Number of people who are undernourished in Costa Rica

Costa Rica: Number of people who are undernourished was 100,000 in 2014. ▼ Falling

Latest (2014)
100,000
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
103rd
of 130 countries
All-time high
200,000
in 2001
All-time low
100,000
in 2006
Years of data
14
2001–2014

Number of people who are undernourished in Costa Rica, 2001–2014

050.0k100.0k150.0k200.0k2001200720142001: 200.0k2002: 200.0k2003: 200.0k2004: 200.0k2005: 200.0k2006: 100.0k2007: 100.0k2008: 100.0k2009: 100.0k2010: 100.0k2011: 100.0k2012: 100.0k2013: 100.0k2014: 100.0k

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization (http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#home).

Analysis

Costa Rica recorded 100,000 for number of people who are undernourished in 2014. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 50.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of people who are undernourished in Costa Rica peaked at 200,000 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 100,000, in 2006.

That places Costa Rica 103rd out of 130 countries with data for 2014, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.

Number of people who are undernourished in Costa Rica, year by year

Annual values for Number of people who are undernourished in Costa Rica, 2001 to 2014.
Year Value Change
2001 200,000
2002 200,000 +0.0%
2003 200,000 +0.0%
2004 200,000 +0.0%
2005 200,000 +0.0%
2006 100,000 -50.0%
2007 100,000 +0.0%
2008 100,000 +0.0%
2009 100,000 +0.0%
2010 100,000 +0.0%
2011 100,000 +0.0%
2012 100,000 +0.0%
2013 100,000 +0.0%
2014 100,000 +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 155,556 100,000 200,000 9
2010s 100,000 100,000 100,000 5

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

  1. 103 Armenia 100,000 compare
  2. 103 Barbados 100,000 compare
  3. 103 Belize 100,000 compare
  4. 103 Cape Verde 100,000 compare
  5. 103 Comoros 100,000 compare
  6. 103 Croatia 100,000 compare
  7. 103 Cyprus 100,000 compare
  8. 103 Djibouti 100,000 compare
  9. 103 Dominica 100,000 compare
  10. 103 Fiji 100,000 compare
  11. 103 French Polynesia 100,000 compare
  12. 103 Georgia 100,000 compare
  13. 103 Guyana 100,000 compare
  14. 103 Kiribati 100,000 compare
  15. 103 Macau, China 100,000 compare
  16. 103 Mauritius 100,000 compare
  17. 103 Republic of Moldova 100,000 compare
  18. 103 Mongolia 100,000 compare
  19. 103 Montenegro 100,000 compare
  20. 103 New Caledonia 100,000 compare
  21. 103 North Macedonia 100,000 compare
  22. 103 Samoa 100,000 compare
  23. 103 Sao Tome and Principe 100,000 compare
  24. 103 Seychelles 100,000 compare
  25. 103 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 100,000 compare
  26. 103 Suriname 100,000 compare
  27. 103 Vanuatu 100,000 compare

See the full ranking of 172 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is number of people who are undernourished in Costa Rica?
Number of people who are undernourished in Costa Rica was 100,000 in 2014, according to Food and Agriculture Organization (http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#home).
What is the highest number of people who are undernourished recorded in Costa Rica?
The highest recorded value was 200,000 in 2001.
What is the lowest number of people who are undernourished recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 100,000 in 2006.
How does Costa Rica rank for number of people who are undernourished?
Costa Rica ranks 103rd out of 130 countries with data for 2014.
Is number of people who are undernourished rising or falling in Costa Rica?
Over the last ten years it is down 50.0%. 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 (http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#home), published as part of Number of people who are undernourished. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Number of people who are undernourished
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization (http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#home)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
172 places, 3,649 data points, 2001–2023
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Number of people who are undernourished shows the number of people whose habitual food consumption is insufficient to provide the dietary energy levels that are required to maintain a normal active and healthy life.