Costa Rica vs Sri Lanka: Share of cereals allocated to industrial uses
Costa Rica
1.3%
in 2023
Sri Lanka
1.3%
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
87th
Sri Lanka rank
88th
Share of cereals allocated to industrial uses over time
- Costa Rica
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 1.3% against 1.3% in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 87th and Sri Lanka ranks 88th of 181 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 4 and Sri Lanka in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Sri Lanka |
| 1970s | 0.4% | 0.1% | 0.3% | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 0.6% | 0.1% | 0.6% | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 0.7% | 0.1% | 0.6% | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 1.0% | 0.2% | 0.8% | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 1.3% | 1.3% | 0.0% | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 1.2% | 1.3% | 0.1% | Sri Lanka |
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 Sri Lanka?
- Costa Rica, at 1.3% against 1.3% in Sri Lanka as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of cereals allocated to industrial uses between Costa Rica and Sri Lanka?
- 0.0%, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Sri Lanka?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and Sri Lanka rank globally for share of cereals allocated to industrial uses?
- Costa Rica ranks 87th and Sri Lanka ranks 88th 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.