Costa Rica vs Nicaragua: Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per capita
Costa Rica
0.0039 tonnes per person
in 2023
Nicaragua
0.0044 tonnes per person
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
87th
Nicaragua rank
85th
Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per capita over time
- Costa Rica
- Nicaragua
How they compare
Nicaragua currently reports 0.0044 tonnes per person against 0.0039 tonnes per person in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.0005 tonnes per person.
That makes Nicaragua's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Nicaragua ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 87th and Nicaragua ranks 85th of 178 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 2 and Nicaragua in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Nicaragua | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0001 tonnes per person | 0.003 tonnes per person | 0.0029 tonnes per person | Nicaragua |
| 1970s | 0.0006 tonnes per person | 0.0003 tonnes per person | 0.0003 tonnes per person | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 0.001 tonnes per person | 0.0024 tonnes per person | 0.0014 tonnes per person | Nicaragua |
| 1990s | 0.0014 tonnes per person | 0.008 tonnes per person | 0.0066 tonnes per person | Nicaragua |
| 2000s | 0.0023 tonnes per person | 0.0129 tonnes per person | 0.0106 tonnes per person | Nicaragua |
| 2010s | 0.0033 tonnes per person | 0.0248 tonnes per person | 0.0214 tonnes per person | Nicaragua |
| 2020s | 0.0035 tonnes per person | 0.0031 tonnes per person | 0.0004 tonnes per person | Costa Rica |
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 Nicaragua?
- Nicaragua, at 0.0044 tonnes per person against 0.0039 tonnes per person in Costa Rica as of 2023.
- What is the difference in cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per capita between Costa Rica and Nicaragua?
- 0.0005 tonnes per person, with Nicaragua ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Nicaragua?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and Nicaragua rank globally for cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per capita?
- Costa Rica ranks 87th and Nicaragua ranks 85th 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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About this data
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.