Maize and products — Food supply in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Maize and products — Food supply was 294,435 million Kcal in 2023. ▲ Rising
Maize and products — Food supply in Costa Rica, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million Kcal.
Analysis
In 2023, maize and products — food supply in Costa Rica stood at 294,435 million Kcal.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.6% on the previous year and up 45.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, maize and products — food supply in Costa Rica peaked at 300,531 million Kcal in 2021 and was at its lowest, 193,166 million Kcal, in 2011.
Costa Rica ranks 73rd of 163 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Maize and products — Food supply in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | million Kcal | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 194,453 million Kcal | — |
| 2011 | 193,166 million Kcal | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 198,950 million Kcal | +3.0% |
| 2013 | 202,551 million Kcal | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 234,635 million Kcal | +15.8% |
| 2015 | 232,675 million Kcal | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 253,519 million Kcal | +9.0% |
| 2017 | 271,881 million Kcal | +7.2% |
| 2018 | 277,872 million Kcal | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 276,282 million Kcal | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 297,079 million Kcal | +7.5% |
| 2021 | 300,531 million Kcal | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 284,140 million Kcal | -5.5% |
| 2023 | 294,435 million Kcal | +3.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 233,598 million Kcal | 193,166 million Kcal | 277,872 million Kcal | 10 |
| 2020s | 294,046 million Kcal | 284,140 million Kcal | 300,531 million Kcal | 4 |
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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 maize and products — food supply in Costa Rica?
- Maize and products — food supply in Costa Rica was 294,435 million Kcal in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest maize and products — food supply recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 300,531 million Kcal in 2021.
- What is the lowest maize and products — food supply recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 193,166 million Kcal in 2011.
- How does Costa Rica rank for maize and products — food supply?
- Costa Rica ranks 73rd out of 163 countries with data for 2023.
- Is maize and products — food supply rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 45.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Maize and products — Food supply (kcal). 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.