Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita was 0.3455 tonnes per person in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in Costa Rica, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in Costa Rica is 0.3455 tonnes per person, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of up 24.0% on the previous year and up 38.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in Costa Rica peaked at 0.3455 tonnes per person in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0385 tonnes per person, in 1961.
Costa Rica ranks 29th of 189 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0385 tonnes per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0406 tonnes per person | +5.5% |
| 1963 | 0.0412 tonnes per person | +1.5% |
| 1964 | 0.0482 tonnes per person | +17.2% |
| 1965 | 0.0479 tonnes per person | -0.7% |
| 1966 | 0.0464 tonnes per person | -3.2% |
| 1967 | 0.0515 tonnes per person | +11.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0483 tonnes per person | -6.2% |
| 1969 | 0.0576 tonnes per person | +19.2% |
| 1970 | 0.0636 tonnes per person | +10.5% |
| 1971 | 0.0646 tonnes per person | +1.5% |
| 1972 | 0.0568 tonnes per person | -12.1% |
| 1973 | 0.0679 tonnes per person | +19.6% |
| 1974 | 0.0588 tonnes per person | -13.3% |
| 1975 | 0.0597 tonnes per person | +1.5% |
| 1976 | 0.0503 tonnes per person | -15.8% |
| 1977 | 0.0444 tonnes per person | -11.6% |
| 1978 | 0.0556 tonnes per person | +25.2% |
| 1979 | 0.058 tonnes per person | +4.3% |
| 1980 | 0.0816 tonnes per person | +40.6% |
| 1981 | 0.0777 tonnes per person | -4.7% |
| 1982 | 0.0733 tonnes per person | -5.8% |
| 1983 | 0.0794 tonnes per person | +8.3% |
| 1984 | 0.0649 tonnes per person | -18.3% |
| 1985 | 0.0547 tonnes per person | -15.6% |
| 1986 | 0.0532 tonnes per person | -2.7% |
| 1987 | 0.0723 tonnes per person | +35.7% |
| 1988 | 0.1068 tonnes per person | +47.8% |
| 1989 | 0.1245 tonnes per person | +16.6% |
| 1990 | 0.1118 tonnes per person | -10.2% |
| 1991 | 0.1293 tonnes per person | +15.6% |
| 1992 | 0.1023 tonnes per person | -20.9% |
| 1993 | 0.1078 tonnes per person | +5.4% |
| 1994 | 0.1825 tonnes per person | +69.3% |
| 1995 | 0.1663 tonnes per person | -8.9% |
| 1996 | 0.2001 tonnes per person | +20.3% |
| 1997 | 0.1964 tonnes per person | -1.8% |
| 1998 | 0.2107 tonnes per person | +7.3% |
| 1999 | 0.1877 tonnes per person | -10.9% |
| 2000 | 0.2108 tonnes per person | +12.3% |
| 2001 | 0.2098 tonnes per person | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 0.2157 tonnes per person | +2.8% |
| 2003 | 0.2305 tonnes per person | +6.9% |
| 2004 | 0.225 tonnes per person | -2.4% |
| 2005 | 0.1669 tonnes per person | -25.8% |
| 2006 | 0.2358 tonnes per person | +41.3% |
| 2007 | 0.2584 tonnes per person | +9.6% |
| 2008 | 0.2363 tonnes per person | -8.6% |
| 2009 | 0.2318 tonnes per person | -1.9% |
| 2010 | 0.2338 tonnes per person | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 0.2234 tonnes per person | -4.4% |
| 2012 | 0.2408 tonnes per person | +7.8% |
| 2013 | 0.2489 tonnes per person | +3.4% |
| 2014 | 0.2675 tonnes per person | +7.4% |
| 2015 | 0.2746 tonnes per person | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 0.2903 tonnes per person | +5.7% |
| 2017 | 0.2941 tonnes per person | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 0.2987 tonnes per person | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 0.3162 tonnes per person | +5.9% |
| 2020 | 0.318 tonnes per person | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 0.3257 tonnes per person | +2.4% |
| 2022 | 0.2786 tonnes per person | -14.4% |
| 2023 | 0.3455 tonnes per person | +24.0% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 0.3455 tonnes per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.2469 tonnes per person, 1.4× the median. (63 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 0.3455 tonnes per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.1696 tonnes per person, 2.0× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0467 tonnes per person | 0.0385 tonnes per person | 0.0576 tonnes per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.058 tonnes per person | 0.0444 tonnes per person | 0.0679 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0788 tonnes per person | 0.0532 tonnes per person | 0.1245 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1595 tonnes per person | 0.1023 tonnes per person | 0.2107 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2221 tonnes per person | 0.1669 tonnes per person | 0.2584 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2688 tonnes per person | 0.2234 tonnes per person | 0.3162 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.317 tonnes per person | 0.2786 tonnes per person | 0.3455 tonnes per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
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: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in Costa Rica?
- Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in Costa Rica was 0.3455 tonnes per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3455 tonnes per person in 2023.
- What is the lowest cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0385 tonnes per person in 1961.
- How does Costa Rica rank for cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita?
- Costa Rica ranks 29th out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 38.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
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Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.