Basic Statistics
Element | 1961 | 1962 | 1963 | 1964 | 1965 | 1966 | 1967 | 1968 | 1969 | 1970 | 1971 | 1972 | 1973 | 1974 | 1975 | 1976 | 1977 | 1978 | 1979 | 1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 |
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Arable land (000 Ha) | 285.00 | 285.00 | 285.00 | 285.00 | 285.00 | 285.00 | 285.00 | 285.00 | 285.00 | 285.00 | 285.00 | 285.00 | 283.00 | 283.00 | 283.00 | 283.00 | 283.00 | 283.00 | 283.00 | 283.00 | 283.00 | 283.00 | 283.00 | 283.00 | 285.00 | 285.00 | 285.00 | 280.00 | 260.00 | 260.00 | 260.00 | 250.00 | 230.00 | 230.00 | 220.00 | 210.00 | 210.00 | 210.00 | 220.00 | 210.00 | 210.00 | 200.00 | 210.00 | 210.00 | 210.00 | 210.00 | 200.00 | 200.00 | 220.00 | 225.00 | 232.00 | 232.00 | 232.00 | |
Rice area (000 Ha) | 48.20 | 51.80 | 51.30 | 54.40 | 54.80 | 55.70 | 57.00 | 62.00 | 52.40 | 43.40 | 35.50 | 32.00 | 65.46 | 79.52 | 87.10 | 80.17 | 71.04 | 75.75 | 80.00 | 60.00 | 80.00 | 77.10 | 73.20 | 72.33 | 73.95 | 60.32 | 50.77 | 58.35 | 43.24 | 50.82 | 48.43 | 52.72 | 41.87 | 44.78 | 41.15 | 57.55 | 56.93 | 56.01 | 64.67 | 68.36 | 56.97 | 47.89 | 54.04 | 62.12 | 55.25 | 48.88 | 47.25 | 54.05 | 63.33 | 66.42 | 81.12 | 56.52 | 66.40 | 56.65 |
Paddy yield (t/Ha) | 1.25 | 1.26 | 1.34 | 1.43 | 1.56 | 1.61 | 1.67 | 1.73 | 1.79 | 1.83 | 2.58 | 2.78 | 1.59 | 1.59 | 2.25 | 1.87 | 2.37 | 2.61 | 2.74 | 3.84 | 2.78 | 1.90 | 3.37 | 3.08 | 3.04 | 3.06 | 3.03 | 3.52 | 3.63 | 4.28 | 4.40 | 3.84 | 4.13 | 4.59 | 4.45 | 4.11 | 4.37 | 4.27 | 4.09 | 3.90 | 3.80 | 3.96 | 3.40 | 3.17 | 3.32 | 3.97 | 3.80 | 4.10 | 4.10 | 4.03 | 3.44 | 3.79 | 3.38 | 3.95 |
Paddy Production (000 t) | 60.40 | 65.10 | 69.00 | 78.00 | 85.30 | 89.70 | 95.00 | 107.40 | 93.80 | 79.60 | 91.70 | 88.80 | 104.01 | 126.71 | 195.64 | 149.71 | 168.62 | 197.82 | 219.58 | 230.63 | 222.47 | 146.22 | 246.82 | 222.74 | 224.45 | 184.81 | 153.74 | 205.46 | 157.03 | 217.64 | 213.18 | 202.52 | 172.77 | 205.44 | 183.18 | 236.52 | 248.53 | 239.00 | 264.32 | 266.42 | 216.70 | 189.77 | 183.64 | 197.21 | 183.25 | 194.26 | 179.73 | 221.47 | 259.66 | 267.77 | 278.98 | 214.31 | 224.57 | 223.56 |
Milled production (000 t) | 40.29 | 43.42 | 46.02 | 52.03 | 56.90 | 59.83 | 63.36 | 71.64 | 62.56 | 53.09 | 61.16 | 59.23 | 69.38 | 84.52 | 130.49 | 99.86 | 112.47 | 131.95 | 146.46 | 153.83 | 148.39 | 97.53 | 164.63 | 148.57 | 149.71 | 123.27 | 102.54 | 137.04 | 104.74 | 145.17 | 142.19 | 135.08 | 115.24 | 137.03 | 122.18 | 157.76 | 165.77 | 159.41 | 176.30 | 177.70 | 144.54 | 126.58 | 122.49 | 131.54 | 122.23 | 129.57 | 119.88 | 147.72 | 173.19 | 178.60 | 186.08 | |||
Rice imports (000 t) | 0.09 | 0.28 | 0.10 | 0.33 | 5.10 | 8.40 | 5.48 | 5.33 | 0.22 | 6.23 | 16.00 | 1.36 | 0.35 | 0.28 | 0.41 | 0.07 | 0.04 | 0.07 | 0.14 | 0.03 | 0.02 | 1.24 | 38.64 | 0.23 | 0.00 | 0.02 | 0.01 | 23.59 | 34.72 | 0.02 | 0.01 | 48.77 | 42.46 | 49.12 | 36.88 | 56.95 | 58.68 | 80.77 | 51.60 | 43.54 | 52.38 | 66.38 | 103.81 | 107.96 | 109.25 | 102.34 | 123.11 | 69.76 | 79.11 | 66.06 | 56.42 | 68.56 | 84.90 | |
Rice exports (000 t) | 0.74 | 0.19 | 0.02 | 0.13 | 0.76 | 1.32 | 4.96 | 0.03 | 0.01 | 0.15 | 11.90 | 3.89 | 2.86 | 37.32 | 30.62 | 52.06 | 38.16 | 45.27 | 10.77 | 31.08 | 59.82 | 21.08 | 0.04 | 0.00 | 0.56 | 2.45 | 0.44 | 4.66 | 7.11 | 12.35 | 10.00 | 10.78 | 5.08 | 11.99 | 4.40 | 3.64 | 4.74 | 4.76 | 1.00 | 4.98 | 10.25 | 6.50 | 3.52 | 5.61 | 4.05 | 4.80 | ||||||||
Total rice consumption (000 t) | 40.38 | 42.92 | 45.93 | 52.36 | 62.33 | 60.07 | 58.80 | 60.97 | 64.98 | 66.11 | 73.94 | 72.38 | 72.79 | 80.65 | 89.42 | 90.48 | 88.86 | 91.57 | 98.57 | 129.15 | 107.57 | 92.17 | 129.30 | 127.66 | 127.30 | 123.20 | 102.56 | 162.22 | 141.75 | 145.19 | 112.32 | 159.85 | 214.01 | 167.38 | 176.44 | 160.66 | 202.44 | 221.01 | 207.24 | 217.18 | 223.02 | 222.94 | 225.39 | 237.79 | 240.55 | 223.56 | 230.66 | 230.35 | 237.48 | 243.56 | 244.44 | |||
Fertilizer usage (NPK) (000 t) | 65.58 | 84.95 | 121.05 | 115.79 | 85.96 | 101.05 | 107.37 | 167.72 | 190.11 | 173.19 | 200.95 | 167.72 | 226.15 | 256.18 | 233.57 | 196.78 | 235.12 | 282.26 | 279.51 | 259.72 | 255.83 | 254.42 | 312.01 | 340.28 | 282.81 | 298.25 | 333.33 | 360.25 | 411.54 | 417.69 | 447.69 | 491.20 | 467.39 | 560.87 | 554.55 | 710.48 | 909.52 | 947.62 | 836.36 | 795.24 | 557.95 | 537.00 | 847.29 | 726.71 | 980.86 | 826.71 | 790.20 | 707.50 | 751.45 | 545.11 | 712.07 | 744.48 | 699.87 |
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Write-up taken from the IRRI's Rice Almanac (2013):
Costa Rica faces both the Pacific Ocean and Caribbean Sea in Central America, between Panama and Nicaragua. It is a tiny country of 51,100 km2 and 4.7 million inhabitants (2011), and a tropical and subtropical climate with marked wet (May to November) and dry seasons. The land is divided into central mountains with active volcanoes and coastal plains. Only 4.4% of the land is arable and provides agricultural employment for 15% of the workforce, making up 7% of GDP. Rice is a minor commodity but a highly important part of the diet.
Source: FAOSTAT database as of November 2012.
