Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use was 10,722 t in 2024. ▲ Rising
Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use in Costa Rica, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
In 2024, pesticides (total) — agricultural use in Costa Rica stood at 10,722 t.
The figure is up 13.4% on the previous year and down 11.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pesticides (total) — agricultural use in Costa Rica peaked at 14,283 t in 2000 and was at its lowest, 1,447 t, in 1990.
That places Costa Rica 42nd out of 200 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1,447 t | — |
| 1991 | 1,447 t | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 1,447 t | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 1,447 t | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 1,475 t | +1.9% |
| 1995 | 1,503 t | +1.9% |
| 1996 | 2,748 t | +82.8% |
| 1997 | 4,105 t | +49.4% |
| 1998 | 7,898 t | +92.4% |
| 1999 | 11,091 t | +40.4% |
| 2000 | 14,283 t | +28.8% |
| 2001 | 10,704 t | -25.1% |
| 2002 | 11,044 t | +3.2% |
| 2003 | 11,385 t | +3.1% |
| 2004 | 11,725 t | +3.0% |
| 2005 | 12,066 t | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 12,406 t | +2.8% |
| 2007 | 12,747 t | +2.7% |
| 2008 | 13,317 t | +4.5% |
| 2009 | 12,307 t | -7.6% |
| 2010 | 14,241 t | +15.7% |
| 2011 | 12,811 t | -10.0% |
| 2012 | 12,575 t | -1.8% |
| 2013 | 12,340 t | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 12,104 t | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 11,868 t | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 11,633 t | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 11,397 t | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 10,285 t | -9.8% |
| 2019 | 11,867 t | +15.4% |
| 2020 | 11,842 t | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 9,172 t | -22.5% |
| 2022 | 9,128 t | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 9,451 t | +3.5% |
| 2024 | 10,722 t | +13.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3,461 t | 1,447 t | 11,091 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 12,198 t | 10,704 t | 14,283 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 12,112 t | 10,285 t | 14,241 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 10,063 t | 9,128 t | 11,842 t | 5 |
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- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.257 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.61 °C (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is pesticides (total) — agricultural use in Costa Rica?
- Pesticides (total) — agricultural use in Costa Rica was 10,722 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest pesticides (total) — agricultural use recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 14,283 t in 2000.
- What is the lowest pesticides (total) — agricultural use recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,447 t in 1990.
- How does Costa Rica rank for pesticides (total) — agricultural use?
- Costa Rica ranks 42nd out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is pesticides (total) — agricultural use rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.4%. 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 Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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).