Pesticides (total) — Import quantity in Costa Rica

Costa Rica: Pesticides (total) — Import quantity was 30,900 t in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
30,900 t
Change on year
up 9.3%
World rank
62nd
of 232 countries
All-time high
39,205 t
in 2020
All-time low
8,031 t
in 1990
Years of data
35
1990–2024

Pesticides (total) — Import quantity in Costa Rica, 1990–2024

10.0k20.0k30.0k40.0k1990200720241990: 8.0k t1991: 9.0k t1992: 11.7k t1993: 13.2k t1994: 13.7k t1995: 15.9k t1996: 29.7k t1997: 19.0k t1998: 19.6k t1999: 19.1k t2000: 17.1k t2001: 19.1k t2002: 21.0k t2003: 21.7k t2004: 25.8k t2005: 21.8k t2006: 21.6k t2007: 24.4k t2008: 25.5k t2009: 16.3k t2010: 25.4k t2011: 26.7k t2012: 29.5k t2013: 30.5k t2014: 29.3k t2015: 29.6k t2016: 32.3k t2017: 28.0k t2018: 29.0k t2019: 27.7k t2020: 39.2k t2021: 29.9k t2022: 30.9k t2023: 28.3k t2024: 30.9k t

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for pesticides (total) — import quantity in Costa Rica is 30,900 t, measured in 2024.

The figure is up 9.3% on the previous year and up 5.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, pesticides (total) — import quantity in Costa Rica peaked at 39,205 t in 2020 and was at its lowest, 8,031 t, in 1990.

Costa Rica ranks 62nd of 232 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 15,886 t 8,031 t 29,738 t 10
2000s 21,443 t 16,295 t 25,847 t 10
2010s 28,792 t 25,375 t 32,315 t 10
2020s 31,835 t 28,275 t 39,205 t 5

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

  1. 59 Panama 32,911 t compare
  2. 60 Dominican Republic 32,421 t compare
  3. 61 Pakistan 32,043 t compare
  4. 63 Caribbean (excluding intra-trade) 30,037 t compare
  5. 64 Ireland 28,580 t compare
  6. 65 Ethiopia 28,532 t compare

See the full ranking of 282 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is pesticides (total) — import quantity in Costa Rica?
Pesticides (total) — import quantity in Costa Rica was 30,900 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest pesticides (total) — import quantity recorded in Costa Rica?
The highest recorded value was 39,205 t in 2020.
What is the lowest pesticides (total) — import quantity recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 8,031 t in 1990.
How does Costa Rica rank for pesticides (total) — import quantity?
Costa Rica ranks 62nd out of 232 countries with data for 2024.
Is pesticides (total) — import quantity rising or falling in Costa Rica?
Over the last ten years it is up 5.6%. 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) — Import quantity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Pesticides (total) — Import quantity
Unit
t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
282 places, 9,599 data points, 1990–2024
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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.