Which has higher net food imports by crop - rice, milled, Costa Rica or Guinea-Bissau?

Costa Rica, at 51,484 against 45,256 in Guinea-Bissau as of 2019.

How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Guinea-Bissau?

55 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 - Rice, milled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Costa Rica vs Guinea-Bissau: Net food imports by crop - Rice, milled

Costa Rica

51,484

in 2019

Guinea-Bissau

45,256

in 2019

Costa Rica rank

62nd

Guinea-Bissau rank

65th

Net food imports by crop - Rice, milled over time

Costa Rica
Guinea-Bissau

How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 51,484 against 45,256 in Guinea-Bissau, a difference of 6,228.

That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times Guinea-Bissau's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Guinea-Bissau ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 62nd and Guinea-Bissau ranks 65th of 179 countries.

Guinea-Bissau has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Costa Rica	Guinea-Bissau	Difference	Ahead
1960s	2,620	8,326	5,707	Guinea-Bissau
1970s	2,320	22,465	20,146	Guinea-Bissau
1980s	8,135	28,278	20,143	Guinea-Bissau
1990s	12,285	59,515	47,230	Guinea-Bissau
2000s	1,816	44,487	42,671	Guinea-Bissau
2010s	27,162	27,300	138.33	Guinea-Bissau

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net food imports by crop - rice, milled, Costa Rica or Guinea-Bissau?: Costa Rica, at 51,484 against 45,256 in Guinea-Bissau as of 2019.
What is the difference in net food imports by crop - rice, milled between Costa Rica and Guinea-Bissau?: 6,228, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Guinea-Bissau?: 55 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2019.
How do Costa Rica and Guinea-Bissau rank globally for net food imports by crop - rice, milled?: Costa Rica ranks 62nd and Guinea-Bissau ranks 65th of 179 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, milled. 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
Source: FAOSTAT. Available at: http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 179 places, 7,853 data points, 1961–2019
Last refreshed: 24 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.