Herbicides – Phenoxy hormone products — Agricultural Use in Costa Rica

Costa Rica: Herbicides – Phenoxy hormone products — Agricultural Use was 1,123 t in 2011. ▲ Rising

Latest (2011)
1,123 t
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
10th
of 77 countries
All-time high
1,244 t
in 2008
All-time low
318 t
in 1997
Years of data
13
1993–2011

Herbicides – Phenoxy hormone products — Agricultural Use in Costa Rica, 1993–2011

4006008001.0k1.2k1993200220111993: 390 t1995: 382 t1996: 331 t1997: 318 t1998: 478 t1999: 525 t2000: 572 t2001: 888 t2007: 1.1k t2008: 1.2k t2009: 842 t2010: 1.1k t2011: 1.1k t

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.

Analysis

In 2011, herbicides – phenoxy hormone products — agricultural use in Costa Rica stood at 1,123 t.

That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 26.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, herbicides – phenoxy hormone products — agricultural use in Costa Rica peaked at 1,244 t in 2008 and was at its lowest, 318 t, in 1997.

Costa Rica ranks 10th of 77 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 404 t 318 t 525 t 6
2000s 929.6 t 572 t 1,244 t 5
2010s 1,122 t 1,122 t 1,123 t 2

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

  1. 7 Sudan (former) 1,297 t compare
  2. 8 Myanmar 1,250 t compare
  3. 9 Poland 1,228 t compare
  4. 11 France 996 t compare
  5. 12 Nicaragua 882 t compare
  6. 13 El Salvador 801 t compare

See the full ranking of 79 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is herbicides – phenoxy hormone products — agricultural use in Costa Rica?
Herbicides – phenoxy hormone products — agricultural use in Costa Rica was 1,123 t in 2011, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest herbicides – phenoxy hormone products — agricultural use recorded in Costa Rica?
The highest recorded value was 1,244 t in 2008.
What is the lowest herbicides – phenoxy hormone products — agricultural use recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 318 t in 1997.
How does Costa Rica rank for herbicides – phenoxy hormone products — agricultural use?
Costa Rica ranks 10th out of 77 countries with data for 2011.
Is herbicides – phenoxy hormone products — agricultural use rising or falling in Costa Rica?
Over the last ten years it is up 26.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Herbicides – Phenoxy hormone products — Agricultural Use. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Herbicides – Phenoxy hormone products — Agricultural Use
Unit
t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
79 places, 1,359 data points, 1990–2024
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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).