Cereals, other — Import quantity in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Cereals, other — Import quantity was 1 1000 t in 2023. ▼ Falling
Cereals, other — Import quantity in Costa Rica, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 t.
Analysis
In 2023, cereals, other — import quantity in Costa Rica stood at 1 1000 t. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.
That represents a change of down 50.0% on the previous year and unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereals, other — import quantity in Costa Rica peaked at 3 1000 t in 2010 and was at its lowest, 1 1000 t, in 2013.
Costa Rica ranks 132nd of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Cereals, other — Import quantity in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | 1000 t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 3 1000 t | — |
| 2011 | 2 1000 t | -33.3% |
| 2012 | 2 1000 t | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1 1000 t | -50.0% |
| 2014 | 2 1000 t | +100.0% |
| 2015 | 1 1000 t | -50.0% |
| 2016 | 2 1000 t | +100.0% |
| 2017 | 1 1000 t | -50.0% |
| 2018 | 2 1000 t | +100.0% |
| 2019 | 1 1000 t | -50.0% |
| 2020 | 1 1000 t | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 2 1000 t | +100.0% |
| 2022 | 2 1000 t | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1 1000 t | -50.0% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 1 1000 t is below the median for high income countries, which is 19 1000 t, 5% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 1 1000 t is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 3 1000 t, 33% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.7 1000 t | 1 1000 t | 3 1000 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.5 1000 t | 1 1000 t | 2 1000 t | 4 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
- 132 Cuba 1 1000 t compare
- 132 Comoros 1 1000 t compare
- 132 Timor-Leste 1 1000 t compare
- 132 Samoa 1 1000 t compare
- 132 Cabo Verde 1 1000 t compare
- 132 Suriname 1 1000 t compare
- 132 Barbados 1 1000 t compare
- 132 Guyana 1 1000 t compare
- 132 Jordan 1 1000 t compare
- 132 Albania 1 1000 t compare
- 132 Turkmenistan 1 1000 t compare
- 132 Polynesia 1 1000 t compare
- 132 New Caledonia 1 1000 t compare
- 132 North Macedonia 1 1000 t compare
- 132 Bangladesh 1 1000 t compare
- 132 Namibia 1 1000 t compare
- 132 Pakistan 1 1000 t compare
- 132 Nigeria 1 1000 t compare
- 132 Rwanda 1 1000 t compare
- 132 Uganda 1 1000 t compare
- 132 United Republic of Tanzania 1 1000 t compare
- 132 Zambia 1 1000 t compare
- 132 East Timor 1 1000 t compare
More agriculture & rural data for Costa Rica
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 4.56 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0337 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 672.15 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -1.57 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.2027 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 3.4% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 3.4% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.1% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cereals, other — import quantity in Costa Rica?
- Cereals, other — import quantity in Costa Rica was 1 1000 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cereals, other — import quantity recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 3 1000 t in 2010.
- What is the lowest cereals, other — import quantity recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 1000 t in 2013.
- How does Costa Rica rank for cereals, other — import quantity?
- Costa Rica ranks 132nd out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cereals, other — import quantity rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Cereals, other — Import quantity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
A food balance sheet presents a comprehensive picture of the pattern of a country's food supply during a specified reference period. The food balance sheet shows for each food item - i.e. each primary commodity and a number of processed commodities potentially available for human consumption - the sources of supply and its utilization. The total quantity of foodstuffs produced in a country added to the total quantity imported and adjusted to any change in stocks that may have occurred since the beginning of the reference period gives the supply available during that period. On the utilization side a distinction is made between the quantities exported, fed to livestock, used for seed, put to manufacture for food use and non-food uses, losses during storage and transportation, and food supplies available for human consumption. The per caput supply of each such food item available for human consumption is then obtained by dividing the respective quantity by the related data on the population actually partaking of it. Data on per capita food supplies are expressed in terms of quantity and - by applying appropriate food composition factors for all primary and processed products - also in terms of caloric value and protein and fat content.