Which has higher net food imports by crop - soybeans, Costa Rica or Israel?

Costa Rica, at 260,907 against 223,784 in Israel as of 2019.

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

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

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

Costa Rica

260,907

in 2019

Israel

223,784

in 2019

Costa Rica rank

30th

Israel rank

32nd

Net food imports by crop - Soybeans over time

Costa Rica
Israel

How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 260,907 against 223,784 in Israel, a difference of 37,123.

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

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

Costa Rica ranks 30th and Israel ranks 32nd of 165 countries.

Israel has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Costa Rica	Israel	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0.6667	228,274	228,273	Israel
1970s	77	374,722	374,645	Israel
1980s	16,426	434,655	418,230	Israel
1990s	139,189	489,263	350,074	Israel
2000s	234,763	544,104	309,341	Israel
2010s	266,493	379,492	112,998	Israel

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net food imports by crop - soybeans, Costa Rica or Israel?: Costa Rica, at 260,907 against 223,784 in Israel as of 2019.
What is the difference in net food imports by crop - soybeans between Costa Rica and Israel?: 37,123, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Israel?: 59 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2019.
How do Costa Rica and Israel rank globally for net food imports by crop - soybeans?: Costa Rica ranks 30th and Israel ranks 32nd 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: 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.