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

Nepal, at 234,511 against 148,192 in Costa Rica as of 2019.

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

59 years are reported by both, from 1961 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.

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

Costa Rica

148,192

in 2019

Nepal

234,511

in 2019

Costa Rica rank

4th

Nepal rank

3rd

Net food imports by crop - Rice, paddy over time

Costa Rica
Nepal

How they compare

Nepal currently reports 234,511 against 148,192 in Costa Rica, a difference of 86,319.

That makes Nepal's figure about 1.6 times Costa Rica's.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Nepal ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 4th and Nepal ranks 3rd of 168 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Costa Rica	Nepal	Difference	Ahead
1960s	297.11	-22.78	319.89	Costa Rica
1970s	266.2	0	266.2	Costa Rica
1980s	2,631	3,733	1,102	Nepal
1990s	46,385	2,335	44,050	Costa Rica
2000s	128,490	9,381	119,109	Costa Rica
2010s	97,395	172,334	74,939	Nepal

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 Nepal?: Nepal, at 234,511 against 148,192 in Costa Rica as of 2019.
What is the difference in net food imports by crop - rice, paddy between Costa Rica and Nepal?: 86,319, with Nepal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Nepal?: 59 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2019.
How do Costa Rica and Nepal rank globally for net food imports by crop - rice, paddy?: Costa Rica ranks 4th and Nepal ranks 3rd 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.