Cameroon vs Costa Rica: Insecticide use
Cameroon
1,701 tonnes
in 2023
Costa Rica
1,729 tonnes
in 2023
Cameroon rank
41st
Costa Rica rank
40th
Insecticide use over time
- Cameroon
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 1,729 tonnes against 1,701 tonnes in Cameroon, a difference of 28 tonnes.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Cameroon ranks 41st and Costa Rica ranks 40th of 211 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 97 tonnes | 879.1 tonnes | 782.1 tonnes | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 358.6 tonnes | 1,877 tonnes | 1,519 tonnes | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 939.9 tonnes | 1,742 tonnes | 802.3 tonnes | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 1,734 tonnes | 1,835 tonnes | 101.5 tonnes | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher insecticide use, Cameroon or Costa Rica?
- Costa Rica, at 1,729 tonnes against 1,701 tonnes in Cameroon as of 2023.
- What is the difference in insecticide use between Cameroon and Costa Rica?
- 28 tonnes, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Costa Rica?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Cameroon and Costa Rica rank globally for insecticide use?
- Cameroon ranks 41st and Costa Rica ranks 40th of 211 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Insecticide use. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual quantity of insecticides used in agriculture, measured as the tonnes of active ingredient per year.