Costa Rica vs Portugal: Herbicides - nes — Agricultural Use

Costa Rica
1,957 t
in 2011
Portugal
1,745 t
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
23rd
Portugal rank
24th

Herbicides - nes — Agricultural Use over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Portugal
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How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 1,957 t against 1,745 t in Portugal, a difference of 212 t.

That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times Portugal's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 12 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Portugal ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 23rd and Portugal ranks 24th of 80 countries.

Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Portugal Difference Ahead
1990s 1,247 t 503.6 t 743.2 t Costa Rica
2000s 1,442 t 1,091 t 351.6 t Costa Rica
2010s 1,928 t 1,554 t 373.5 t Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher herbicides - nes — agricultural use, Costa Rica or Portugal?
Costa Rica, at 1,957 t against 1,745 t in Portugal as of 2011.
What is the difference in herbicides - nes — agricultural use between Costa Rica and Portugal?
212 t, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Portugal?
12 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2011.
How do Costa Rica and Portugal rank globally for herbicides - nes — agricultural use?
Costa Rica ranks 23rd and Portugal ranks 24th of 80 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Herbicides - nes — Agricultural Use. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Herbicides - nes — Agricultural Use
Unit
t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
83 places, 1,453 data points, 1990–2024
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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).