China vs Costa Rica: Net food imports by crop - Rice, paddy, annual growth rate

China
24.93 % change on previous year
in 2019
Costa Rica
22.73 % change on previous year
in 2019
China rank
65th
Costa Rica rank
66th

Net food imports by crop - Rice, paddy, annual growth rate over time

  • China
  • Costa Rica
-1.0k-5000500196219902019

How they compare

China currently reports 24.93 % change on previous year against 22.73 % change on previous year in Costa Rica, a difference of 2.2 % change on previous year.

That makes China's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.

The two have swapped places 20 times across 40 shared years of data; in 1963 it was China ahead.

China ranks 65th and Costa Rica ranks 66th of 152 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, China averaged higher in 1 and Costa Rica in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade China Costa Rica Difference Ahead
1960s -34.88 % change on previous year -14.84 % change on previous year 20.04 % change on previous year Costa Rica
1970s -46.64 % change on previous year 38.69 % change on previous year 85.33 % change on previous year Costa Rica
1980s -124.88 % change on previous year -99 % change on previous year 25.88 % change on previous year Costa Rica
1990s -55.72 % change on previous year 23.2 % change on previous year 78.92 % change on previous year Costa Rica
2000s -85.77 % change on previous year 5.85 % change on previous year 91.62 % change on previous year Costa Rica
2010s 62.93 % change on previous year 6.22 % change on previous year 56.7 % change on previous year China

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net food imports by crop - rice, paddy, annual growth rate, China or Costa Rica?
China, at 24.93 % change on previous year against 22.73 % change on previous year in Costa Rica as of 2019.
What is the difference in net food imports by crop - rice, paddy, annual growth rate between China and Costa Rica?
2.2 % change on previous year, with China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and Costa Rica?
40 years are reported by both, from 1963 to 2019.
How do China and Costa Rica rank globally for net food imports by crop - rice, paddy, annual growth rate?
China ranks 65th and Costa Rica ranks 66th of 152 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Net food imports by crop - Rice, paddy, annual growth rate. 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, paddy, annual growth rate
Unit
% change on previous year
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
152 places, 4,169 data points, 1962–2019
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The year-on-year percentage change in Net food imports by crop - Rice, paddy. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.