Costa Rica vs Nicaragua: Insecticide use
Costa Rica
1,729 tonnes
in 2023
Nicaragua
1,565 tonnes
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
40th
Nicaragua rank
43rd
Insecticide use over time
- Costa Rica
- Nicaragua
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 1,729 tonnes against 1,565 tonnes in Nicaragua, a difference of 164 tonnes.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times Nicaragua's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 40th and Nicaragua ranks 43rd of 211 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 3 and Nicaragua in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Nicaragua | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 879.1 tonnes | 678.4 tonnes | 200.7 tonnes | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 1,877 tonnes | 2,030 tonnes | 153.1 tonnes | Nicaragua |
| 2010s | 1,742 tonnes | 853.1 tonnes | 889.1 tonnes | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 1,835 tonnes | 1,491 tonnes | 344 tonnes | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher insecticide use, Costa Rica or Nicaragua?
- Costa Rica, at 1,729 tonnes against 1,565 tonnes in Nicaragua as of 2023.
- What is the difference in insecticide use between Costa Rica and Nicaragua?
- 164 tonnes, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Nicaragua?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and Nicaragua rank globally for insecticide use?
- Costa Rica ranks 40th and Nicaragua ranks 43rd 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.