Which has higher net food imports by crop - rice, paddy, Colombia or Costa Rica?

Costa Rica, at 148,192 against 128,753 in Colombia as of 2019.

How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Costa Rica?

22 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2019.

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. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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

Colombia

128,753

in 2019

Costa Rica

148,192

in 2019

Colombia rank

6th

Costa Rica rank

4th

Net food imports by crop - Rice, paddy over time

Colombia
Costa Rica

How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 148,192 against 128,753 in Colombia, a difference of 19,439.

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 22 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Colombia ahead.

Colombia ranks 6th and Costa Rica ranks 4th of 168 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 1 and Costa Rica in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Colombia	Costa Rica	Difference	Ahead
1990s	154,346	101,340	53,006	Colombia
2000s	8,559	128,490	119,931	Costa Rica
2010s	45,788	97,395	51,607	Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net food imports by crop - rice, paddy, Colombia or Costa Rica?: Costa Rica, at 148,192 against 128,753 in Colombia as of 2019.
What is the difference in net food imports by crop - rice, paddy between Colombia and Costa Rica?: 19,439, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Costa Rica?: 22 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2019.
How do Colombia and Costa Rica rank globally for net food imports by crop - rice, paddy?: Colombia ranks 6th and Costa Rica ranks 4th of 168 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. 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
Source: FAOSTAT. Available at: http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 168 places, 6,315 data points, 1961–2019
Last refreshed: 24 August 2026

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.