Pesticides (total) — Import value in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Pesticides (total) — Import value was 171,518 1000 USD in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Pesticides (total) — Import value in Costa Rica, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 USD.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 171,518 1000 USD for pesticides (total) — import value in 2024.
The figure is down 4.0% on the previous year and up 5.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pesticides (total) — import value in Costa Rica peaked at 199,848 1000 USD in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1,520 1000 USD, in 1961.
Costa Rica ranks 58th of 222 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Pesticides (total) — Import value in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | 1000 USD | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1,520 1000 USD | — |
| 1962 | 2,203 1000 USD | +44.9% |
| 1963 | 2,555 1000 USD | +16.0% |
| 1964 | 2,516 1000 USD | -1.5% |
| 1965 | 2,810 1000 USD | +11.7% |
| 1966 | 2,727 1000 USD | -3.0% |
| 1967 | 3,170 1000 USD | +16.2% |
| 1968 | 4,715 1000 USD | +48.7% |
| 1969 | 5,104 1000 USD | +8.3% |
| 1970 | 5,432 1000 USD | +6.4% |
| 1971 | 5,691 1000 USD | +4.8% |
| 1972 | 6,760 1000 USD | +18.8% |
| 1973 | 8,833 1000 USD | +30.7% |
| 1974 | 12,263 1000 USD | +38.8% |
| 1975 | 14,644 1000 USD | +19.4% |
| 1976 | 16,493 1000 USD | +12.6% |
| 1977 | 23,017 1000 USD | +39.6% |
| 1978 | 25,679 1000 USD | +11.6% |
| 1979 | 31,734 1000 USD | +23.6% |
| 1980 | 35,287 1000 USD | +11.2% |
| 1981 | 34,954 1000 USD | -0.9% |
| 1982 | 35,268 1000 USD | +0.9% |
| 1983 | 42,713 1000 USD | +21.1% |
| 1984 | 36,508 1000 USD | -14.5% |
| 1985 | 30,737 1000 USD | -15.8% |
| 1986 | 28,975 1000 USD | -5.7% |
| 1987 | 32,797 1000 USD | +13.2% |
| 1988 | 25,000 1000 USD | -23.8% |
| 1989 | 22,248 1000 USD | -11.0% |
| 1990 | 43,508 1000 USD | +95.6% |
| 1991 | 50,307 1000 USD | +15.6% |
| 1992 | 63,299 1000 USD | +25.8% |
| 1993 | 69,427 1000 USD | +9.7% |
| 1994 | 71,993 1000 USD | +3.7% |
| 1995 | 85,224 1000 USD | +18.4% |
| 1996 | 79,356 1000 USD | -6.9% |
| 1997 | 89,126 1000 USD | +12.3% |
| 1998 | 98,407 1000 USD | +10.4% |
| 1999 | 91,918 1000 USD | -6.6% |
| 2000 | 84,300 1000 USD | -8.3% |
| 2001 | 84,322 1000 USD | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 90,780 1000 USD | +7.7% |
| 2003 | 97,244 1000 USD | +7.1% |
| 2004 | 99,735 1000 USD | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 105,010 1000 USD | +5.3% |
| 2006 | 99,054 1000 USD | -5.7% |
| 2007 | 112,832 1000 USD | +13.9% |
| 2008 | 130,270 1000 USD | +15.5% |
| 2009 | 95,950 1000 USD | -26.3% |
| 2010 | 141,713 1000 USD | +47.7% |
| 2011 | 136,667 1000 USD | -3.6% |
| 2012 | 161,147 1000 USD | +17.9% |
| 2013 | 158,141 1000 USD | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 163,390 1000 USD | +3.3% |
| 2015 | 160,128 1000 USD | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 161,556 1000 USD | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 163,523 1000 USD | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 154,726 1000 USD | -5.4% |
| 2019 | 146,890 1000 USD | -5.1% |
| 2020 | 182,573 1000 USD | +24.3% |
| 2021 | 174,814 1000 USD | -4.2% |
| 2022 | 199,848 1000 USD | +14.3% |
| 2023 | 178,586 1000 USD | -10.6% |
| 2024 | 171,518 1000 USD | -4.0% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 171,518 1000 USD is above the median for high income countries, which is 93,312 1000 USD, 1.8× the median. (69 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 171,518 1000 USD is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 20,656 1000 USD, 8.3× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3,036 1000 USD | 1,520 1000 USD | 5,104 1000 USD | 9 |
| 1970s | 15,055 1000 USD | 5,432 1000 USD | 31,734 1000 USD | 10 |
| 1980s | 32,449 1000 USD | 22,248 1000 USD | 42,713 1000 USD | 10 |
| 1990s | 74,256 1000 USD | 43,508 1000 USD | 98,407 1000 USD | 10 |
| 2000s | 99,950 1000 USD | 84,300 1000 USD | 130,270 1000 USD | 10 |
| 2010s | 154,788 1000 USD | 136,667 1000 USD | 163,523 1000 USD | 10 |
| 2020s | 181,468 1000 USD | 171,518 1000 USD | 199,848 1000 USD | 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)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.09 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -0.3048 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pesticides (total) — import value in Costa Rica?
- Pesticides (total) — import value in Costa Rica was 171,518 1000 USD in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest pesticides (total) — import value recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 199,848 1000 USD in 2022.
- What is the lowest pesticides (total) — import value recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,520 1000 USD in 1961.
- How does Costa Rica rank for pesticides (total) — import value?
- Costa Rica ranks 58th out of 222 countries with data for 2024.
- Is pesticides (total) — import value rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.