Maize and products — Import quantity in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Maize and products — Import quantity was 1,053 1000 t in 2023. ▲ Rising
Maize and products — Import quantity in Costa Rica, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 t.
Analysis
In 2023, maize and products — import quantity in Costa Rica stood at 1,053 1000 t.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 22.0% on the previous year and up 50.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, maize and products — import quantity in Costa Rica peaked at 1,099 1000 t in 2021 and was at its lowest, 616 1000 t, in 2011.
Costa Rica ranks 41st of 194 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Maize and products — Import quantity in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | 1000 t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 653 1000 t | — |
| 2011 | 616 1000 t | -5.7% |
| 2012 | 649 1000 t | +5.4% |
| 2013 | 699 1000 t | +7.7% |
| 2014 | 743 1000 t | +6.3% |
| 2015 | 784 1000 t | +5.5% |
| 2016 | 854 1000 t | +8.9% |
| 2017 | 878 1000 t | +2.8% |
| 2018 | 922 1000 t | +5.0% |
| 2019 | 972 1000 t | +5.4% |
| 2020 | 987 1000 t | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 1,099 1000 t | +11.3% |
| 2022 | 863 1000 t | -21.5% |
| 2023 | 1,053 1000 t | +22.0% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 1,053 1000 t is above the median for high income countries, which is 273.5 1000 t, 3.9× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 1,053 1000 t is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 352.5 1000 t, 3.0× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 777 1000 t | 616 1000 t | 972 1000 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,000 1000 t | 863 1000 t | 1,099 1000 t | 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 maize and products — import quantity in Costa Rica?
- Maize and products — import quantity in Costa Rica was 1,053 1000 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest maize and products — import quantity recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 1,099 1000 t in 2021.
- What is the lowest maize and products — import quantity recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 616 1000 t in 2011.
- How does Costa Rica rank for maize and products — import quantity?
- Costa Rica ranks 41st out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is maize and products — import quantity rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 50.6%. 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 — 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.