Costa Rica vs Latvia: Share of cereals allocated to industrial uses
Costa Rica
1.3%
in 2023
Latvia
1.4%
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
87th
Latvia rank
84th
Share of cereals allocated to industrial uses over time
- Costa Rica
- Latvia
How they compare
Latvia currently reports 1.4% against 1.3% in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Latvia's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 32 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 87th and Latvia ranks 84th of 181 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 | 0.6% | 0.0% | 0.6% | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 1.0% | 0.0% | 1.0% | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 1.3% | 0.2% | 1.1% | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 1.2% | 1.0% | 0.2% | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of cereals allocated to industrial uses, Costa Rica or Latvia?
- Latvia, at 1.4% against 1.3% in Costa Rica as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of cereals allocated to industrial uses between Costa Rica and Latvia?
- 0.1%, 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 share of cereals allocated to industrial uses?
- Costa Rica ranks 87th and Latvia ranks 84th of 181 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of cereals allocated to industrial uses. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Share of cereals available for domestic consumption – after accounting for trade – that is allocated to other purposes (primarily industrial uses such as biofuel production), relative to the total allocated to human food, animal feed, and other uses. This excludes cereals used for seed, processing, and losses.