Cereal yield vs. extreme poverty rate in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Cereal yield vs. extreme poverty rate was 0.8% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Cereal yield vs. extreme poverty rate in Costa Rica, 1990–2025
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, cereal yield vs. extreme poverty rate in Costa Rica stood at 0.8%. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 41.2% on the previous year and down 69.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereal yield vs. extreme poverty rate in Costa Rica peaked at 17.1% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 2025.
Costa Rica ranks 71st of 118 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Cereal yield vs. extreme poverty rate in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 13.9% | — |
| 1991 | 17.1% | +23.5% |
| 1992 | 13.8% | -19.5% |
| 1993 | 11.8% | -14.5% |
| 1994 | 9.4% | -20.4% |
| 1995 | 10.6% | +12.9% |
| 1996 | 11.7% | +10.9% |
| 1997 | 9.1% | -22.8% |
| 1998 | 7.5% | -17.6% |
| 1999 | 9.3% | +24.2% |
| 2000 | 9.8% | +5.3% |
| 2001 | 7.6% | -22.2% |
| 2002 | 6.6% | -13.6% |
| 2003 | 6.9% | +4.7% |
| 2004 | 6.6% | -4.1% |
| 2005 | 5.0% | -23.5% |
| 2006 | 5.2% | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 3.1% | -39.1% |
| 2008 | 3.4% | +7.4% |
| 2009 | 3.6% | +7.0% |
| 2010 | 2.2% | -38.8% |
| 2011 | 2.7% | +23.3% |
| 2012 | 2.6% | -5.9% |
| 2013 | 2.6% | +3.1% |
| 2014 | 2.4% | -9.6% |
| 2015 | 2.4% | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 2.4% | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 1.7% | -27.2% |
| 2018 | 2.3% | +32.7% |
| 2019 | 1.7% | -25.5% |
| 2020 | 3.4% | +93.8% |
| 2021 | 2.2% | -35.6% |
| 2022 | 1.6% | -26.0% |
| 2023 | 1.5% | -3.7% |
| 2024 | 1.3% | -16.6% |
| 2025 | 0.8% | -41.2% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 0.8% is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.4%, 1.9× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 0.8% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 3.1%, 25% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.4% | 7.5% | 17.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.8% | 3.1% | 9.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.3% | 1.7% | 2.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.8% | 0.8% | 3.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
More poverty & inequality data for Costa Rica
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 10 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 1.33 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 3,807 kg per hectare (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate -14.41 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 24.93 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 24.9% (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cereal yield vs. extreme poverty rate in Costa Rica?
- Cereal yield vs. extreme poverty rate in Costa Rica was 0.8% in 2025, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cereal yield vs. extreme poverty rate recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 17.1% in 1991.
- What is the lowest cereal yield vs. extreme poverty rate recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 2025.
- How does Costa Rica rank for cereal yield vs. extreme poverty rate?
- Costa Rica ranks 71st out of 118 countries with data for 2025.
- Is cereal yield vs. extreme poverty rate rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 69.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Cereal yield vs. extreme poverty rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population living in households with an income or consumption below $3 per day.