Costa Rica vs Naoero: Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland
Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland over time
- Costa Rica
- Naoero
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 19.7 kg/ha against 18.82 kg/ha in Naoero, a difference of 0.88 kg/ha.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Naoero ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 15th and Naoero ranks 16th of 187 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 2 and Naoero in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Naoero | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.59 kg/ha | 16.42 kg/ha | 8.83 kg/ha | Naoero |
| 2000s | 27.54 kg/ha | 7.38 kg/ha | 20.16 kg/ha | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 23.64 kg/ha | 7.04 kg/ha | 16.59 kg/ha | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 18.49 kg/ha | 19.16 kg/ha | 0.672 kg/ha | Naoero |
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 Naoero?
- Costa Rica, at 19.7 kg/ha against 18.82 kg/ha in Naoero as of 2024.
- What is the difference in pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland between Costa Rica and Naoero?
- 0.88 kg/ha, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Naoero?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and Naoero rank globally for pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland?
- Costa Rica ranks 15th and Naoero ranks 16th 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).