Potato production in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Potato production was 75,242 tonnes in 2024. ▲ Rising
Potato 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
Costa Rica recorded 75,242 tonnes for potato production in 2024.
That represents a change of down 7.4% on the previous year and down 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, potato production in Costa Rica peaked at 97,979 tonnes in 2016 and was at its lowest, 15,803 tonnes, in 1961.
Costa Rica ranks 110th of 159 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 18,322 tonnes | 15,803 tonnes | 20,700 tonnes | 9 |
| 1970s | 22,916 tonnes | 16,052 tonnes | 26,777 tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 39,451 tonnes | 27,419 tonnes | 66,737 tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 56,545 tonnes | 43,235 tonnes | 79,495 tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 74,863 tonnes | 55,781 tonnes | 89,198 tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 69,440 tonnes | 48,748 tonnes | 97,979 tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 73,065 tonnes | 47,619 tonnes | 83,410 tonnes | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is potato production in Costa Rica?
- Potato production in Costa Rica was 75,242 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 potato production recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 97,979 tonnes in 2016.
- What is the lowest potato production recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 15,803 tonnes in 1961.
- How does Costa Rica rank for potato production?
- Costa Rica ranks 110th out of 159 countries with data for 2024.
- Is potato production rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.0%. 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 Potato production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Potato production is measured in tonnes.