Maize production fell 56.0% to 6.25 kt in Costa Rica in 2021, according to Faostat.
Historically, maize production in Costa Rica reached an all time high of 127 kt in 1987 and an all time low of 6.25 kt in 2021. When compared to Costa Rica's main peers, maize production in Guatemala amounted to 1,960 kt, 674 kt in Honduras, 376 kt in Nicaragua and 135 kt in Panama in 2021.
Costa Rica has been ranked 136th within the group of 153 countries we follow in terms of maize production, 9 places below the position seen 10 years ago.
| Maize Production | Unit | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
| Belize | kt | 65.8 | 89.5 | 77.8 | 58.0 | 83.3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Colombia | kt | 1,295 | 1,330 | 1,378 | 1,395 | 1,393 | ||||||||||||||||
| Costa Rica | kt | 9.54 | 6.72 | 18.1 | 13.3 | 14.2 | ||||||||||||||||
| El Salvador | kt | 923 | 904 | 686 | 786 | 781 | ||||||||||||||||
| Guatemala | kt | 1,899 | 1,952 | 1,977 | 1,854 | 1,972 | ||||||||||||||||
| Honduras | kt | 613 | 684 | 705 | 589 | 667 | ||||||||||||||||
| Mexico | kt | 28,250 | 27,763 | 27,169 | 27,228 | 27,425 | ||||||||||||||||
| Nicaragua | kt | 411 | 408 | 395 | 400 | 371 | ||||||||||||||||
| Panama | kt | 128 | 116 | 129 | 123 | 133 | ||||||||||||||||
| USA | kt | 412,262 | 371,096 | 364,262 | 345,962 | 358,447 |
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