Costa Rica vs Latvia: Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?
Costa Rica
1.76 million tonnes
in 2023
Latvia
1.82 million tonnes
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
74th
Latvia rank
71st
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? over time
- Costa Rica
- Latvia
How they compare
Latvia currently reports 1.82 million tonnes against 1.76 million tonnes in Costa Rica, a difference of 52,000 tonnes.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 74th and Latvia ranks 71st of 192 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Latvia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 611,250 tonnes | 102,250 tonnes | 509,000 tonnes | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 940,300 tonnes | 207,300 tonnes | 733,000 tonnes | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 1.29 million tonnes | 911,400 tonnes | 379,600 tonnes | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 1.61 million tonnes | 1.46 million tonnes | 149,750 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?, Costa Rica or Latvia?
- Latvia, at 1.82 million tonnes against 1.76 million tonnes in Costa Rica as of 2023.
- What is the difference in cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? between Costa Rica and Latvia?
- 52,000 tonnes, with Latvia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Latvia?
- 32 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and Latvia rank globally for cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters??
- Costa Rica ranks 74th and Latvia ranks 71st 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.