Costa Rica vs Zambia: Rice — Production

Costa Rica
76,119 t
in 2023
Zambia
62,680 t
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
70th
Zambia rank
73rd

Rice — Production over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Zambia
0100.0k200.0k300.0k196119922023

How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 76,119 t against 62,680 t in Zambia, a difference of 13,439 t.

That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.2 times Zambia's.

Across all 63 years both countries report, Costa Rica has been ahead every year.

Costa Rica ranks 70th and Zambia ranks 73rd of 133 countries.

Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Zambia Difference Ahead
1960s 82,633 t 67.56 t 82,566 t Costa Rica
1970s 142,219 t 1,351 t 140,868 t Costa Rica
1980s 199,438 t 8,118 t 191,320 t Costa Rica
1990s 218,311 t 11,143 t 207,168 t Costa Rica
2000s 209,211 t 17,673 t 191,538 t Costa Rica
2010s 209,948 t 40,403 t 169,545 t Costa Rica
2020s 119,746 t 56,366 t 63,380 t Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher rice — production, Costa Rica or Zambia?
Costa Rica, at 76,119 t against 62,680 t in Zambia as of 2023.
What is the difference in rice — production between Costa Rica and Zambia?
13,439 t, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Zambia?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Costa Rica and Zambia rank globally for rice — production?
Costa Rica ranks 70th and Zambia ranks 73rd of 133 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Rice — Production. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Rice — Production
Unit
t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
179 places, 9,482 data points, 1961–2023
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