Costa Rica vs India: Net food imports by crop - Soybeans

Costa Rica
260,907
in 2019
India
227,616
in 2019
Costa Rica rank
30th
India rank
31st

Net food imports by crop - Soybeans over time

  • Costa Rica
  • India
-600.0k-400.0k-200.0k0200.0k400.0k196119902019

How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 260,907 against 227,616 in India, a difference of 33,291.

That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times India's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 59 shared years of data; in 1961 it was India ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 30th and India ranks 31st of 165 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica India Difference Ahead
1960s 0.6667 1,414 1,413 India
1970s 77 -8,440 8,517 Costa Rica
1980s 16,426 -5,285 21,711 Costa Rica
1990s 139,189 6,248 132,941 Costa Rica
2000s 234,763 -57,131 291,894 Costa Rica
2010s 266,493 -78,814 345,307 Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net food imports by crop - soybeans, Costa Rica or India?
Costa Rica, at 260,907 against 227,616 in India as of 2019.
What is the difference in net food imports by crop - soybeans between Costa Rica and India?
33,291, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and India?
59 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2019.
How do Costa Rica and India rank globally for net food imports by crop - soybeans?
Costa Rica ranks 30th and India ranks 31st of 165 countries.
Where does this data come from?
FAOSTAT. Available at: http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data, published as Net food imports by crop - Soybeans. 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
Source
FAOSTAT. Available at: http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
165 places, 6,626 data points, 1961–2019
Last refreshed

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.