Costa Rica vs Portugal: Net food imports by crop - Rice, paddy
Net food imports by crop - Rice, paddy over time
- Costa Rica
- Portugal
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 150,116 rice milled equivalent against 135,861 rice milled equivalent in Portugal, a difference of 14,255 rice milled equivalent.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times Portugal's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Portugal ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 59th and Portugal ranks 60th of 179 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 2 and Portugal in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2,813 rice milled equivalent | 20,424 rice milled equivalent | 17,611 rice milled equivalent | Portugal |
| 1970s | 2,493 rice milled equivalent | 43,488 rice milled equivalent | 40,995 rice milled equivalent | Portugal |
| 1980s | 9,848 rice milled equivalent | 75,698 rice milled equivalent | 65,850 rice milled equivalent | Portugal |
| 1990s | 42,515 rice milled equivalent | 93,297 rice milled equivalent | 50,782 rice milled equivalent | Portugal |
| 2000s | 85,763 rice milled equivalent | 57,276 rice milled equivalent | 28,487 rice milled equivalent | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 98,224 rice milled equivalent | 95,260 rice milled equivalent | 2,964 rice milled equivalent | Costa Rica |
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 Portugal?
- Costa Rica, at 150,116 rice milled equivalent against 135,861 rice milled equivalent in Portugal as of 2019.
- What is the difference in net food imports by crop - rice, paddy between Costa Rica and Portugal?
- 14,255 rice milled equivalent, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Portugal?
- 59 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2019.
- How do Costa Rica and Portugal rank globally for net food imports by crop - rice, paddy?
- Costa Rica ranks 59th and Portugal ranks 60th 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
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.