Costa Rica vs Saint Kitts and Nevis: Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland
Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland over time
- Costa Rica
- Saint Kitts and Nevis
How they compare
Saint Kitts and Nevis currently reports 19.89 kg/ha against 19.7 kg/ha in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.19 kg/ha.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Saint Kitts and Nevis ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 15th and Saint Kitts and Nevis ranks 14th of 187 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 2 and Saint Kitts and Nevis in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Saint Kitts and Nevis | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.59 kg/ha | 11.86 kg/ha | 4.27 kg/ha | Saint Kitts and Nevis |
| 2000s | 27.54 kg/ha | 25.38 kg/ha | 2.16 kg/ha | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 23.64 kg/ha | 20.56 kg/ha | 3.08 kg/ha | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 18.49 kg/ha | 19.89 kg/ha | 1.4 kg/ha | Saint Kitts and Nevis |
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 Saint Kitts and Nevis?
- Saint Kitts and Nevis, at 19.89 kg/ha against 19.7 kg/ha in Costa Rica as of 2024.
- What is the difference in pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland between Costa Rica and Saint Kitts and Nevis?
- 0.19 kg/ha, with Saint Kitts and Nevis ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Saint Kitts and Nevis?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and Saint Kitts and Nevis rank globally for pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland?
- Costa Rica ranks 15th and Saint Kitts and Nevis ranks 14th 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).