Algeria vs Costa Rica: Net food imports by crop - Rice, paddy

Algeria
125,237 rice milled equivalent
in 2019
Costa Rica
150,116 rice milled equivalent
in 2019
Algeria rank
61st
Costa Rica rank
59th

Net food imports by crop - Rice, paddy over time

  • Algeria
  • Costa Rica
-200.0k-100.0k0100.0k200.0k196119902019

How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 150,116 rice milled equivalent against 125,237 rice milled equivalent in Algeria, a difference of 24,879 rice milled equivalent.

That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.2 times Algeria's.

The two have swapped places 20 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Algeria ranks 61st and Costa Rica ranks 59th of 179 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Algeria Costa Rica Difference Ahead
1960s -55,920 rice milled equivalent 2,813 rice milled equivalent 58,733 rice milled equivalent Costa Rica
1970s -7,692 rice milled equivalent 2,493 rice milled equivalent 10,184 rice milled equivalent Costa Rica
1980s 25,879 rice milled equivalent 9,848 rice milled equivalent 16,031 rice milled equivalent Algeria
1990s 37,740 rice milled equivalent 42,515 rice milled equivalent 4,775 rice milled equivalent Costa Rica
2000s 69,864 rice milled equivalent 85,763 rice milled equivalent 15,900 rice milled equivalent Costa Rica
2010s 115,853 rice milled equivalent 98,224 rice milled equivalent 17,629 rice milled equivalent Algeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net food imports by crop - rice, paddy, Algeria or Costa Rica?
Costa Rica, at 150,116 rice milled equivalent against 125,237 rice milled equivalent in Algeria as of 2019.
What is the difference in net food imports by crop - rice, paddy between Algeria and Costa Rica?
24,879 rice milled equivalent, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Costa Rica?
59 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2019.
How do Algeria and Costa Rica rank globally for net food imports by crop - rice, paddy?
Algeria ranks 61st and Costa Rica ranks 59th 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, paddy (rice milled equivalent). 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)
Unit
rice milled equivalent
Source
FAOSTAT. Available at: http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
179 places, 7,665 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.