Costa Rica vs Portugal: Insecticides — Agricultural Use
Insecticides — Agricultural Use over time
- Costa Rica
- Portugal
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 1,867 t against 1,589 t in Costa Rica, a difference of 278 t.
That makes Portugal's figure about 1.2 times Costa Rica's.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 43rd and Portugal ranks 40th of 200 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 879.1 t | 483.7 t | 395.4 t | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 1,877 t | 458.3 t | 1,419 t | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 1,742 t | 1,438 t | 304.1 t | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 1,786 t | 1,265 t | 521.2 t | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher insecticides — agricultural use, Costa Rica or Portugal?
- Portugal, at 1,867 t against 1,589 t in Costa Rica as of 2024.
- What is the difference in insecticides — agricultural use between Costa Rica and Portugal?
- 278 t, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Portugal?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and Portugal rank globally for insecticides — agricultural use?
- Costa Rica ranks 43rd and Portugal ranks 40th of 200 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Insecticides — 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).