Costa Rica vs Peru: Net food imports by crop - Wheat, per capita

Costa Rica
0.0547 units per person
in 2019
Peru
0.062 units per person
in 2019
Costa Rica rank
52nd
Peru rank
49th

Net food imports by crop - Wheat, per capita over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Peru
00.020.040.06196119902019

How they compare

Peru currently reports 0.062 units per person against 0.0547 units per person in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.0073 units per person.

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

The two have swapped places 8 times across 41 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Peru ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 52nd and Peru ranks 49th of 174 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 1 and Peru in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Peru Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0124 units per person 0.0401 units per person 0.0277 units per person Peru
1970s 0.0365 units per person 0.043 units per person 0.0064 units per person Peru
1990s 0.0553 units per person 0.048 units per person 0.0073 units per person Costa Rica
2000s 0.0491 units per person 0.0516 units per person 0.0025 units per person Peru
2010s 0.0532 units per person 0.0609 units per person 0.0077 units per person Peru

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net food imports by crop - wheat, per capita, Costa Rica or Peru?
Peru, at 0.062 units per person against 0.0547 units per person in Costa Rica as of 2019.
What is the difference in net food imports by crop - wheat, per capita between Costa Rica and Peru?
0.0073 units per person, with Peru ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Peru?
41 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2019.
How do Costa Rica and Peru rank globally for net food imports by crop - wheat, per capita?
Costa Rica ranks 52nd and Peru ranks 49th of 174 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Net food imports by crop - Wheat, per capita. 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, per capita
Unit
units per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
174 places, 7,762 data points, 1961–2019
Last refreshed

Net food imports by crop - Wheat divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.