Costa Rica vs Kenya: Herbicides — Agricultural Use
Herbicides — Agricultural Use over time
- Costa Rica
- Kenya
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 2,664 t against 2,476 t in Kenya, a difference of 188 t.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times Kenya's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 53rd and Kenya ranks 56th of 209 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Kenya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,152 t | 417.8 t | 734.5 t | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 3,954 t | 661.8 t | 3,292 t | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 3,296 t | 1,656 t | 1,640 t | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 2,184 t | 2,099 t | 85.2 t | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher herbicides — agricultural use, Costa Rica or Kenya?
- Costa Rica, at 2,664 t against 2,476 t in Kenya as of 2024.
- What is the difference in herbicides — agricultural use between Costa Rica and Kenya?
- 188 t, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Kenya?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and Kenya rank globally for herbicides — agricultural use?
- Costa Rica ranks 53rd and Kenya ranks 56th of 209 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Herbicides — Agricultural Use. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Pesticides Use domain contains statistics on the agricultural use of major pesticide groups and of relevant chemical families. Data are disseminated by country, with global coverage and are updated annually. The FAOSTAT Pesticides Use domain contains information on the use of major pesticide groups:1. Insecticides (Chlorinated hydrocarbons, Organo-phosphates, Carbamates-insecticides, Pyrethroids, Botanical and biological products and Others not elsewhere classified);2. Mineral Oils;3. Herbicides (Phenoxy hormone products, Triazines, Amides, Carbamates-herbicides, Dinitroanilines, Urea derivatives, Sulfonyl urea, Bipiridils, Uracil, Others not elsewhere classified);4. Fungicides and Bactericides (Inorganic, Dithiocarbamates, Benzimidazoles, Triazoles, Diazoles, Diazines, Morpholines, Others not elsewhere classified);5. Plant Growth Regulators;6. Rodenticides (Anti-coagulants, Cyanide Generators, Hypercalcaemics, Narcotics, Others not elsewhere classified);7. Other Pesticides NES (not elsewhere specified).