Costa Rica vs Honduras: Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use
Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use over time
- Costa Rica
- Honduras
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 10,722 t against 9,757 t in Honduras, a difference of 965 t.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times Honduras's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Honduras ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 42nd and Honduras ranks 44th of 200 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 2 and Honduras in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Honduras | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3,461 t | 5,326 t | 1,865 t | Honduras |
| 2000s | 12,198 t | 3,545 t | 8,653 t | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 12,112 t | 7,480 t | 4,632 t | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 10,063 t | 10,361 t | 298 t | Honduras |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher pesticides (total) — agricultural use, Costa Rica or Honduras?
- Costa Rica, at 10,722 t against 9,757 t in Honduras as of 2024.
- What is the difference in pesticides (total) — agricultural use between Costa Rica and Honduras?
- 965 t, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Honduras?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and Honduras rank globally for pesticides (total) — agricultural use?
- Costa Rica ranks 42nd and Honduras ranks 44th 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).