Number of people who are undernourished in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Number of people who are undernourished was 100,000 in 2014. ▼ Falling
Number of people who are undernourished in Costa Rica, 2001–2014
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
| 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% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 100,000 is below the median for high income countries, which is 150,000, 67% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 100,000 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 450,000, 22% of the median. (26 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 155,556 | 100,000 | 200,000 | 9 |
| 2010s | 100,000 | 100,000 | 100,000 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
- 103 Armenia 100,000 compare
- 103 Barbados 100,000 compare
- 103 Belize 100,000 compare
- 103 Cape Verde 100,000 compare
- 103 Comoros 100,000 compare
- 103 Croatia 100,000 compare
- 103 Cyprus 100,000 compare
- 103 Djibouti 100,000 compare
- 103 Dominica 100,000 compare
- 103 Fiji 100,000 compare
- 103 French Polynesia 100,000 compare
- 103 Georgia 100,000 compare
- 103 Guyana 100,000 compare
- 103 Kiribati 100,000 compare
- 103 Macao 100,000 compare
- 103 Mauritius 100,000 compare
- 103 Moldova 100,000 compare
- 103 Mongolia 100,000 compare
- 103 Montenegro 100,000 compare
- 103 New Caledonia 100,000 compare
- 103 North Macedonia 100,000 compare
- 103 Samoa 100,000 compare
- 103 Sao Tome and Principe 100,000 compare
- 103 Seychelles 100,000 compare
- 103 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 100,000 compare
- 103 Suriname 100,000 compare
- 103 Vanuatu 100,000 compare
More health data for Costa Rica
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.78 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.4617 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 35 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -3.42 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0248 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -3.37 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0259 units per person (2025)
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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About this data
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.