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

Costa Rica, at 273,494 against 250,830 in Qatar as of 2019.

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

57 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2018.

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 Qatar: Net food imports by crop - Wheat

Costa Rica

273,494

in 2019

Qatar

250,830

in 2018

Costa Rica rank

73rd

Qatar rank

76th

Net food imports by crop - Wheat over time

Costa Rica
Qatar

How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 273,494 against 250,830 in Qatar, a difference of 22,664.

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

The two have swapped places 3 times across 57 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 73rd and Qatar ranks 76th 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	Qatar	Difference	Ahead
1960s	21,418	1,595	19,823	Costa Rica
1970s	75,698	17,818	57,880	Costa Rica
1980s	116,092	33,384	82,708	Costa Rica
1990s	160,877	40,899	119,979	Costa Rica
2000s	207,032	61,602	145,429	Costa Rica
2010s	251,183	138,148	113,035	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 Qatar?: Costa Rica, at 273,494 against 250,830 in Qatar as of 2019.
What is the difference in net food imports by crop - wheat between Costa Rica and Qatar?: 22,664, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Qatar?: 57 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2018.
How do Costa Rica and Qatar rank globally for net food imports by crop - wheat?: Costa Rica ranks 73rd and Qatar ranks 76th 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.