Seed cotton production in Costa Rica
In 2024 Costa Rica produced 717 t of seed cotton, the 70th largest in the world (0.00% of the world total). Over ten years it grew by 8.6%. The record was 21,066 t in 1977. Area harvested: 914 ha, yield 0.8 t/ha.
The 2024 figure is imputed by FAO.
- Production, 2024
- 717 t
- World rank
- 70 of 83
- 10-year change
- +8.6%
- Record
- 21,066 t
- 1977
Seed cotton in Costa Rica, 1961–2024 (tonnes)
Costa Rica compared with the world, 2024
- Share of world total
- 0.00%
- 0.00% in 2014
- Yield, t/ha
- 0.8
- world 2.4 (−67%)
- kg per person
- 0.14
- world 8.92
- 10-year change
- +8.6%
- world −4.3%
Position in the world ranking
| # | Country | Tonnes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 68 | Haiti | 929 | 0.00% |
| 69 | Albania | 802 | 0.00% |
| 70 | Costa Rica | 717 | 0.00% |
| 71 | Burundi | 676 | 0.00% |
| 72 | Gambia | 532 | 0.00% |
Map of world production of seed cotton
Share of the world total; Costa Rica is outlined. Small island states are not drawn at this scale.
By year
| Year | Tonnes | Change | Area harvested, ha | Yield, t/ha |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 717 | +0.6% | 914 | 0.78 |
| 2023 | 713 | +0.6% | 908 | 0.79 |
| 2022 | 709 | +0.7% | 903 | 0.79 |
| 2021 | 704 | −0.6% | 877 | 0.80 |
| 2020 | 708 | +1.9% | 874 | 0.81 |
| 2019 | 695 | −2.3% | 891 | 0.78 |
| 2018 | 711 | +2.4% | 866 | 0.82 |
| 2017 | 694 | +2.1% | 866 | 0.80 |
| 2016 | 680 | +1.9% | 888 | 0.77 |
| 2015 | 667 | +1.1% | 860 | 0.78 |
| 2014 | 660 | +1.5% | 850 | 0.78 |
| 2013 | 650 | 0.0% | 850 | 0.76 |
| 2012 | 650 | +4.2% | 850 | 0.76 |
| 2011 | 624 | +5.1% | 819 | 0.76 |
| 2010 | 594 | +12% | 773 | 0.77 |
| 2009 | 529 | −57% | 690 | 0.77 |
| 2008 | 1,235 | +40% | 1,610 | 0.77 |
| 2007 | 882 | +47% | 1,150 | 0.77 |
| 2006 | 600 | 0.0% | 783 | 0.77 |
| 2005 | 600 | +143% | 783 | 0.77 |
| 2004 | 247 | −1.6% | 300 | 0.82 |
| 2003 | 251 | −1.6% | 300 | 0.84 |
| 2002 | 255 | −1.9% | 300 | 0.85 |
| 2001 | 260 | −1.9% | 300 | 0.87 |
| 2000 | 265 | −1.9% | 300 | 0.88 |
| 1999 | 270 | 0.0% | 310 | 0.87 |
| 1998 | 270 | 0.0% | 300 | 0.90 |
| 1997 | 270 | −14% | 300 | 0.90 |
| 1996 | 314 | −2.5% | 320 | 0.98 |
| 1995 | 322 | +7.3% | 320 | 1.01 |
| 1994 | 300 | +3.4% | 300 | 1.00 |
| 1993 | 290 | −30% | 302 | 0.96 |
| 1992 | 415 | 0.0% | 353 | 1.18 |
| 1991 | 415 | −41% | 289 | 1.44 |
| 1990 | 699 | −5.0% | 645 | 1.08 |
| 1989 | 736 | −78% | 840 | 0.88 |
| 1988 | 3,326 | +143% | 1,117 | 2.98 |
| 1987 | 1,371 | −26% | 1,117 | 1.23 |
| 1986 | 1,843 | −50% | 1,138 | 1.62 |
| 1985 | 3,654 | −1.2% | 1,617 | 2.26 |
| 1984 | 3,697 | −3.4% | 2,200 | 1.68 |
| 1983 | 3,826 | −23% | 2,551 | 1.50 |
| 1982 | 4,980 | −66% | 4,000 | 1.25 |
| 1981 | 14,736 | +25% | 8,000 | 1.84 |
| 1980 | 11,760 | +4.9% | 7,447 | 1.58 |
| 1979 | 11,214 | +37% | 12,000 | 0.93 |
| 1978 | 8,166 | −61% | 10,571 | 0.77 |
| 1977 | 21,066 | +307% | 13,500 | 1.56 |
| 1976 | 5,175 | +763% | 2,923 | 1.77 |
| 1975 | 600 | −65% | 391 | 1.53 |
| 1974 | 1,700 | +13% | 1,020 | 1.67 |
| 1973 | 1,500 | +305% | 905 | 1.66 |
| 1972 | 370 | −56% | 210 | 1.76 |
| 1971 | 850 | +6.3% | 520 | 1.63 |
| 1970 | 800 | −80% | 480 | 1.67 |
| 1969 | 4,000 | −57% | 2,450 | 1.63 |
| 1968 | 9,400 | −26% | 5,800 | 1.62 |
| 1967 | 12,650 | +14% | 7,800 | 1.62 |
| 1966 | 11,050 | −17% | 6,800 | 1.63 |
| 1965 | 13,300 | +48% | 8,180 | 1.63 |
| 1964 | 9,000 | +89% | 5,550 | 1.62 |
| 1963 | 4,750 | +15% | 2,950 | 1.61 |
| 1962 | 4,140 | +24% | 2,550 | 1.62 |
| 1961 | 3,340 | — | 2,100 | 1.59 |
Questions and answers
What is the production of seed cotton in Costa Rica?
Costa Rica produced 717 t in 2024, 0.00% of the world total, according to FAOSTAT.
Where does Costa Rica rank in the world for production of seed cotton?
Costa Rica ranked 70th of 83 countries in 2024. The largest producer was China with 25.7% of the world total.
How has the production of seed cotton in Costa Rica changed?
It rose by 8.6% between 2014 and 2024, compared with −4.3% for the world. The record was 21,066 t in 1977.
What is the yield of seed cotton in Costa Rica?
0.8 tonnes per hectare in 2024 (717 t from 914 ha), against a world average of 2.4 t/ha.
Where does this data come from?
From FAOSTAT, the statistics database of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations; the 2024 figure for Costa Rica is imputed by FAO. Shares, ranks and per-person figures are calculated by Husfarm.
Other large producers
Source: FAO. 2025. FAOSTAT: Crops and livestock products. Accessed on 4 November 2026. fao.org/faostat. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Charts, rankings and changes calculated by Husfarm.