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

Venezuela, at 554,524 against 148,192 in Costa Rica as of 2017.

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

56 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2017.

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 Venezuela: Net food imports by crop - Rice, paddy

Costa Rica

148,192

in 2019

Venezuela

554,524

in 2017

Costa Rica rank

4th

Venezuela rank

2nd

Net food imports by crop - Rice, paddy over time

Costa Rica
Venezuela

How they compare

Venezuela currently reports 554,524 against 148,192 in Costa Rica, a difference of 406,332.

That makes Venezuela's figure about 3.7 times Costa Rica's.

The two have swapped places 14 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Venezuela ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 4th and Venezuela ranks 2nd of 168 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Costa Rica	Venezuela	Difference	Ahead
1960s	297.11	3,703	3,406	Venezuela
1970s	266.2	1,628	1,362	Venezuela
1980s	2,631	3,801	1,170	Venezuela
1990s	46,385	12,834	33,551	Costa Rica
2000s	128,490	56,209	72,281	Costa Rica
2010s	85,608	444,040	358,432	Venezuela

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 Venezuela?: Venezuela, at 554,524 against 148,192 in Costa Rica as of 2017.
What is the difference in net food imports by crop - rice, paddy between Costa Rica and Venezuela?: 406,332, with Venezuela ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Venezuela?: 56 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2017.
How do Costa Rica and Venezuela rank globally for net food imports by crop - rice, paddy?: Costa Rica ranks 4th and Venezuela ranks 2nd 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.