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

Chile
155,311 rice milled equivalent
in 2019
Costa Rica
150,116 rice milled equivalent
in 2019
Chile rank
58th
Costa Rica rank
59th

Net food imports by crop - Rice, paddy over time

  • Chile
  • Costa Rica
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How they compare

Chile currently reports 155,311 rice milled equivalent against 150,116 rice milled equivalent in Costa Rica, a difference of 5,195 rice milled equivalent.

The two have swapped places 14 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Chile ahead.

Chile ranks 58th and Costa Rica ranks 59th of 179 countries.

Chile has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Chile Costa Rica Difference Ahead
1960s 17,523 rice milled equivalent 2,813 rice milled equivalent 14,710 rice milled equivalent Chile
1970s 20,539 rice milled equivalent 2,493 rice milled equivalent 18,046 rice milled equivalent Chile
1980s 16,382 rice milled equivalent 9,848 rice milled equivalent 6,534 rice milled equivalent Chile
1990s 56,733 rice milled equivalent 42,515 rice milled equivalent 14,219 rice milled equivalent Chile
2000s 100,129 rice milled equivalent 85,763 rice milled equivalent 14,366 rice milled equivalent Chile
2010s 131,631 rice milled equivalent 98,224 rice milled equivalent 33,407 rice milled equivalent Chile

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net food imports by crop - rice, paddy, Chile or Costa Rica?
Chile, at 155,311 rice milled equivalent against 150,116 rice milled equivalent in Costa Rica as of 2019.
What is the difference in net food imports by crop - rice, paddy between Chile and Costa Rica?
5,195 rice milled equivalent, with Chile ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Costa Rica?
59 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2019.
How do Chile and Costa Rica rank globally for net food imports by crop - rice, paddy?
Chile ranks 58th 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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About this data

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.