Number of moderately or severely food insecure people (million) in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Number of moderately or severely food insecure people (million) was 0.7 million No in 2023. ▲ Rising
Number of moderately or severely food insecure people (million) in Costa Rica, 2014–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million No.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 0.7 million No for number of moderately or severely food insecure people (million) in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 12.5% on the previous year and up 16.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of moderately or severely food insecure people (million) in Costa Rica peaked at 0.8 million No in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.6 million No, in 2014.
Costa Rica ranks 87th of 112 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Number of moderately or severely food insecure people (million) in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | million No | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 0.6 million No | — |
| 2015 | 0.6 million No | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.7 million No | +16.7% |
| 2017 | 0.7 million No | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.8 million No | +14.3% |
| 2019 | 0.8 million No | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.8 million No | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.8 million No | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.8 million No | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.7 million No | -12.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.7 million No | 0.6 million No | 0.8 million No | 6 |
| 2020s | 0.775 million No | 0.7 million No | 0.8 million No | 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 number of moderately or severely food insecure people (million) in Costa Rica?
- Number of moderately or severely food insecure people (million) in Costa Rica was 0.7 million No in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest number of moderately or severely food insecure people (million) recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8 million No in 2018.
- What is the lowest number of moderately or severely food insecure people (million) recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6 million No in 2014.
- How does Costa Rica rank for number of moderately or severely food insecure people (million)?
- Costa Rica ranks 87th out of 112 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of moderately or severely food insecure people (million) rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.7%. 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 Number of moderately or severely food insecure people (million) (3-year average) — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Suite of Food Security Indicators presents the core set of food security indicators. Following the recommendation of experts gathered in the Committee on World Food Security (CFS) Round Table on hunger measurement, hosted at FAO headquarters in September 2011, an initial set of indicators aiming to capture various aspects of food insecurity is presented here. The choice of the indicators has been informed by expert judgement and the availability of data with sufficient coverage to enable comparisons across regions and over time. Many of these indicators are produced and published elsewhere by FAO and other international organizations. They are reported here in a single database with the aim of building a wide food security information system. More indicators will be added to this set as more data will become available. Indicators are classified along the four dimensions of food security -- availability, access, utilization and stability.