Cameroon vs Costa Rica: Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use
Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use over time
- Cameroon
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 10,722 t against 9,670 t in Cameroon, a difference of 1,052 t.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times Cameroon's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Cameroon ahead.
Cameroon ranks 45th and Costa Rica ranks 42nd of 200 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 1 and Costa Rica in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 923.6 t | 3,461 t | 2,537 t | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 2,093 t | 12,198 t | 10,105 t | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 5,472 t | 12,112 t | 6,640 t | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 10,125 t | 10,063 t | 62 t | Cameroon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher pesticides (total) — agricultural use, Cameroon or Costa Rica?
- Costa Rica, at 10,722 t against 9,670 t in Cameroon as of 2024.
- What is the difference in pesticides (total) — agricultural use between Cameroon and Costa Rica?
- 1,052 t, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Costa Rica?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Cameroon and Costa Rica rank globally for pesticides (total) — agricultural use?
- Cameroon ranks 45th and Costa Rica ranks 42nd of 200 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Pesticides (total) — 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).