Costa Rica vs United States: Net food imports by crop - Soybeans, gaps filled

Costa Rica
260,907
in 2019
United States
303,452
in 2019
Costa Rica rank
30th
United States rank
28th

Net food imports by crop - Soybeans, gaps filled over time

  • Costa Rica
  • United States
-3.0M-2.0M-1.0M01.0M2.0M196119902019

How they compare

United States currently reports 303,452 against 260,907 in Costa Rica, a difference of 42,545.

That makes United States's figure about 1.2 times Costa Rica's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 30th and United States ranks 28th of 165 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 5 and United States in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica United States Difference Ahead
1960s 0.6667 -1.14 million 1.14 million Costa Rica
1970s 77 -1.14 million 1.14 million Costa Rica
1980s 16,426 -1.74 million 1.76 million Costa Rica
1990s 139,189 -1.26 million 1.40 million Costa Rica
2000s 234,763 -388,962 623,725 Costa Rica
2010s 266,493 587,595 321,102 United States

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net food imports by crop - soybeans, gaps filled, Costa Rica or United States?
United States, at 303,452 against 260,907 in Costa Rica as of 2019.
What is the difference in net food imports by crop - soybeans, gaps filled between Costa Rica and United States?
42,545, with United States ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and United States?
59 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2019.
How do Costa Rica and United States rank globally for net food imports by crop - soybeans, gaps filled?
Costa Rica ranks 30th and United States ranks 28th of 165 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Net food imports by crop - Soybeans, gaps filled. 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 - Soybeans, gaps filled
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
165 places, 6,691 data points, 1961–2019
Last refreshed

Net food imports by crop - Soybeans with 65 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.