Central America vs Costa Rica: Pesticides (total) — Use per capita
Pesticides (total) — Use per capita over time
- Central America
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 2.09 kg/cap against 0.73 kg/cap in Central America, a difference of 1.36 kg/cap.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 2.9 times Central America's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Central America ranks 8th and Costa Rica ranks 15th of 25 groups.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Central America | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.462 kg/cap | 0.947 kg/cap | 0.485 kg/cap | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 0.513 kg/cap | 2.89 kg/cap | 2.38 kg/cap | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 0.574 kg/cap | 2.54 kg/cap | 1.96 kg/cap | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 0.606 kg/cap | 1.98 kg/cap | 1.37 kg/cap | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher pesticides (total) — use per capita, Central America or Costa Rica?
- Costa Rica, at 2.09 kg/cap against 0.73 kg/cap in Central America as of 2024.
- What is the difference in pesticides (total) — use per capita between Central America and Costa Rica?
- 1.36 kg/cap, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Central America and Costa Rica?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Central America and Costa Rica rank globally for pesticides (total) — use per capita?
- Central America ranks 8th and Costa Rica ranks 15th of 25 groups.
- 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).