Costa Rica vs Lesotho: Net food imports by crop - Rice, paddy (rice milled equivalent)

Costa Rica
18.4 % change on previous year
in 2019
Lesotho
18.1 % change on previous year
in 2019
Costa Rica rank
63rd
Lesotho rank
64th

Net food imports by crop - Rice, paddy (rice milled equivalent) over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Lesotho
-1.0k-5000500196219902019

How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 18.4 % change on previous year against 18.1 % change on previous year in Lesotho, a difference of 0.3 % change on previous year.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 19 shared years of data; in 1976 it was Lesotho ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 63rd and Lesotho ranks 64th of 175 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 1 and Lesotho in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Lesotho Difference Ahead
1970s 14.68 % change on previous year 124.39 % change on previous year 109.7 % change on previous year Lesotho
1980s 36.11 % change on previous year 18.76 % change on previous year 17.35 % change on previous year Costa Rica
1990s -68.05 % change on previous year 16.67 % change on previous year 84.72 % change on previous year Lesotho
2010s 14.09 % change on previous year 36.46 % change on previous year 22.37 % change on previous year Lesotho

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net food imports by crop - rice, paddy (rice milled equivalent), Costa Rica or Lesotho?
Costa Rica, at 18.4 % change on previous year against 18.1 % change on previous year in Lesotho as of 2019.
What is the difference in net food imports by crop - rice, paddy (rice milled equivalent) between Costa Rica and Lesotho?
0.3 % change on previous year, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Lesotho?
19 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2019.
How do Costa Rica and Lesotho rank globally for net food imports by crop - rice, paddy (rice milled equivalent)?
Costa Rica ranks 63rd and Lesotho ranks 64th of 175 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Net food imports by crop - Rice, paddy (rice milled equivalent), 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 (rice milled equivalent), annual growth rate
Unit
% change on previous year
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
175 places, 6,958 data points, 1962–2019
Last refreshed

The year-on-year percentage change in Net food imports by crop - Rice, paddy (rice milled equivalent). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.