Hazardous pesticides — Import quantity in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Hazardous pesticides — Import quantity was 3,385 t in 2024. ▼ Falling
Hazardous pesticides — Import quantity in Costa Rica, 2007–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
In 2024, hazardous pesticides — import quantity in Costa Rica stood at 3,385 t.
That represents a change of down 1.4% on the previous year and down 13.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, hazardous pesticides — import quantity in Costa Rica peaked at 7,101 t in 2007 and was at its lowest, 2,764 t, in 2012.
Costa Rica ranks 7th of 171 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
Hazardous pesticides — Import quantity in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 7,101 t | — |
| 2008 | 6,856 t | -3.5% |
| 2009 | 4,059 t | -40.8% |
| 2010 | 6,897 t | +69.9% |
| 2011 | 3,325 t | -51.8% |
| 2012 | 2,764 t | -16.9% |
| 2013 | 3,462 t | +25.3% |
| 2014 | 3,906 t | +12.8% |
| 2015 | 3,394 t | -13.1% |
| 2016 | 4,627 t | +36.3% |
| 2017 | 3,920 t | -15.3% |
| 2018 | 3,946 t | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 3,417 t | -13.4% |
| 2020 | 3,282 t | -3.9% |
| 2021 | 3,461 t | +5.4% |
| 2022 | 3,540 t | +2.3% |
| 2023 | 3,432 t | -3.1% |
| 2024 | 3,385 t | -1.4% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 3,385 t is above the median for high income countries, which is 15.11 t, 224.0× the median. (61 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 3,385 t is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 7.58 t, 446.5× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6,006 t | 4,059 t | 7,101 t | 3 |
| 2010s | 3,966 t | 2,764 t | 6,897 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,420 t | 3,282 t | 3,540 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
- 4 Philippines 7,010 t compare
- 4 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 85.82 t compare
- 5 Democratic Republic of the Congo 55.04 t compare
- 5 Guatemala 3,881 t compare
- 6 Poland 3,878 t compare
- 6 Timor-Leste 29.5 t compare
- 7 United Republic of Tanzania 0.9651 t compare
- 8 Canada 3,094 t compare
- 8 Wallis and Futuna Islands 0.5119 t compare
- 9 Thailand 2,627 t compare
- 9 Micronesia (Federated States of) 0.2675 t compare
- 10 New Zealand 1,868 t compare
- 10 Republic of Moldova 0.2 t compare
More environment data for Costa Rica
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 2.9 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 2.71 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.257 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.61 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.09 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -0.3048 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is hazardous pesticides — import quantity in Costa Rica?
- Hazardous pesticides — import quantity in Costa Rica was 3,385 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest hazardous pesticides — import quantity recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 7,101 t in 2007.
- What is the lowest hazardous pesticides — import quantity recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,764 t in 2012.
- How does Costa Rica rank for hazardous pesticides — import quantity?
- Costa Rica ranks 7th out of 171 countries with data for 2024.
- Is hazardous pesticides — import quantity rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Hazardous pesticides — Import quantity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Pesticides Trade domain contains data on internationally traded pesticides (values and quantities). Data are sourced from international and national trade statistics, predominantly from UN COMTRADE (from 1990 onwards) or from national country trade tapes (1961-1990). Data for the period 1961-1989 cover only Import and Export values (FAOSTAT element codes 5622 and 5922). Data from 1990 onwards also include Import and Export quantities (codes 5610 and 5910) and include a complete time-series for Pesticides (total). The domain contains information on the trade of pesticides products in either: a) finished forms and/or packaging; or b) separate chemically-defined compounds relevant to the Rotterdam Convention on the Prior Informed Consent Procedure for Certain Hazardous Chemicals and Pesticides in International Trade.