Roots, Other — Food supply in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Roots, Other — Food supply was 5,055 million Kcal in 2023. ▼ Falling
Roots, Other — Food supply in Costa Rica, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million Kcal.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 5,055 million Kcal for roots, other — food supply in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.
That represents a change of down 14.3% on the previous year and down 69.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, roots, other — food supply in Costa Rica peaked at 18,817 million Kcal in 2010 and was at its lowest, 5,055 million Kcal, in 2023.
That places Costa Rica 55th out of 161 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Roots, Other — Food supply in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | million Kcal | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 18,817 million Kcal | — |
| 2011 | 17,491 million Kcal | -7.0% |
| 2012 | 16,404 million Kcal | -6.2% |
| 2013 | 16,557 million Kcal | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 17,538 million Kcal | +5.9% |
| 2015 | 15,534 million Kcal | -11.4% |
| 2016 | 17,101 million Kcal | +10.1% |
| 2017 | 17,000 million Kcal | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 13,829 million Kcal | -18.7% |
| 2019 | 12,571 million Kcal | -9.1% |
| 2020 | 13,181 million Kcal | +4.9% |
| 2021 | 8,490 million Kcal | -35.6% |
| 2022 | 5,896 million Kcal | -30.6% |
| 2023 | 5,055 million Kcal | -14.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 16,284 million Kcal | 12,571 million Kcal | 18,817 million Kcal | 10 |
| 2020s | 8,156 million Kcal | 5,055 million Kcal | 13,181 million Kcal | 4 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
- 52 Serbia 5,842 million Kcal compare
- 53 Saudi Arabia 5,627 million Kcal compare
- 54 Sao Tome and Principe 5,609 million Kcal compare
- 56 Panama 4,882 million Kcal compare
- 57 Iraq 4,495 million Kcal compare
- 58 New Zealand 3,702 million Kcal 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 roots, other — food supply in Costa Rica?
- Roots, other — food supply in Costa Rica was 5,055 million Kcal in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest roots, other — food supply recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 18,817 million Kcal in 2010.
- What is the lowest roots, other — food supply recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,055 million Kcal in 2023.
- How does Costa Rica rank for roots, other — food supply?
- Costa Rica ranks 55th out of 161 countries with data for 2023.
- Is roots, other — food supply rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 69.5%. 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 Roots, Other — 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.