Pesticides (total) — Import value, per square kilometre in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Pesticides (total) — Import value, per square kilometre was 3.5 1000 USD per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Pesticides (total) — Import value, per square kilometre in Costa Rica, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 USD per square kilometre.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 3.5 1000 USD per square kilometre for pesticides (total) — import value, per square kilometre in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 10.6% on the previous year and up 12.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pesticides (total) — import value, per square kilometre in Costa Rica peaked at 3.91 1000 USD per square kilometre in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.0298 1000 USD per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Costa Rica 33rd out of 180 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Pesticides (total) — Import value, per square kilometre in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | 1000 USD per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0298 1000 USD per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0431 1000 USD per square kilometre | +44.9% |
| 1963 | 0.05 1000 USD per square kilometre | +16.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0493 1000 USD per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 1965 | 0.055 1000 USD per square kilometre | +11.7% |
| 1966 | 0.0534 1000 USD per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 1967 | 0.0621 1000 USD per square kilometre | +16.2% |
| 1968 | 0.0923 1000 USD per square kilometre | +48.7% |
| 1969 | 0.1 1000 USD per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 1970 | 0.1064 1000 USD per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 1971 | 0.1115 1000 USD per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 1972 | 0.1324 1000 USD per square kilometre | +18.8% |
| 1973 | 0.173 1000 USD per square kilometre | +30.7% |
| 1974 | 0.2402 1000 USD per square kilometre | +38.8% |
| 1975 | 0.2868 1000 USD per square kilometre | +19.4% |
| 1976 | 0.323 1000 USD per square kilometre | +12.6% |
| 1977 | 0.4508 1000 USD per square kilometre | +39.6% |
| 1978 | 0.5029 1000 USD per square kilometre | +11.6% |
| 1979 | 0.6215 1000 USD per square kilometre | +23.6% |
| 1980 | 0.6911 1000 USD per square kilometre | +11.2% |
| 1981 | 0.6846 1000 USD per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1982 | 0.6907 1000 USD per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1983 | 0.8365 1000 USD per square kilometre | +21.1% |
| 1984 | 0.715 1000 USD per square kilometre | -14.5% |
| 1985 | 0.602 1000 USD per square kilometre | -15.8% |
| 1986 | 0.5675 1000 USD per square kilometre | -5.7% |
| 1987 | 0.6423 1000 USD per square kilometre | +13.2% |
| 1988 | 0.4896 1000 USD per square kilometre | -23.8% |
| 1989 | 0.4357 1000 USD per square kilometre | -11.0% |
| 1990 | 0.8521 1000 USD per square kilometre | +95.6% |
| 1991 | 0.9852 1000 USD per square kilometre | +15.6% |
| 1992 | 1.24 1000 USD per square kilometre | +25.8% |
| 1993 | 1.36 1000 USD per square kilometre | +9.7% |
| 1994 | 1.41 1000 USD per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1995 | 1.67 1000 USD per square kilometre | +18.4% |
| 1996 | 1.55 1000 USD per square kilometre | -6.9% |
| 1997 | 1.75 1000 USD per square kilometre | +12.3% |
| 1998 | 1.93 1000 USD per square kilometre | +10.4% |
| 1999 | 1.8 1000 USD per square kilometre | -6.6% |
| 2000 | 1.65 1000 USD per square kilometre | -8.3% |
| 2001 | 1.65 1000 USD per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 1.78 1000 USD per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 2003 | 1.9 1000 USD per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 2004 | 1.95 1000 USD per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 2.06 1000 USD per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 2006 | 1.94 1000 USD per square kilometre | -5.7% |
| 2007 | 2.21 1000 USD per square kilometre | +13.9% |
| 2008 | 2.55 1000 USD per square kilometre | +15.5% |
| 2009 | 1.88 1000 USD per square kilometre | -26.3% |
| 2010 | 2.78 1000 USD per square kilometre | +47.7% |
| 2011 | 2.68 1000 USD per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 2012 | 3.16 1000 USD per square kilometre | +17.9% |
| 2013 | 3.1 1000 USD per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 3.2 1000 USD per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2015 | 3.14 1000 USD per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 3.16 1000 USD per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 3.2 1000 USD per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 3.03 1000 USD per square kilometre | -5.4% |
| 2019 | 2.88 1000 USD per square kilometre | -5.1% |
| 2020 | 3.58 1000 USD per square kilometre | +24.3% |
| 2021 | 3.42 1000 USD per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 2022 | 3.91 1000 USD per square kilometre | +14.3% |
| 2023 | 3.5 1000 USD per square kilometre | -10.6% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 3.5 1000 USD per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 2.39 1000 USD per square kilometre, 1.5× the median. (69 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 3.5 1000 USD per square kilometre is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.3 1000 USD per square kilometre, 2.7× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Pesticides (total) — Import 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | +95.6% | 0.4357 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.8521 1000 USD per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0595 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0298 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.1 1000 USD per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.2948 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.1064 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.6215 1000 USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.6355 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.4357 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.8365 1000 USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.45 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.8521 1000 USD per square kilometre | 1.93 1000 USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.96 1000 USD per square kilometre | 1.65 1000 USD per square kilometre | 2.55 1000 USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.03 1000 USD per square kilometre | 2.68 1000 USD per square kilometre | 3.2 1000 USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.6 1000 USD per square kilometre | 3.42 1000 USD per square kilometre | 3.91 1000 USD per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
- 30 Lithuania 3.85 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 31 Italy 3.7 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 32 Trinidad and Tobago 3.55 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 34 Seychelles 3.44 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 35 Poland 3.36 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 36 Austria 3.19 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) — import value, per square kilometre in Costa Rica?
- Pesticides (total) — import value, per square kilometre in Costa Rica was 3.5 1000 USD per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest pesticides (total) — import value, per square kilometre recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 3.91 1000 USD per square kilometre in 2022.
- What is the lowest pesticides (total) — import value, per square kilometre recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0298 1000 USD per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Costa Rica rank for pesticides (total) — import value, per square kilometre?
- Costa Rica ranks 33rd out of 180 countries with data for 2023.
- Is pesticides (total) — import value, per square kilometre rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.9%. 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) — Import value, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Pesticides (total) — Import 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) — Import value ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Pesticides (total) — Import 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) — Import 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.