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

Jamaica, at 60,904 against 51,484 in Costa Rica as of 2019.

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

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

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

Costa Rica

51,484

in 2019

Jamaica

60,904

in 2019

Costa Rica rank

62nd

Jamaica rank

59th

Net food imports by crop - Rice, milled over time

Costa Rica
Jamaica

How they compare

Jamaica currently reports 60,904 against 51,484 in Costa Rica, a difference of 9,420.

That makes Jamaica's figure about 1.2 times Costa Rica's.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Jamaica ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 62nd and Jamaica ranks 59th of 179 countries.

Jamaica has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Costa Rica	Jamaica	Difference	Ahead
1960s	2,620	25,798	23,179	Jamaica
1970s	2,320	36,364	34,044	Jamaica
1980s	8,135	34,958	26,822	Jamaica
1990s	12,285	16,627	4,342	Jamaica
2000s	1,816	10,382	8,567	Jamaica
2010s	31,188	40,696	9,509	Jamaica

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 Jamaica?: Jamaica, at 60,904 against 51,484 in Costa Rica as of 2019.
What is the difference in net food imports by crop - rice, milled between Costa Rica and Jamaica?: 9,420, with Jamaica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Jamaica?: 59 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2019.
How do Costa Rica and Jamaica rank globally for net food imports by crop - rice, milled?: Costa Rica ranks 62nd and Jamaica ranks 59th 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.