Number of unique plant genetic samples in conservation facilities in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Number of unique plant genetic samples in conservation facilities was 3,057 number in 2024. ▲ Rising
Number of unique plant genetic samples in conservation facilities in Costa Rica, 1995–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2024, number of unique plant genetic samples in conservation facilities in Costa Rica stood at 3,057 number. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
That represents a change of up 100.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of unique plant genetic samples in conservation facilities in Costa Rica peaked at 3,057 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 1,004 number, in 1995.
That places Costa Rica 79th out of 118 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Number of unique plant genetic samples in conservation facilities in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 1,004 number | — |
| 2000 | 1,004 number | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 1,004 number | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 1,266 number | +26.1% |
| 2012 | 1,287 number | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 1,523 number | +18.3% |
| 2016 | 2,850 number | +87.1% |
| 2017 | 2,940 number | +3.2% |
| 2018 | 3,001 number | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 3,050 number | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 3,057 number | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 3,057 number | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 3,057 number | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 3,057 number | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 3,057 number | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,004 number | 1,004 number | 1,004 number | 1 |
| 2000s | 1,004 number | 1,004 number | 1,004 number | 2 |
| 2010s | 2,274 number | 1,266 number | 3,050 number | 7 |
| 2020s | 3,057 number | 3,057 number | 3,057 number | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of unique plant genetic samples in conservation facilities in Costa Rica?
- Number of unique plant genetic samples in conservation facilities in Costa Rica was 3,057 number in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of unique plant genetic samples in conservation facilities recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 3,057 number in 2020.
- What is the lowest number of unique plant genetic samples in conservation facilities recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,004 number in 1995.
- How does Costa Rica rank for number of unique plant genetic samples in conservation facilities?
- Costa Rica ranks 79th out of 118 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of unique plant genetic samples in conservation facilities rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 100.7%. 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 – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of unique plant genetic samples in conservation facilities. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Plant genetic resources accessions stored ex situ (number).