Costa Rica vs Nepal: Net food imports by crop - Rice, paddy, gaps filled

Costa Rica
148,192
in 2019
Nepal
234,511
in 2019
Costa Rica rank
4th
Nepal rank
3rd

Net food imports by crop - Rice, paddy, gaps filled over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Nepal
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How they compare

Nepal currently reports 234,511 against 148,192 in Costa Rica, a difference of 86,319.

That makes Nepal's figure about 1.6 times Costa Rica's.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Nepal ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 4th and Nepal ranks 3rd of 168 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 4 and Nepal in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Nepal Difference Ahead
1960s 297.11 -22.78 319.89 Costa Rica
1970s 266.2 0 266.2 Costa Rica
1980s 2,631 3,733 1,102 Nepal
1990s 46,385 2,335 44,050 Costa Rica
2000s 128,490 9,381 119,109 Costa Rica
2010s 97,395 172,334 74,939 Nepal

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 Nepal?
Nepal, at 234,511 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 Nepal?
86,319, with Nepal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Nepal?
59 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2019.
How do Costa Rica and Nepal rank globally for net food imports by crop - rice, paddy, gaps filled?
Costa Rica ranks 4th and Nepal ranks 3rd 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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Indicator
Net food imports by crop - Rice, paddy, gaps filled
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
168 places, 6,405 data points, 1961–2019
Last refreshed

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.