Costa Rica vs Ecuador: Insecticides – Organo-phosphates — Agricultural Use

Costa Rica
1,323 t
in 2011
Ecuador
1,236 t
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
6th
Ecuador rank
7th

Insecticides – Organo-phosphates — Agricultural Use over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Ecuador
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How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 1,323 t against 1,236 t in Ecuador, a difference of 87 t.

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

The two have swapped places 5 times across 12 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 6th and Ecuador ranks 7th of 86 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 1 and Ecuador in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Ecuador Difference Ahead
1990s 1,745 t 756 t 988.6 t Costa Rica
2000s 1,322 t 1,979 t 657.2 t Ecuador
2010s 1,316 t 2,074 t 757.5 t Ecuador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher insecticides – organo-phosphates — agricultural use, Costa Rica or Ecuador?
Costa Rica, at 1,323 t against 1,236 t in Ecuador as of 2011.
What is the difference in insecticides – organo-phosphates — agricultural use between Costa Rica and Ecuador?
87 t, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Ecuador?
12 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2011.
How do Costa Rica and Ecuador rank globally for insecticides – organo-phosphates — agricultural use?
Costa Rica ranks 6th and Ecuador ranks 7th of 86 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Insecticides – Organo-phosphates — Agricultural Use. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Insecticides – Organo-phosphates — Agricultural Use
Unit
t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
91 places, 1,509 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).