Pesticides (total) — Export value, per capita in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Pesticides (total) — Export value, per capita was 0.0206 1000 USD per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Pesticides (total) — Export value, per capita in Costa Rica, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 USD per person.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 0.0206 1000 USD per person for pesticides (total) — export value, per capita in 2024.
That represents a change of down 6.2% on the previous year and up 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pesticides (total) — export value, per capita in Costa Rica peaked at 0.0232 1000 USD per person in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0 1000 USD per person, in 1962.
Costa Rica ranks 15th of 175 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Pesticides (total) — Export value, per capita in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | 1000 USD per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0001 1000 USD per person | — |
| 1962 | 0 1000 USD per person | -44.9% |
| 1963 | 0.0001 1000 USD per person | +93.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0001 1000 USD per person | +153.5% |
| 1965 | 0.0001 1000 USD per person | -26.3% |
| 1966 | 0.0002 1000 USD per person | +84.6% |
| 1967 | 0.0002 1000 USD per person | +5.5% |
| 1968 | 0.0003 1000 USD per person | +27.8% |
| 1969 | 0.0002 1000 USD per person | -14.3% |
| 1970 | 0.0003 1000 USD per person | +46.8% |
| 1971 | 0.0004 1000 USD per person | +39.8% |
| 1972 | 0.0007 1000 USD per person | +62.2% |
| 1973 | 0.0011 1000 USD per person | +59.8% |
| 1974 | 0.0018 1000 USD per person | +53.6% |
| 1975 | 0.0026 1000 USD per person | +46.7% |
| 1976 | 0.0041 1000 USD per person | +58.6% |
| 1977 | 0.0048 1000 USD per person | +17.5% |
| 1978 | 0.0062 1000 USD per person | +28.9% |
| 1979 | 0.0051 1000 USD per person | -17.7% |
| 1980 | 0.0045 1000 USD per person | -12.1% |
| 1981 | 0.0041 1000 USD per person | -9.1% |
| 1982 | 0.0054 1000 USD per person | +33.7% |
| 1983 | 0.0039 1000 USD per person | -29.2% |
| 1984 | 0.0025 1000 USD per person | -36.4% |
| 1985 | 0.0018 1000 USD per person | -26.9% |
| 1986 | 0.0033 1000 USD per person | +85.8% |
| 1987 | 0.0025 1000 USD per person | -25.6% |
| 1988 | 0.0018 1000 USD per person | -28.9% |
| 1989 | 0.002 1000 USD per person | +10.9% |
| 1990 | 0.0016 1000 USD per person | -16.9% |
| 1991 | 0.002 1000 USD per person | +22.5% |
| 1992 | 0.003 1000 USD per person | +50.7% |
| 1993 | 0.0021 1000 USD per person | -30.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0027 1000 USD per person | +29.7% |
| 1995 | 0.004 1000 USD per person | +49.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0038 1000 USD per person | -5.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0046 1000 USD per person | +18.9% |
| 1998 | 0.0056 1000 USD per person | +22.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0061 1000 USD per person | +9.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0066 1000 USD per person | +7.0% |
| 2001 | 0.007 1000 USD per person | +6.4% |
| 2002 | 0.008 1000 USD per person | +15.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0097 1000 USD per person | +20.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0114 1000 USD per person | +18.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0154 1000 USD per person | +34.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0104 1000 USD per person | -32.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0003 1000 USD per person | -97.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0173 1000 USD per person | +6752.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0131 1000 USD per person | -24.2% |
| 2010 | 0.018 1000 USD per person | +37.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0194 1000 USD per person | +7.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0198 1000 USD per person | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0208 1000 USD per person | +5.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0201 1000 USD per person | -3.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0201 1000 USD per person | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0195 1000 USD per person | -3.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0215 1000 USD per person | +10.4% |
| 2018 | 0.019 1000 USD per person | -11.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0173 1000 USD per person | -9.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0191 1000 USD per person | +10.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0205 1000 USD per person | +7.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0232 1000 USD per person | +13.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0219 1000 USD per person | -5.4% |
| 2024 | 0.0206 1000 USD per person | -6.2% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 0.0206 1000 USD per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0045 1000 USD per person, 4.5× the median. (67 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 0.0206 1000 USD per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0006 1000 USD per person, 36.7× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Pesticides (total) — Export value, per capita in Costa Rica changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | +6752.0% | 0.0003 1000 USD per person | 0.0173 1000 USD per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0001 1000 USD per person | 0 1000 USD per person | 0.0003 1000 USD per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0027 1000 USD per person | 0.0003 1000 USD per person | 0.0062 1000 USD per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0032 1000 USD per person | 0.0018 1000 USD per person | 0.0054 1000 USD per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0036 1000 USD per person | 0.0016 1000 USD per person | 0.0061 1000 USD per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0099 1000 USD per person | 0.0003 1000 USD per person | 0.0173 1000 USD per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0196 1000 USD per person | 0.0173 1000 USD per person | 0.0215 1000 USD per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0211 1000 USD per person | 0.0191 1000 USD per person | 0.0232 1000 USD per person | 5 |
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- 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)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.401 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 0 % change on previous year (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is pesticides (total) — export value, per capita in Costa Rica?
- Pesticides (total) — export value, per capita in Costa Rica was 0.0206 1000 USD per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest pesticides (total) — export value, per capita recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0232 1000 USD per person in 2022.
- What is the lowest pesticides (total) — export value, per capita recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 1000 USD per person in 1962.
- How does Costa Rica rank for pesticides (total) — export value, per capita?
- Costa Rica ranks 15th out of 175 countries with data for 2024.
- Is pesticides (total) — export value, per capita rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Pesticides (total) — Export value, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Pesticides (total) — Export value divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Pesticides (total) — Export value ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Pesticides (total) — Export value Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Pesticides (total) — Export value divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.