Honey Odyssey

Honey by country

Costa Rica

Honey, beehives and beeswax in Costa Rica as reported to FAO, with the whole series since 1961 and the status of every figure.

952 t

natural honey, 2024

imputed value

40,769

beehives, 2024

imputed value

85 t

beeswax, 2024

imputed value

Natural honey, thousand tonnes

Honey production in Costa Rica, 1961 to 2024From 420 in 1961 to 952 in 2024.01219611980200020202024

Beehives, million

Beehives in Costa Rica, 1961 to 2024From 28,000 in 1961 to 40,769 in 2024.0000.119611980200020202024

What the figures say

  • In 2024, Costa Rica produced 952 tonnes of natural honey (imputed value).

    Statistical estimate[1]

  • That places it 81 of 121 countries with a FAOSTAT figure for 2024, about 0.0% of world production.

    Statistical estimate[1]

  • Compared with 2000 (1,243 t), production fell by 23%.

    Statistical estimate[1]

  • The highest figure in the series is 1,500 t in 1985, the lowest 225 t in 1971.

    Confirmed fact[1]

  • FAO counts 40,769 beehives in 2024 (imputed value). That is 74 of 98 countries.

    Statistical estimate[1]

  • Dividing the two figures gives about 23.4 kg of honey per hive. This is a ratio of two FAOSTAT numbers, not a measured yield: hives are counted at one moment, honey over a year.

    Statistical estimate[1]

  • Beeswax production: 85 tonnes in 2024 (imputed value).

    Statistical estimate[1]

Bees from our catalogue recorded in Costa Rica

GBIF occurrence records with coordinates. They show where a bee was found, not its full range.

See the world map of hives and honey

Sources

  1. FAO (2026). FAOSTAT: Crops and livestock products (QCL). Items Bees (1181), Natural honey (1182), Beeswax (1183), area Costa Rica. Bulk download, retrieved 29 October 2026. Link

Last checked: 30 October 2026.