023 and was at its lowest, 398,339 tonnes, in 1961.
That places Costa Rica 14th out of 152 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Banana production in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 398,339 tonnes | — |
| 1962 | 472,532 tonnes | +18.6% |
| 1963 | 442,036 tonnes | -6.5% |
| 1964 | 483,076 tonnes | +9.3% |
| 1965 | 516,122 tonnes | +6.8% |
| 1966 | 570,634 tonnes | +10.6% |
| 1967 | 592,811 tonnes | +3.9% |
| 1968 | 799,960 tonnes | +34.9% |
| 1969 | 961,973 tonnes | +20.3% |
| 1970 | 1.15 million tonnes | +19.2% |
| 1971 | 1.25 million tonnes | +9.0% |
| 1972 | 1.25 million tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 1.29 million tonnes | +3.2% |
| 1974 | 1.15 million tonnes | -10.7% |
| 1975 | 1.22 million tonnes | +6.0% |
| 1976 | 1.19 million tonnes | -2.7% |
| 1977 | 1.12 million tonnes | -5.3% |
| 1978 | 1.18 million tonnes | +5.2% |
| 1979 | 1.15 million tonnes | -2.4% |
| 1980 | 1.11 million tonnes | -4.1% |
| 1981 | 1.14 million tonnes | +3.0% |
| 1982 | 1.15 million tonnes | +1.1% |
| 1983 | 1.16 million tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1984 | 1.17 million tonnes | +1.1% |
| 1985 | 1.01 million tonnes | -13.8% |
| 1986 | 1.10 million tonnes | +8.8% |
| 1987 | 1.14 million tonnes | +4.2% |
| 1988 | 1.16 million tonnes | +1.7% |
| 1989 | 1.51 million tonnes | +30.1% |
| 1990 | 1.74 million tonnes | +15.1% |
| 1991 | 1.72 million tonnes | -1.1% |
| 1992 | 1.92 million tonnes | +11.6% |
| 1993 | 1.83 million tonnes | -4.5% |
| 1994 | 1.87 million tonnes | +2.2% |
| 1995 | 2.03 million tonnes | +8.5% |
| 1996 | 1.90 million tonnes | -6.3% |
| 1997 | 1.83 million tonnes | -3.8% |
| 1998 | 2.10 million tonnes | +14.7% |
| 1999 | 2.11 million tonnes | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 1.89 million tonnes | -10.7% |
| 2001 | 1.74 million tonnes | -7.7% |
| 2002 | 1.62 million tonnes | -6.8% |
| 2003 | 1.90 million tonnes | +17.2% |
| 2004 | 1.81 million tonnes | -4.6% |
| 2005 | 1.63 million tonnes | -10.2% |
| 2006 | 1.98 million tonnes | +21.5% |
| 2007 | 2.08 million tonnes | +5.0% |
| 2008 | 1.88 million tonnes | -9.4% |
| 2009 | 1.16 million tonnes | -38.5% |
| 2010 | 2.02 million tonnes | +74.3% |
| 2011 | 2.13 million tonnes | +5.2% |
| 2012 | 2.35 million tonnes | +10.7% |
| 2013 | 2.42 million tonnes | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 2.42 million tonnes | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 2.01 million tonnes | -16.9% |
| 2016 | 2.42 million tonnes | +20.4% |
| 2017 | 2.56 million tonnes | +5.7% |
| 2018 | 2.60 million tonnes | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 2.25 million tonnes | -13.3% |
| 2020 | 2.62 million tonnes | +16.6% |
| 2021 | 2.57 million tonnes | -2.0% |
| 2022 | 2.45 million tonnes | -4.6% |
| 2023 | 2.77 million tonnes | +12.9% |
| 2024 | 2.63 million tonnes | -5.1% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 2.63 million tonnes is above the median for high income countries, which is 10.18 tonnes, 258351.7× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 2.63 million tonnes is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 107,393 tonnes, 24.5× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Banana production 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +74.3% | 1.16 million tonnes | 2.02 million tonnes |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 581,943 tonnes | 398,339 tonnes | 961,973 tonnes | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.20 million tonnes | 1.12 million tonnes | 1.29 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.16 million tonnes | 1.01 million tonnes | 1.51 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.91 million tonnes | 1.72 million tonnes | 2.11 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.77 million tonnes | 1.16 million tonnes | 2.08 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.32 million tonnes | 2.01 million tonnes | 2.60 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.61 million tonnes | 2.45 million tonnes | 2.77 million tonnes | 5 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
More reference data data for Costa Rica
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2987 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.406 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.27 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0167 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.27 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.3161 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 2.24 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 5.91 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0907 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is banana production in Costa Rica?
- Banana production in Costa Rica was 2.63 million tonnes in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest banana production recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 2.77 million tonnes in 2023.
- What is the lowest banana production recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 398,339 tonnes in 1961.
- How does Costa Rica rank for banana production?
- Costa Rica ranks 14th out of 152 countries with data for 2024.
- Is banana production rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Banana production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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