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
Net food imports by crop - Wheat, per capita in Costa Rica, 1961–2019
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
| 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.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | +4178383.0% | 0 units per person | 0.0255 units per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
- 49 Peru 0.062 units per person compare
- 50 Chile 0.0602 units per person compare
- 51 Dominican Republic 0.0552 units per person compare
- 53 North Macedonia 0.0538 units per person compare
- 54 El Salvador 0.0527 units per person compare
- 55 Venezuela 0.051 units per person compare
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 - 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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How this figure is calculated
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
Computed from
- Net food imports by crop - Wheat 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 - Wheat divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.