Maize production fell 47.5% to 6.71 kt in Costa Rica in 2022, 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 6.71 kt in 2022. When compared to Costa Rica's main peers, maize production in Guatemala amounted to 1,950 kt, 684 kt in Honduras, 381 kt in Nicaragua and 120 kt in Panama in 2022.
Costa Rica has been ranked 136th within the group of 152 countries we follow in terms of maize production, 7 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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