Costa Rica vs Europe: Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland
Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland over time
- Costa Rica
- Europe
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 19.7 kg/ha against 1.65 kg/ha in Europe, a difference of 18.05 kg/ha.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 11.9 times Europe's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Costa Rica has been ahead every year.
Costa Rica ranks 15th and Europe ranks 15th of 187 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Europe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.59 kg/ha | 1.47 kg/ha | 6.12 kg/ha | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 27.54 kg/ha | 1.52 kg/ha | 26.03 kg/ha | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 23.64 kg/ha | 1.74 kg/ha | 21.89 kg/ha | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 18.49 kg/ha | 1.68 kg/ha | 16.81 kg/ha | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland, Costa Rica or Europe?
- Costa Rica, at 19.7 kg/ha against 1.65 kg/ha in Europe as of 2024.
- What is the difference in pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland between Costa Rica and Europe?
- 18.05 kg/ha, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Europe?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and Europe rank globally for pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland?
- Costa Rica ranks 15th and Europe ranks 15th of 187 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland. 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).