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

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 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, 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 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?
Costa Rica ranks 62nd and New Zealand ranks 63rd 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

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.