Number of people who are undernourished in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Number of people who are undernourished was 100,000 millions in 2014. ▼ Falling
Latest (2014)
100,000 millions
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
104th
of 131 countries
All-time high
200,000 millions
in 2001
All-time low
100,000 millions
in 2006
Years of data
14
2001–2014
Number of people who are undernourished in Costa Rica, 2001–2014
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in millions.
Analysis
In 2014, number of people who are undernourished in Costa Rica stood at 100,000 millions. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.
That represents a change of down 50.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people who are undernourished in Costa Rica peaked at 200,000 millions in 2001 and was at its lowest, 100,000 millions, in 2006.
Costa Rica ranks 104th of 131 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Number of people who are undernourished in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | millions | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 200,000 millions | — |
| 2002 | 200,000 millions | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 200,000 millions | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 200,000 millions | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 200,000 millions | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 100,000 millions | -50.0% |
| 2007 | 100,000 millions | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 100,000 millions | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 100,000 millions | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 100,000 millions | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 100,000 millions | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 100,000 millions | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 100,000 millions | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 100,000 millions | +0.0% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 100,000 millions is below the median for high income countries, which is 150,000 millions, 67% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 100,000 millions is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 450,000 millions, 22% of the median. (26 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 155,556 millions | 100,000 millions | 200,000 millions | 9 |
| 2010s | 100,000 millions | 100,000 millions | 100,000 millions | 5 |
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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 number of people who are undernourished in Costa Rica?
- Number of people who are undernourished in Costa Rica was 100,000 millions in 2014, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of people who are undernourished recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 200,000 millions in 2001.
- What is the lowest number of people who are undernourished recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 100,000 millions in 2006.
- How does Costa Rica rank for number of people who are undernourished?
- Costa Rica ranks 104th out of 131 countries with data for 2014.
- Is number of people who are undernourished rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 50.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of people who are undernourished. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Undernourishment is measured as having a caloric intake that is insufficient to meet the minimum energy requirements necessary for a given individual.