Which has higher net food imports by crop - wheat, Costa Rica or Mali?

Mali, at 288,119 against 273,494 in Costa Rica as of 2019.

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

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

Costa Rica vs Mali: Net food imports by crop - Wheat

Costa Rica

273,494

in 2019

Mali

288,119

in 2019

Costa Rica rank

73rd

Mali rank

71st

Net food imports by crop - Wheat over time

Costa Rica
Mali

How they compare

Mali currently reports 288,119 against 273,494 in Costa Rica, a difference of 14,625.

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

The two have swapped places 5 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 73rd and Mali ranks 71st of 175 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Costa Rica	Mali	Difference	Ahead
1960s	21,418	0.2222	21,418	Costa Rica
1970s	75,698	1,259	74,439	Costa Rica
1980s	116,092	42,941	73,151	Costa Rica
1990s	160,877	25,318	135,560	Costa Rica
2000s	207,032	54,731	152,300	Costa Rica
2010s	254,984	216,250	38,734	Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net food imports by crop - wheat, Costa Rica or Mali?: Mali, at 288,119 against 273,494 in Costa Rica as of 2019.
What is the difference in net food imports by crop - wheat between Costa Rica and Mali?: 14,625, with Mali ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Mali?: 59 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2019.
How do Costa Rica and Mali rank globally for net food imports by crop - wheat?: Costa Rica ranks 73rd and Mali ranks 71st of 175 countries.
Where does this data come from?: FAOSTAT. Available at: http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data, published as Net food imports by crop - Wheat. 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
Source: FAOSTAT. Available at: http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 175 places, 7,821 data points, 1961–2019
Last refreshed: 10 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.