Costa Rica vs Mexico: Net food imports by crop - Rice, paddy, gaps filled
Costa Rica
148,192
in 2019
Mexico
720,308
in 2019
Costa Rica rank
4th
Mexico rank
1st
Net food imports by crop - Rice, paddy, gaps filled over time
- Costa Rica
- Mexico
How they compare
Mexico currently reports 720,308 against 148,192 in Costa Rica, a difference of 572,116.
That makes Mexico's figure about 4.9 times Costa Rica's.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Mexico ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 4th and Mexico ranks 1st of 168 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 2 and Mexico in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Mexico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 297.11 | 22.89 | 274.22 | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 266.2 | -7,031 | 7,297 | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 2,631 | 3,409 | 777.7 | Mexico |
| 1990s | 46,385 | 251,112 | 204,727 | Mexico |
| 2000s | 128,490 | 676,609 | 548,119 | Mexico |
| 2010s | 97,395 | 738,872 | 641,477 | Mexico |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher net food imports by crop - rice, paddy, gaps filled, Costa Rica or Mexico?
- Mexico, at 720,308 against 148,192 in Costa Rica as of 2019.
- What is the difference in net food imports by crop - rice, paddy, gaps filled between Costa Rica and Mexico?
- 572,116, with Mexico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Mexico?
- 59 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2019.
- How do Costa Rica and Mexico rank globally for net food imports by crop - rice, paddy, gaps filled?
- Costa Rica ranks 4th and Mexico ranks 1st of 168 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Net food imports by crop - Rice, paddy, gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Net food imports by crop - Rice, paddy with 90 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.