Costa Rica vs New Zealand: Net food imports by crop - Rice, milled, gaps filled

Costa Rica
51,484
in 2019
New Zealand
49,293
in 2019
Costa Rica rank
62nd
New Zealand rank
63rd

Net food imports by crop - Rice, milled, gaps filled over time

  • Costa Rica
  • New Zealand
-300.0k-200.0k-100.0k0100.0k196119902019

How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 51,484 against 49,293 in New Zealand, a difference of 2,191.

The two have swapped places 11 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1961 it was New Zealand ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 62nd and New Zealand ranks 63rd of 179 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica New Zealand Difference Ahead
1960s 2,620 2,521 98.89 Costa Rica
1970s 2,320 -17,127 19,447 Costa Rica
1980s 8,135 -105,310 113,446 Costa Rica
1990s 12,285 -4,567 16,852 Costa Rica
2000s 1,816 29,590 27,775 New Zealand
2010s 31,188 41,970 10,783 New Zealand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net food imports by crop - rice, milled, gaps filled, Costa Rica or New Zealand?
Costa Rica, at 51,484 against 49,293 in New Zealand as of 2019.
What is the difference in net food imports by crop - rice, milled, gaps filled between Costa Rica and New Zealand?
2,191, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and New Zealand?
59 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2019.
How do Costa Rica and New Zealand rank globally for net food imports by crop - rice, milled, gaps filled?
Costa Rica ranks 62nd and New Zealand ranks 63rd of 179 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Net food imports by crop - Rice, milled, gaps filled. 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, milled, gaps filled
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
179 places, 7,905 data points, 1961–2019
Last refreshed

Net food imports by crop - Rice, milled with 52 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.