Net food imports by crop - Wheat, per capita in Costa Rica

Costa Rica: Net food imports by crop - Wheat, per capita was 0.0547 units per person in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
0.0547 units per person
Change on year
up 9.1%
World rank
52nd
of 174 countries
All-time high
0.0622 units per person
in 1996
All-time low
0 units per person
in 1966
Years of data
59
1961–2019

Net food imports by crop - Wheat, per capita in Costa Rica, 1961–2019

00.020.040.06196119902019

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.

Analysis

In 2019, net food imports by crop - wheat, per capita in Costa Rica stood at 0.0547 units per person.

The figure is up 9.1% on the previous year and down 2.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, net food imports by crop - wheat, per capita in Costa Rica peaked at 0.0622 units per person in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0 units per person, in 1966.

That places Costa Rica 52nd out of 174 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 59 years of available data.

Net food imports by crop - Wheat, per capita in Costa Rica, year by year

Annual values for Net food imports by crop - Wheat, per capita in Costa Rica, 1961 to 2019.
Year units per person Change
1961 0.004 units per person
1962 0.0016 units per person -60.1%
1963 0.0006 units per person -62.1%
1964 0.0002 units per person -65.6%
1965 0 units per person -84.1%
1966 0 units per person -98.1%
1967 0.0255 units per person +4178383.0%
1968 0.036 units per person +41.1%
1969 0.0436 units per person +21.2%
1970 0.037 units per person -15.2%
1971 0.0355 units per person -3.9%
1972 0.0383 units per person +7.8%
1973 0.041 units per person +7.0%
1974 0.0318 units per person -22.3%
1975 0.0395 units per person +24.1%
1976 0.0328 units per person -17.0%
1977 0.0346 units per person +5.4%
1978 0.0373 units per person +7.9%
1979 0.0375 units per person +0.4%
1980 0.043 units per person +14.7%
1981 0.0356 units per person -17.1%
1982 0.0398 units per person +11.6%
1983 0.04 units per person +0.6%
1984 0.0451 units per person +12.6%
1985 0.0398 units per person -11.7%
1986 0.0429 units per person +7.8%
1987 0.0455 units per person +5.9%
1988 0.0447 units per person -1.7%
1989 0.0499 units per person +11.7%
1990 0.0399 units per person -20.1%
1991 0.0474 units per person +19.0%
1992 0.0301 units per person -36.5%
1993 0.0249 units per person -17.3%
1994 0.0442 units per person +77.3%
1995 0.0459 units per person +3.8%
1996 0.0622 units per person +35.7%
1997 0.0506 units per person -18.7%
1998 0.0559 units per person +10.4%
1999 0.0547 units per person -2.0%
2000 0.0609 units per person +11.3%
2001 0.0522 units per person -14.3%
2002 0.0499 units per person -4.3%
2003 0.0519 units per person +3.9%
2004 0.0475 units per person -8.4%
2005 0.0333 units per person -29.9%
2006 0.0414 units per person +24.1%
2007 0.0472 units per person +14.2%
2008 0.0505 units per person +7.1%
2009 0.056 units per person +10.7%
2010 0.0538 units per person -3.9%
2011 0.0488 units per person -9.3%
2012 0.0537 units per person +10.1%
2013 0.0478 units per person -11.0%
2014 0.0573 units per person +20.0%
2015 0.0543 units per person -5.3%
2016 0.0548 units per person +1.0%
2017 0.057 units per person +3.9%
2018 0.0502 units per person -11.9%
2019 0.0547 units per person +9.1%

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Net food imports by crop - Wheat, 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.

YearChange FromTo
1967 +4178383.0% 0 units per person 0.0255 units per person

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.0124 units per person 0 units per person 0.0436 units per person 9
1970s 0.0365 units per person 0.0318 units per person 0.041 units per person 10
1980s 0.0426 units per person 0.0356 units per person 0.0499 units per person 10
1990s 0.0456 units per person 0.0249 units per person 0.0622 units per person 10
2000s 0.0491 units per person 0.0333 units per person 0.0609 units per person 10
2010s 0.0532 units per person 0.0478 units per person 0.0573 units per person 10

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

  1. 49 Peru 0.062 units per person compare
  2. 50 Chile 0.0602 units per person compare
  3. 51 Dominican Republic 0.0552 units per person compare
  4. 53 North Macedonia 0.0538 units per person compare
  5. 54 El Salvador 0.0527 units per person compare
  6. 55 Venezuela 0.051 units per person compare

See the full ranking of 174 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is net food imports by crop - wheat, per capita in Costa Rica?
Net food imports by crop - wheat, per capita in Costa Rica was 0.0547 units per person in 2019, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest net food imports by crop - wheat, per capita recorded in Costa Rica?
The highest recorded value was 0.0622 units per person in 1996.
What is the lowest net food imports by crop - wheat, per capita recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 0 units per person in 1966.
How does Costa Rica rank for net food imports by crop - wheat, per capita?
Costa Rica ranks 52nd out of 174 countries with data for 2019.
Is net food imports by crop - wheat, per capita rising or falling in Costa Rica?
Over the last ten years it is down 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Net food imports by crop - Wheat, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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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.

Net food imports by crop - Wheat ÷ Population, total

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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
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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.