Costa Rica vs Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: Net food imports by crop - Rice, paddy

Costa Rica
150,116 rice milled equivalent
in 2019
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
161,150 rice milled equivalent
in 2019
Costa Rica rank
59th
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank
57th

Net food imports by crop - Rice, paddy over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
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How they compare

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of currently reports 161,150 rice milled equivalent against 150,116 rice milled equivalent in Costa Rica, a difference of 11,034 rice milled equivalent.

That makes Korea, Democratic People's Republic of's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.

The two have swapped places 11 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 59th and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 57th of 179 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 2 and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Korea, Democratic People's Republic of Difference Ahead
1960s 2,813 rice milled equivalent -13,639 rice milled equivalent 16,451 rice milled equivalent Costa Rica
1970s 2,493 rice milled equivalent -129,000 rice milled equivalent 131,493 rice milled equivalent Costa Rica
1980s 9,848 rice milled equivalent 11,900 rice milled equivalent 2,052 rice milled equivalent Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
1990s 42,515 rice milled equivalent 271,260 rice milled equivalent 228,745 rice milled equivalent Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
2000s 85,763 rice milled equivalent 577,363 rice milled equivalent 491,600 rice milled equivalent Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
2010s 98,224 rice milled equivalent 109,968 rice milled equivalent 11,744 rice milled equivalent Korea, Democratic People's Republic of

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net food imports by crop - rice, paddy, Costa Rica or Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, at 161,150 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 Costa Rica and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
11,034 rice milled equivalent, with Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
59 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2019.
How do Costa Rica and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank globally for net food imports by crop - rice, paddy?
Costa Rica ranks 59th and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 57th 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.