Vegetables — Import quantity in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Vegetables — Import quantity was 300 1000 t in 2023. ▲ Rising
Vegetables — Import quantity in Costa Rica, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 t.
Analysis
The most recent figure for vegetables — import quantity in Costa Rica is 300 1000 t, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 6.8% on the previous year and up 7.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, vegetables — import quantity in Costa Rica peaked at 459 1000 t in 2020 and was at its lowest, 246 1000 t, in 2010.
Costa Rica ranks 65th of 194 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.
Vegetables — Import quantity in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | 1000 t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 246 1000 t | — |
| 2011 | 261 1000 t | +6.1% |
| 2012 | 259 1000 t | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 280 1000 t | +8.1% |
| 2014 | 270 1000 t | -3.6% |
| 2015 | 296 1000 t | +9.6% |
| 2016 | 293 1000 t | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 386 1000 t | +31.7% |
| 2018 | 429 1000 t | +11.1% |
| 2019 | 453 1000 t | +5.6% |
| 2020 | 459 1000 t | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 395 1000 t | -13.9% |
| 2022 | 322 1000 t | -18.5% |
| 2023 | 300 1000 t | -6.8% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 300 1000 t is below the median for high income countries, which is 438 1000 t, 68% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 300 1000 t is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 65 1000 t, 4.6× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 317.3 1000 t | 246 1000 t | 453 1000 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 369 1000 t | 300 1000 t | 459 1000 t | 4 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
- 62 Sri Lanka 353 1000 t compare
- 63 China, mainland 312 1000 t compare
- 64 Ghana 310 1000 t compare
- 66 Chile 291 1000 t compare
- 67 New Zealand 285 1000 t compare
- 68 South Africa 282 1000 t 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 vegetables — import quantity in Costa Rica?
- Vegetables — import quantity in Costa Rica was 300 1000 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest vegetables — import quantity recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 459 1000 t in 2020.
- What is the lowest vegetables — import quantity recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 246 1000 t in 2010.
- How does Costa Rica rank for vegetables — import quantity?
- Costa Rica ranks 65th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is vegetables — import quantity rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.1%. 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 Vegetables — 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.