Costa Rica vs Switzerland: Insecticides - nes — Agricultural Use

Costa Rica
347 t
in 2011
Switzerland
349 t
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
32nd
Switzerland rank
31st

Insecticides - nes — Agricultural Use over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Switzerland
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How they compare

Switzerland currently reports 349 t against 347 t in Costa Rica, a difference of 2 t.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 13 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 32nd and Switzerland ranks 31st of 82 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Switzerland Difference Ahead
1990s 755.17 t 29.17 t 726 t Costa Rica
2000s 121 t 113.6 t 7.4 t Costa Rica
2010s 400.5 t 234.5 t 166 t Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher insecticides - nes — agricultural use, Costa Rica or Switzerland?
Switzerland, at 349 t against 347 t in Costa Rica as of 2024.
What is the difference in insecticides - nes — agricultural use between Costa Rica and Switzerland?
2 t, with Switzerland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Switzerland?
13 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2011.
How do Costa Rica and Switzerland rank globally for insecticides - nes — agricultural use?
Costa Rica ranks 32nd and Switzerland ranks 31st of 82 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Insecticides - nes — Agricultural Use. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Insecticides - nes — Agricultural Use
Unit
t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
86 places, 1,505 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed

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).