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

Costa Rica, at 941,106 against 822,761 in Iraq as of 2019.

What is the difference in net food imports by crop - maize between Costa Rica and Iraq?

118,345, with Costa Rica ahead.

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

48 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 Iraq: Net food imports by crop - Maize

Costa Rica

941,106

in 2019

Iraq

822,761

in 2019

Costa Rica rank

34th

Iraq rank

36th

Net food imports by crop - Maize over time

Costa Rica
Iraq

How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 941,106 against 822,761 in Iraq, a difference of 118,345.

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

The two have swapped places 4 times across 48 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 34th and Iraq ranks 36th of 178 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 4 and Iraq in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Costa Rica	Iraq	Difference	Ahead
1960s	6,293	-95,683	101,976	Costa Rica
1970s	18,584	24,245	5,661	Iraq
1980s	62,452	269,346	206,893	Iraq
1990s	322,349	41,500	280,849	Costa Rica
2000s	494,879	-94,103	588,982	Costa Rica
2010s	890,370	461,982	428,388	Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net food imports by crop - maize, Costa Rica or Iraq?: Costa Rica, at 941,106 against 822,761 in Iraq as of 2019.
What is the difference in net food imports by crop - maize between Costa Rica and Iraq?: 118,345, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Iraq?: 48 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2019.
How do Costa Rica and Iraq rank globally for net food imports by crop - maize?: Costa Rica ranks 34th and Iraq ranks 36th 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.