Burkina Faso vs Costa Rica: Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?
Burkina Faso
1.68 million tonnes
in 2023
Costa Rica
1.76 million tonnes
in 2023
Burkina Faso rank
76th
Costa Rica rank
74th
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? over time
- Burkina Faso
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 1.76 million tonnes against 1.68 million tonnes in Burkina Faso, a difference of 87,000 tonnes.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times Burkina Faso's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 76th and Costa Rica ranks 74th of 192 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 17,778 tonnes | 74,667 tonnes | 56,889 tonnes | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 96,300 tonnes | 119,600 tonnes | 23,300 tonnes | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 149,800 tonnes | 215,500 tonnes | 65,700 tonnes | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 246,800 tonnes | 565,300 tonnes | 318,500 tonnes | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 316,600 tonnes | 940,300 tonnes | 623,700 tonnes | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 915,600 tonnes | 1.29 million tonnes | 375,400 tonnes | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 1.24 million tonnes | 1.61 million tonnes | 368,750 tonnes | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, Burkina Faso or Costa Rica?
- Costa Rica, at 1.76 million tonnes against 1.68 million tonnes in Burkina Faso as of 2023.
- What is the difference in cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? between Burkina Faso and Costa Rica?
- 87,000 tonnes, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Costa Rica?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Burkina Faso and Costa Rica rank globally for cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters??
- Burkina Faso ranks 76th and Costa Rica ranks 74th of 192 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Imports and exports are measured as the net sum of all cereal crop varieties. Countries which lie above the grey line are net importers of cereals; those below the line are net exporters.