Australia and New Zealand vs Costa Rica: Pesticides (total) — Use per capita
Pesticides (total) — Use per capita over time
- Australia and New Zealand
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Australia and New Zealand currently reports 2.2 kg/cap against 2.09 kg/cap in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.11 kg/cap.
That makes Australia and New Zealand's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 28 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Australia and New Zealand ahead.
Australia and New Zealand ranks 13th and Costa Rica ranks 15th of 192 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Australia and New Zealand averaged higher in 1 and Costa Rica in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia and New Zealand | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.38 kg/cap | 0.947 kg/cap | 0.432 kg/cap | Australia and New Zealand |
| 2000s | 1.6 kg/cap | 2.89 kg/cap | 1.29 kg/cap | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 2.01 kg/cap | 2.62 kg/cap | 0.61 kg/cap | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher pesticides (total) — use per capita, Australia and New Zealand or Costa Rica?
- Australia and New Zealand, at 2.2 kg/cap against 2.09 kg/cap in Costa Rica as of 2017.
- What is the difference in pesticides (total) — use per capita between Australia and New Zealand and Costa Rica?
- 0.11 kg/cap, with Australia and New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and New Zealand and Costa Rica?
- 28 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2017.
- How do Australia and New Zealand and Costa Rica rank globally for pesticides (total) — use per capita?
- Australia and New Zealand ranks 13th and Costa Rica ranks 15th of 192 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Pesticides (total) — Use per capita. 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).