Which has higher net food imports by crop - maize, Costa Rica or Indonesia?

Indonesia, at 1.03 million against 941,106 in Costa Rica as of 2019.

How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Indonesia?

59 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 - Maize. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Costa Rica vs Indonesia: Net food imports by crop - Maize

Costa Rica

941,106

in 2019

Indonesia

1.03 million

in 2019

Costa Rica rank

34th

Indonesia rank

32nd

Net food imports by crop - Maize over time

Costa Rica
Indonesia

How they compare

Indonesia currently reports 1.03 million against 941,106 in Costa Rica, a difference of 87,414.

That makes Indonesia's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.

The two have swapped places 19 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 34th and Indonesia ranks 32nd of 178 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 1 and Indonesia in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Costa Rica	Indonesia	Difference	Ahead
1960s	6,293	2,383	3,910	Costa Rica
1970s	18,584	21,330	2,746	Indonesia
1980s	62,452	63,163	710.6	Indonesia
1990s	322,349	561,687	239,338	Indonesia
2000s	550,617	917,677	367,059	Indonesia
2010s	748,138	1.92 million	1.17 million	Indonesia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net food imports by crop - maize, Costa Rica or Indonesia?: Indonesia, at 1.03 million against 941,106 in Costa Rica as of 2019.
What is the difference in net food imports by crop - maize between Costa Rica and Indonesia?: 87,414, with Indonesia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Indonesia?: 59 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2019.
How do Costa Rica and Indonesia rank globally for net food imports by crop - maize?: Costa Rica ranks 34th and Indonesia ranks 32nd of 178 countries.
Where does this data come from?: FAOSTAT. Available at: http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data, published as Net food imports by crop - Maize. 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 - Maize
Source: FAOSTAT. Available at: http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 178 places, 7,874 data points, 1961–2019
Last refreshed: 10 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.