Costa Rica vs Uruguay: Insecticides – Pyrethroids — Agricultural Use

Costa Rica
90 t
in 2011
Uruguay
72 t
in 2018
Costa Rica rank
31st
Uruguay rank
34th

Insecticides – Pyrethroids — Agricultural Use over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Uruguay
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How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 90 t against 72 t in Uruguay, a difference of 18 t.

That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.2 times Uruguay's.

Across all 11 years both countries report, Costa Rica has been ahead every year.

Costa Rica ranks 31st and Uruguay ranks 34th of 85 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Uruguay Difference Ahead
1990s 222.4 t 4.6 t 217.8 t Costa Rica
2000s 40 t 27.25 t 12.75 t Costa Rica
2010s 78 t 21 t 57 t Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher insecticides – pyrethroids — agricultural use, Costa Rica or Uruguay?
Costa Rica, at 90 t against 72 t in Uruguay as of 2011.
What is the difference in insecticides – pyrethroids — agricultural use between Costa Rica and Uruguay?
18 t, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Uruguay?
11 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2011.
How do Costa Rica and Uruguay rank globally for insecticides – pyrethroids — agricultural use?
Costa Rica ranks 31st and Uruguay ranks 34th of 85 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Insecticides – Pyrethroids — Agricultural Use. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Insecticides – Pyrethroids — Agricultural Use
Unit
t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
89 places, 1,576 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).