Costa Rica vs South Africa: Net food imports by crop - Rice, husked

Costa Rica
2,450
in 2019
South Africa
1,787
in 2019
Costa Rica rank
37th
South Africa rank
40th

Net food imports by crop - Rice, husked over time

  • Costa Rica
  • South Africa
-100.0k-50.0k050.0k100.0k150.0k196119902019

How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 2,450 against 1,787 in South Africa, a difference of 663.

That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.4 times South Africa's.

The two have swapped places 15 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1994 it was South Africa ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 37th and South Africa ranks 40th of 168 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 2 and South Africa in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica South Africa Difference Ahead
1990s 112 3,628 3,516 South Africa
2000s 382.2 186 196.2 Costa Rica
2010s 2,584 421.1 2,163 Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net food imports by crop - rice, husked, Costa Rica or South Africa?
Costa Rica, at 2,450 against 1,787 in South Africa as of 2019.
What is the difference in net food imports by crop - rice, husked between Costa Rica and South Africa?
663, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and South Africa?
26 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2019.
How do Costa Rica and South Africa rank globally for net food imports by crop - rice, husked?
Costa Rica ranks 37th and South Africa ranks 40th of 168 countries.
Where does this data come from?
FAOSTAT. Available at: http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data, published as Net food imports by crop - Rice, husked. 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 - Rice, husked
Source
FAOSTAT. Available at: http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
168 places, 5,950 data points, 1961–2019
Last refreshed

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.