Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland was 19.7 kg/ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland in Costa Rica, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
In 2024, pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland in Costa Rica stood at 19.7 kg/ha.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 13.5% on the previous year and down 10.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland in Costa Rica peaked at 32.1 kg/ha in 2000 and was at its lowest, 2.92 kg/ha, in 1990.
Costa Rica ranks 15th of 187 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 2.92 kg/ha | — |
| 1991 | 2.92 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 2.98 kg/ha | +2.1% |
| 1993 | 3.11 kg/ha | +4.4% |
| 1994 | 3.17 kg/ha | +1.9% |
| 1995 | 3.3 kg/ha | +4.1% |
| 1996 | 6.17 kg/ha | +87.0% |
| 1997 | 9.22 kg/ha | +49.4% |
| 1998 | 17.75 kg/ha | +92.5% |
| 1999 | 24.37 kg/ha | +37.3% |
| 2000 | 32.1 kg/ha | +31.7% |
| 2001 | 24.05 kg/ha | -25.1% |
| 2002 | 25.39 kg/ha | +5.6% |
| 2003 | 25.58 kg/ha | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 26.35 kg/ha | +3.0% |
| 2005 | 27.11 kg/ha | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 27.88 kg/ha | +2.8% |
| 2007 | 29.3 kg/ha | +5.1% |
| 2008 | 30.61 kg/ha | +4.5% |
| 2009 | 27.05 kg/ha | -11.6% |
| 2010 | 30.96 kg/ha | +14.5% |
| 2011 | 27.43 kg/ha | -11.4% |
| 2012 | 26.93 kg/ha | -1.8% |
| 2013 | 22.39 kg/ha | -16.9% |
| 2014 | 21.97 kg/ha | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 21.97 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 21.79 kg/ha | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 21.6 kg/ha | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 19.29 kg/ha | -10.7% |
| 2019 | 22.03 kg/ha | +14.2% |
| 2020 | 21.76 kg/ha | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 16.85 kg/ha | -22.6% |
| 2022 | 16.77 kg/ha | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 17.36 kg/ha | +3.5% |
| 2024 | 19.7 kg/ha | +13.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.59 kg/ha | 2.92 kg/ha | 24.37 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 27.54 kg/ha | 24.05 kg/ha | 32.1 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 23.64 kg/ha | 19.29 kg/ha | 30.96 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.49 kg/ha | 16.77 kg/ha | 21.76 kg/ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
- 12 Paraguay 20.59 kg/ha compare
- 13 Panama 19.97 kg/ha compare
- 14 Saint Kitts and Nevis 19.89 kg/ha compare
- 15 Democratic Republic of the Congo 0.12 kg/ha compare
- 16 Naoero 18.82 kg/ha compare
- 17 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 18.49 kg/ha compare
- 18 Israel 18.08 kg/ha compare
More environment data for Costa Rica
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 2.9 Percentage change (2025)
- 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)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Production, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Production, per capita 0.0525 m3 per person (2024)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Import quantity, annual growth rate 34.12 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland in Costa Rica?
- Pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland in Costa Rica was 19.7 kg/ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 32.1 kg/ha in 2000.
- What is the lowest pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.92 kg/ha in 1990.
- How does Costa Rica rank for pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland?
- Costa Rica ranks 15th out of 187 countries with data for 2024.
- Is pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.3%. 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) — Use per area of cropland. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The FAOSTAT Pesticides Use domain contains statistics on the agricultural use of major pesticide groups and of relevant chemical families. Data are disseminated by country, with global coverage and are updated annually. The FAOSTAT Pesticides Use domain contains information on the use of major pesticide groups:1. Insecticides (Chlorinated hydrocarbons, Organo-phosphates, Carbamates-insecticides, Pyrethroids, Botanical and biological products and Others not elsewhere classified);2. Mineral Oils;3. Herbicides (Phenoxy hormone products, Triazines, Amides, Carbamates-herbicides, Dinitroanilines, Urea derivatives, Sulfonyl urea, Bipiridils, Uracil, Others not elsewhere classified);4. Fungicides and Bactericides (Inorganic, Dithiocarbamates, Benzimidazoles, Triazoles, Diazoles, Diazines, Morpholines, Others not elsewhere classified);5. Plant Growth Regulators;6. Rodenticides (Anti-coagulants, Cyanide Generators, Hypercalcaemics, Narcotics, Others not elsewhere classified);7. Other Pesticides NES (not elsewhere specified).