Printing and writing papers — Production in Costa Rica

Costa Rica: Printing and writing papers — Production was 78,895 t in 2024. ▬ Flat

Latest (2024)
78,895 t
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
49th
of 118 countries
All-time high
83,135 t
in 2014
All-time low
78,895 t
in 2015
Years of data
11
2014–2024

Printing and writing papers — Production in Costa Rica, 2014–2024

020.0k40.0k60.0k80.0k2014201920242014: 83.1k t2015: 78.9k t2016: 78.9k t2017: 78.9k t2018: 78.9k t2019: 78.9k t2020: 78.9k t2021: 78.9k t2022: 78.9k t2023: 78.9k t2024: 78.9k t

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.

Analysis

Costa Rica recorded 78,895 t for printing and writing papers — production in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.

That represents a change of down 5.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, printing and writing papers — production in Costa Rica peaked at 83,135 t in 2014 and was at its lowest, 78,895 t, in 2015.

Costa Rica ranks 49th of 118 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Printing and writing papers — Production in Costa Rica, year by year

Annual values for Printing and writing papers — Production in Costa Rica, 2014 to 2024.
Year t Change
2014 83,135 t —
2015 78,895 t -5.1%
2016 78,895 t +0.0%
2017 78,895 t +0.0%
2018 78,895 t +0.0%
2019 78,895 t +0.0%
2020 78,895 t +0.0%
2021 78,895 t +0.0%
2022 78,895 t +0.0%
2023 78,895 t +0.0%
2024 78,895 t +0.0%

Costa Rica compared with similar countries

  • Costa Rica's 78,895 t is below the median for high income countries, which is 89,000 t, 89% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
  • Costa Rica's 78,895 t is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1,763 t, 44.8× the median. (16 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 79,602 t 78,895 t 83,135 t 6
2020s 78,895 t 78,895 t 78,895 t 5

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

  1. 47 Switzerland 114,318 t compare
  2. 48 Czechia 89,000 t compare
  3. 50 Czechoslovakia 75,000 t
  4. 51 Slovenia 71,112 t compare
  5. 52 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 55,000 t compare

See the full ranking of 148 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is printing and writing papers — production in Costa Rica?
Printing and writing papers — production in Costa Rica was 78,895 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest printing and writing papers — production recorded in Costa Rica?
The highest recorded value was 83,135 t in 2014.
What is the lowest printing and writing papers — production recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 78,895 t in 2015.
How does Costa Rica rank for printing and writing papers — production?
Costa Rica ranks 49th out of 118 countries with data for 2024.
Is printing and writing papers — production rising or falling in Costa Rica?
Over the last ten years it is down 5.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Printing and writing papers — Production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Printing and writing papers — Production
Unit
t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
148 places, 7,133 data points, 1961–2024
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