How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Japan?

62 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2022.

Where does this data come from?

Statizoid (derived), published as Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Costa Rica vs Japan: Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per capita

Costa Rica

0.0039 tonnes per person

in 2023

Japan

0.0046 tonnes per person

in 2022

Costa Rica rank

87th

Japan rank

84th

Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per capita over time

Costa Rica
Japan

How they compare

Japan currently reports 0.0046 tonnes per person against 0.0039 tonnes per person in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.0007 tonnes per person.

That makes Japan's figure about 1.2 times Costa Rica's.

The two have swapped places 12 times across 62 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Japan ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 87th and Japan ranks 84th of 178 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 3 and Japan in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Costa Rica	Japan	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0.0001 tonnes per person	0.0002 tonnes per person	0.0001 tonnes per person	Japan
1970s	0.0006 tonnes per person	0.0004 tonnes per person	0.0002 tonnes per person	Costa Rica
1980s	0.001 tonnes per person	0.0008 tonnes per person	0.0002 tonnes per person	Costa Rica
1990s	0.0014 tonnes per person	0.0018 tonnes per person	0.0005 tonnes per person	Japan
2000s	0.0023 tonnes per person	0.0015 tonnes per person	0.0008 tonnes per person	Costa Rica
2010s	0.0033 tonnes per person	0.0065 tonnes per person	0.0031 tonnes per person	Japan
2020s	0.0034 tonnes per person	0.0034 tonnes per person	0.0001 tonnes per person	Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per capita, Costa Rica or Japan?: Japan, at 0.0046 tonnes per person against 0.0039 tonnes per person in Costa Rica as of 2022.
What is the difference in cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per capita between Costa Rica and Japan?: 0.0007 tonnes per person, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Japan?: 62 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2022.
How do Costa Rica and Japan rank globally for cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per capita?: Costa Rica ranks 87th and Japan ranks 84th of 178 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per capita
Unit: tonnes per person
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 178 places, 9,362 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 03 October 2026

Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.