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

Tunisia, 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 Tunisia?

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 Tunisia: Net food imports by crop - Maize

Costa Rica

941,106

in 2019

Tunisia

1.03 million

in 2019

Costa Rica rank

34th

Tunisia rank

33rd

Net food imports by crop - Maize over time

Costa Rica
Tunisia

How they compare

Tunisia currently reports 1.03 million against 941,106 in Costa Rica, a difference of 84,394.

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

The two have swapped places 14 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Tunisia ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 34th and Tunisia ranks 33rd of 178 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Costa Rica	Tunisia	Difference	Ahead
1960s	6,293	4,344	1,949	Costa Rica
1970s	18,584	59,822	41,239	Tunisia
1980s	62,452	236,401	173,949	Tunisia
1990s	322,349	356,800	34,451	Tunisia
2000s	550,617	709,632	159,015	Tunisia
2010s	748,138	981,096	232,958	Tunisia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net food imports by crop - maize, Costa Rica or Tunisia?: Tunisia, 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 Tunisia?: 84,394, with Tunisia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Tunisia?: 59 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2019.
How do Costa Rica and Tunisia rank globally for net food imports by crop - maize?: Costa Rica ranks 34th and Tunisia ranks 33rd 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.