China vs Costa Rica: Net food imports by crop - Wheat, annual growth rate

China
10.77 % change on previous year
in 2019
Costa Rica
9.97 % change on previous year
in 2019
China rank
52nd
Costa Rica rank
55th

Net food imports by crop - Wheat, annual growth rate over time

  • China
  • Costa Rica
0200400196219902019

How they compare

China currently reports 10.77 % change on previous year against 9.97 % change on previous year in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.8 % change on previous year.

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

The two have swapped places 26 times across 57 shared years of data; in 1962 it was China ahead.

China ranks 52nd and Costa Rica ranks 55th of 168 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade China Costa Rica Difference Ahead
1960s 7.47 % change on previous year -42.21 % change on previous year 49.68 % change on previous year China
1970s 19.11 % change on previous year 2.07 % change on previous year 17.04 % change on previous year China
1980s 10.23 % change on previous year 6.27 % change on previous year 3.97 % change on previous year China
1990s -15.12 % change on previous year 7.68 % change on previous year 22.8 % change on previous year Costa Rica
2000s 38.79 % change on previous year 2.99 % change on previous year 35.79 % change on previous year China
2010s 12.76 % change on previous year 1.31 % change on previous year 11.45 % change on previous year China

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net food imports by crop - wheat, annual growth rate, China or Costa Rica?
China, at 10.77 % change on previous year against 9.97 % change on previous year in Costa Rica as of 2019.
What is the difference in net food imports by crop - wheat, annual growth rate between China and Costa Rica?
0.8 % change on previous year, with China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and Costa Rica?
57 years are reported by both, from 1962 to 2019.
How do China and Costa Rica rank globally for net food imports by crop - wheat, annual growth rate?
China ranks 52nd and Costa Rica ranks 55th of 168 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Net food imports by crop - Wheat, annual growth rate. 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 - Wheat, annual growth rate
Unit
% change on previous year
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
168 places, 6,677 data points, 1962–2019
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The year-on-year percentage change in Net food imports by crop - Wheat. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.