Net food imports by crop - Maize, per capita in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Net food imports by crop - Maize, per capita was 0.1882 units per person in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Net food imports by crop - Maize, per capita in Costa Rica, 1961–2019
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for net food imports by crop - maize, per capita in Costa Rica is 0.1882 units per person, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 59 years on record.
The figure is up 5.8% on the previous year and up 40.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net food imports by crop - maize, per capita in Costa Rica peaked at 0.1882 units per person in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0 units per person, in 1962.
Costa Rica ranks 8th of 177 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Net food imports by crop - Maize, per capita in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0007 units per person | — |
| 1962 | 0 units per person | -99.8% |
| 1963 | 0.0017 units per person | +120354.6% |
| 1964 | 0.0073 units per person | +331.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0052 units per person | -28.0% |
| 1966 | 0.0018 units per person | -65.5% |
| 1967 | 0.0019 units per person | +3.4% |
| 1968 | 0.0063 units per person | +239.1% |
| 1969 | 0.0093 units per person | +47.2% |
| 1970 | 0.0173 units per person | +85.5% |
| 1971 | 0.014 units per person | -18.8% |
| 1972 | 0.0102 units per person | -27.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0217 units per person | +112.0% |
| 1974 | 0.017 units per person | -21.7% |
| 1975 | 0.0063 units per person | -63.2% |
| 1976 | 0.0018 units per person | -70.6% |
| 1977 | 0.0015 units per person | -18.4% |
| 1978 | 0.0025 units per person | +69.1% |
| 1979 | 0.0016 units per person | -36.5% |
| 1980 | 0.0255 units per person | +1480.2% |
| 1981 | 0.0102 units per person | -60.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0285 units per person | +179.2% |
| 1983 | 0.0194 units per person | -31.9% |
| 1984 | 0.0124 units per person | -36.1% |
| 1985 | 0.0094 units per person | -24.5% |
| 1986 | 0 units per person | -99.5% |
| 1987 | 0.0179 units per person | +37311.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0458 units per person | +155.7% |
| 1989 | 0.0555 units per person | +21.1% |
| 1990 | 0.0642 units per person | +15.7% |
| 1991 | 0.0726 units per person | +13.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0495 units per person | -31.8% |
| 1993 | 0.062 units per person | +25.3% |
| 1994 | 0.111 units per person | +79.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0976 units per person | -12.1% |
| 1996 | 0.1123 units per person | +15.0% |
| 1997 | 0.117 units per person | +4.2% |
| 1998 | 0.1177 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 0.1052 units per person | -10.6% |
| 2000 | 0.1228 units per person | +16.7% |
| 2001 | 0.1268 units per person | +3.3% |
| 2002 | 0.1277 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 0.1315 units per person | +3.0% |
| 2004 | 0.1286 units per person | -2.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0874 units per person | -32.1% |
| 2006 | 0.1388 units per person | +58.9% |
| 2007 | 0.157 units per person | +13.1% |
| 2008 | 0.1454 units per person | -7.4% |
| 2009 | 0.1342 units per person | -7.7% |
| 2010 | 0.1381 units per person | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 0.128 units per person | -7.3% |
| 2012 | 0.1316 units per person | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 0.1422 units per person | +8.1% |
| 2014 | 0.1508 units per person | +6.0% |
| 2015 | 0.1578 units per person | +4.6% |
| 2016 | 0.1702 units per person | +7.9% |
| 2017 | 0.1726 units per person | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 0.1779 units per person | +3.0% |
| 2019 | 0.1882 units per person | +5.8% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Net food imports by crop - Maize, per capita in Costa Rica changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | +120354.6% | 0 units per person | 0.0017 units per person |
| 1987 | +37311.0% | 0 units per person | 0.0179 units per person |
| 1980 | +1480.2% | 0.0016 units per person | 0.0255 units per person |
| 1964 | +331.0% | 0.0017 units per person | 0.0073 units per person |
| 1968 | +239.1% | 0.0019 units per person | 0.0063 units per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0038 units per person | 0 units per person | 0.0093 units per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0094 units per person | 0.0015 units per person | 0.0217 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0225 units per person | 0 units per person | 0.0555 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0909 units per person | 0.0495 units per person | 0.1177 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.13 units per person | 0.0874 units per person | 0.157 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1557 units per person | 0.128 units per person | 0.1882 units per person | 10 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
More reference data data for Costa Rica
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2987 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.406 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.27 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0167 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.27 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.3161 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 2.24 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 5.91 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0907 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net food imports by crop - maize, per capita in Costa Rica?
- Net food imports by crop - maize, per capita in Costa Rica was 0.1882 units per person in 2019, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest net food imports by crop - maize, per capita recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1882 units per person in 2019.
- What is the lowest net food imports by crop - maize, per capita recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per person in 1962.
- How does Costa Rica rank for net food imports by crop - maize, per capita?
- Costa Rica ranks 8th out of 177 countries with data for 2019.
- Is net food imports by crop - maize, per capita rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 40.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Net food imports by crop - Maize, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Net food imports by crop - Maize divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Net food imports by crop - Maize ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Net food imports by crop - Maize FAOSTAT. Available at: http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Net food imports by crop - Maize divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.