Number undernourished in Costa Rica

Costa Rica: Number undernourished was 100,000 in 2014. ▼ Falling

Latest (2014)
100,000
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
104th
of 131 countries
All-time high
200,000
in 2001
All-time low
100,000
in 2006
Years of data
14
2001–2014

Number undernourished in Costa Rica, 2001–2014

050.0k100.0k150.0k200.0k2001200720142001: 200.0k2002: 200.0k2003: 200.0k2004: 200.0k2005: 200.0k2006: 100.0k2007: 100.0k2008: 100.0k2009: 100.0k2010: 100.0k2011: 100.0k2012: 100.0k2013: 100.0k2014: 100.0k

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2014, number undernourished in Costa Rica stood at 100,000. 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 undernourished in Costa Rica peaked at 200,000 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 100,000, 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 undernourished in Costa Rica, year by year

Annual values for Number undernourished in Costa Rica, 2001 to 2014.
Year Value Change
2001 200,000 —
2002 200,000 +0.0%
2003 200,000 +0.0%
2004 200,000 +0.0%
2005 200,000 +0.0%
2006 100,000 -50.0%
2007 100,000 +0.0%
2008 100,000 +0.0%
2009 100,000 +0.0%
2010 100,000 +0.0%
2011 100,000 +0.0%
2012 100,000 +0.0%
2013 100,000 +0.0%
2014 100,000 +0.0%

Costa Rica compared with similar countries

  • Costa Rica's 100,000 is below the median for high income countries, which is 150,000, 67% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
  • Costa Rica's 100,000 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 450,000, 22% of the median. (26 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 155,556 100,000 200,000 9
2010s 100,000 100,000 100,000 5

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

  1. 104 Armenia 100,000 compare
  2. 104 Barbados 100,000 compare
  3. 104 Belize 100,000 compare
  4. 104 Cape Verde 100,000 compare
  5. 104 Comoros 100,000 compare
  6. 104 Croatia 100,000 compare
  7. 104 Cyprus 100,000 compare
  8. 104 Djibouti 100,000 compare
  9. 104 Dominica 100,000 compare
  10. 104 Fiji 100,000 compare
  11. 104 French Polynesia 100,000 compare
  12. 104 Georgia 100,000 compare
  13. 104 Guyana 100,000 compare
  14. 104 Kiribati 100,000 compare
  15. 104 Macao 100,000 compare
  16. 104 Mauritius 100,000 compare
  17. 104 Moldova 100,000 compare
  18. 104 Mongolia 100,000 compare
  19. 104 Montenegro 100,000 compare
  20. 104 New Caledonia 100,000 compare
  21. 104 North Macedonia 100,000 compare
  22. 104 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 100,000 compare
  23. 104 Samoa 100,000 compare
  24. 104 Sao Tome and Principe 100,000 compare
  25. 104 Seychelles 100,000 compare
  26. 104 Suriname 100,000 compare
  27. 104 Vanuatu 100,000 compare

See the full ranking of 131 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is number undernourished in Costa Rica?
Number undernourished in Costa Rica was 100,000 in 2014, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest number undernourished recorded in Costa Rica?
The highest recorded value was 200,000 in 2001.
What is the lowest number undernourished recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 100,000 in 2006.
How does Costa Rica rank for number undernourished?
Costa Rica ranks 104th out of 131 countries with data for 2014.
Is number 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Number undernourished. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Number undernourished
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
131 places, 2,706 data points, 2001–2023
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