Which has higher net food imports by crop - barley, Costa Rica or Guinea-Bissau?

Guinea-Bissau, at -1 against -7 in Costa Rica as of 2019.

How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Guinea-Bissau?

54 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2019.

Where does this data come from?

FAOSTAT. Available at: http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data, published as Net food imports by crop - Barley. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Costa Rica vs Guinea-Bissau: Net food imports by crop - Barley

Costa Rica

-7

in 2019

Guinea-Bissau

-1

in 2019

Costa Rica rank

99th

Guinea-Bissau rank

97th

Net food imports by crop - Barley over time

Costa Rica
Guinea-Bissau

How they compare

Guinea-Bissau currently reports -1 against -7 in Costa Rica, a difference of 6.

The two have swapped places 13 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 99th and Guinea-Bissau ranks 97th of 158 countries.

Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Costa Rica	Guinea-Bissau	Difference	Ahead
1960s	14.78	2	12.78	Costa Rica
1970s	8.5	-124.8	133.3	Costa Rica
1980s	422.5	0	422.5	Costa Rica
1990s	24.9	0	24.9	Costa Rica
2000s	12.2	0	12.2	Costa Rica
2010s	7.4	-0.2	7.6	Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net food imports by crop - barley, Costa Rica or Guinea-Bissau?: Guinea-Bissau, at -1 against -7 in Costa Rica as of 2019.
What is the difference in net food imports by crop - barley between Costa Rica and Guinea-Bissau?: 6, with Guinea-Bissau ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Guinea-Bissau?: 54 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2019.
How do Costa Rica and Guinea-Bissau rank globally for net food imports by crop - barley?: Costa Rica ranks 99th and Guinea-Bissau ranks 97th of 158 countries.
Where does this data come from?: FAOSTAT. Available at: http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data, published as Net food imports by crop - Barley. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Net food imports by crop - Barley
Source: FAOSTAT. Available at: http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 158 places, 6,776 data points, 1961–2019
Last refreshed: 24 August 2026

Net food imports are generated from FAOSTAT, taking Export level (tonnes) from the Import level (tonnes) [both under Trade: Crops and Livestock Products]. Net food imports are a proxy for the country's vulnerability to global food prices.