Pesticides (total) — Export value, per square kilometre in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Pesticides (total) — Export value, per square kilometre was 2.19 1000 USD per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Pesticides (total) — Export value, per square kilometre in Costa Rica, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 USD per square kilometre.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 2.19 1000 USD per square kilometre for pesticides (total) — export value, per square kilometre in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.0% on the previous year and up 14.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pesticides (total) — export value, per square kilometre in Costa Rica peaked at 2.31 1000 USD per square kilometre in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.0008 1000 USD per square kilometre, in 1962.
Costa Rica ranks 21st of 175 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Pesticides (total) — Export value, per square kilometre in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | 1000 USD per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0014 1000 USD per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0008 1000 USD per square kilometre | -42.9% |
| 1963 | 0.0016 1000 USD per square kilometre | +100.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0041 1000 USD per square kilometre | +162.5% |
| 1965 | 0.0031 1000 USD per square kilometre | -23.8% |
| 1966 | 0.006 1000 USD per square kilometre | +90.6% |
| 1967 | 0.0065 1000 USD per square kilometre | +8.9% |
| 1968 | 0.0086 1000 USD per square kilometre | +31.6% |
| 1969 | 0.0075 1000 USD per square kilometre | -11.9% |
| 1970 | 0.0114 1000 USD per square kilometre | +50.9% |
| 1971 | 0.0163 1000 USD per square kilometre | +43.5% |
| 1972 | 0.0272 1000 USD per square kilometre | +66.4% |
| 1973 | 0.0446 1000 USD per square kilometre | +64.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0703 1000 USD per square kilometre | +57.6% |
| 1975 | 0.1057 1000 USD per square kilometre | +50.5% |
| 1976 | 0.1721 1000 USD per square kilometre | +62.8% |
| 1977 | 0.2076 1000 USD per square kilometre | +20.6% |
| 1978 | 0.2749 1000 USD per square kilometre | +32.4% |
| 1979 | 0.2323 1000 USD per square kilometre | -15.5% |
| 1980 | 0.2097 1000 USD per square kilometre | -9.7% |
| 1981 | 0.196 1000 USD per square kilometre | -6.6% |
| 1982 | 0.2693 1000 USD per square kilometre | +37.4% |
| 1983 | 0.1958 1000 USD per square kilometre | -27.3% |
| 1984 | 0.1281 1000 USD per square kilometre | -34.6% |
| 1985 | 0.0962 1000 USD per square kilometre | -24.9% |
| 1986 | 0.1836 1000 USD per square kilometre | +90.9% |
| 1987 | 0.1403 1000 USD per square kilometre | -23.6% |
| 1988 | 0.1024 1000 USD per square kilometre | -27.0% |
| 1989 | 0.1164 1000 USD per square kilometre | +13.7% |
| 1990 | 0.0992 1000 USD per square kilometre | -14.8% |
| 1991 | 0.1246 1000 USD per square kilometre | +25.6% |
| 1992 | 0.1925 1000 USD per square kilometre | +54.6% |
| 1993 | 0.1379 1000 USD per square kilometre | -28.4% |
| 1994 | 0.1833 1000 USD per square kilometre | +32.9% |
| 1995 | 0.2802 1000 USD per square kilometre | +52.9% |
| 1996 | 0.2724 1000 USD per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 1997 | 0.3314 1000 USD per square kilometre | +21.7% |
| 1998 | 0.4153 1000 USD per square kilometre | +25.3% |
| 1999 | 0.4634 1000 USD per square kilometre | +11.6% |
| 2000 | 0.5054 1000 USD per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 2001 | 0.5477 1000 USD per square kilometre | +8.4% |
| 2002 | 0.6412 1000 USD per square kilometre | +17.1% |
| 2003 | 0.7827 1000 USD per square kilometre | +22.1% |
| 2004 | 0.9414 1000 USD per square kilometre | +20.3% |
| 2005 | 1.29 1000 USD per square kilometre | +36.5% |
| 2006 | 0.8811 1000 USD per square kilometre | -31.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0216 1000 USD per square kilometre | -97.5% |
| 2008 | 1.5 1000 USD per square kilometre | +6845.6% |
| 2009 | 1.15 1000 USD per square kilometre | -23.2% |
| 2010 | 1.6 1000 USD per square kilometre | +38.9% |
| 2011 | 1.75 1000 USD per square kilometre | +9.0% |
| 2012 | 1.81 1000 USD per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2013 | 1.92 1000 USD per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 2014 | 1.88 1000 USD per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 1.9 1000 USD per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 1.86 1000 USD per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 2.07 1000 USD per square kilometre | +11.4% |
| 2018 | 1.85 1000 USD per square kilometre | -10.9% |
| 2019 | 1.69 1000 USD per square kilometre | -8.2% |
| 2020 | 1.88 1000 USD per square kilometre | +11.1% |
| 2021 | 2.03 1000 USD per square kilometre | +8.0% |
| 2022 | 2.31 1000 USD per square kilometre | +13.6% |
| 2023 | 2.19 1000 USD per square kilometre | -5.0% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 2.19 1000 USD per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.3117 1000 USD per square kilometre, 7.0× the median. (67 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 2.19 1000 USD per square kilometre is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0572 1000 USD per square kilometre, 38.3× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Pesticides (total) — Export value, per square kilometre 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 | +6845.6% | 0.0216 1000 USD per square kilometre | 1.5 1000 USD per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0044 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0008 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0086 1000 USD per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.1162 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0114 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.2749 1000 USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1638 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0962 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.2693 1000 USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.25 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0992 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.4634 1000 USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8264 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0216 1000 USD per square kilometre | 1.5 1000 USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.83 1000 USD per square kilometre | 1.6 1000 USD per square kilometre | 2.07 1000 USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.1 1000 USD per square kilometre | 1.88 1000 USD per square kilometre | 2.31 1000 USD per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
- 18 Bahrain 2.45 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 19 Poland 2.39 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 20 Guatemala 2.25 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 22 El Salvador 2.12 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 23 Japan 1.81 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 24 Czechia 1.79 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
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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 square kilometre in Costa Rica?
- Pesticides (total) — export value, per square kilometre in Costa Rica was 2.19 1000 USD per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest pesticides (total) — export value, per square kilometre recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 2.31 1000 USD per square kilometre in 2022.
- What is the lowest pesticides (total) — export value, per square kilometre recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0008 1000 USD per square kilometre in 1962.
- How does Costa Rica rank for pesticides (total) — export value, per square kilometre?
- Costa Rica ranks 21st out of 175 countries with data for 2023.
- Is pesticides (total) — export value, per square kilometre rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.1%. 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 square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Pesticides (total) — Export value divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Pesticides (total) — Export value ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Pesticides (total) — Export value Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.