Watermelons — Production in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Watermelons — Production was 63,140 t in 2024. ▲ Rising
Watermelons — Production in Costa Rica, 1989–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
In 2024, watermelons — production in Costa Rica stood at 63,140 t.
That represents a change of up 30.3% on the previous year and up 7.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, watermelons — production in Costa Rica peaked at 123,011 t in 2017 and was at its lowest, 20,000 t, in 1989.
Costa Rica ranks 67th of 131 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Watermelons — Production in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 20,000 t | — |
| 1990 | 25,000 t | +25.0% |
| 1991 | 30,000 t | +20.0% |
| 1992 | 35,000 t | +16.7% |
| 1993 | 40,000 t | +14.3% |
| 1994 | 45,000 t | +12.5% |
| 1995 | 50,000 t | +11.1% |
| 1996 | 55,000 t | +10.0% |
| 1997 | 60,000 t | +9.1% |
| 1998 | 65,000 t | +8.3% |
| 1999 | 70,000 t | +7.7% |
| 2000 | 76,717 t | +9.6% |
| 2001 | 77,000 t | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 72,332 t | -6.1% |
| 2003 | 67,969 t | -6.0% |
| 2004 | 61,800 t | -9.1% |
| 2005 | 46,586 t | -24.6% |
| 2006 | 46,586 t | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 46,920 t | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 49,323 t | +5.1% |
| 2009 | 48,692 t | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 54,240 t | +11.4% |
| 2011 | 52,282 t | -3.6% |
| 2012 | 69,478 t | +32.9% |
| 2013 | 72,099 t | +3.8% |
| 2014 | 58,966 t | -18.2% |
| 2015 | 72,438 t | +22.8% |
| 2016 | 102,934 t | +42.1% |
| 2017 | 123,011 t | +19.5% |
| 2018 | 68,942 t | -44.0% |
| 2019 | 94,243 t | +36.7% |
| 2020 | 60,544 t | -35.8% |
| 2021 | 57,926 t | -4.3% |
| 2022 | 52,228 t | -9.8% |
| 2023 | 48,466 t | -7.2% |
| 2024 | 63,140 t | +30.3% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 63,140 t is above the median for high income countries, which is 3,600 t, 17.5× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 63,140 t is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 45,418 t, 1.4× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 20,000 t | 20,000 t | 20,000 t | 1 |
| 1990s | 47,500 t | 25,000 t | 70,000 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 59,393 t | 46,586 t | 77,000 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 76,863 t | 52,282 t | 123,011 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 56,461 t | 48,466 t | 63,140 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
More environment data for Costa Rica
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 2.9 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 2.71 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.257 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.61 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.09 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -0.3048 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is watermelons — production in Costa Rica?
- Watermelons — production in Costa Rica was 63,140 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest watermelons — production recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 123,011 t in 2017.
- What is the lowest watermelons — production recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 20,000 t in 1989.
- How does Costa Rica rank for watermelons — production?
- Costa Rica ranks 67th out of 131 countries with data for 2024.
- Is watermelons — production rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.1%. 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, published as part of Watermelons — Production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.