Costa Rica vs Ecuador: Pesticide breakdown by type
Costa Rica
0 tonnes
in 2023
Ecuador
0 tonnes
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
80th
Ecuador rank
80th
Pesticide breakdown by type over time
- Costa Rica
- Ecuador
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 0 tonnes against 0 tonnes in Ecuador, a difference of 0 tonnes.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 80th and Ecuador ranks 80th of 179 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 1 and Ecuador in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Ecuador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.2 tonnes | 1.4 tonnes | 7.8 tonnes | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 0 tonnes | 15.9 tonnes | 15.9 tonnes | Ecuador |
| 2010s | 0 tonnes | 10.3 tonnes | 10.3 tonnes | Ecuador |
| 2020s | 0 tonnes | 1 tonnes | 1 tonnes | Ecuador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher pesticide breakdown by type, Costa Rica or Ecuador?
- Costa Rica, at 0 tonnes against 0 tonnes in Ecuador as of 2023.
- What is the difference in pesticide breakdown by type between Costa Rica and Ecuador?
- 0 tonnes, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Ecuador?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and Ecuador rank globally for pesticide breakdown by type?
- Costa Rica ranks 80th and Ecuador ranks 80th of 179 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 Pesticide breakdown by type. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Pesticide use, broken down by product type, measured in tonnes of active ingredient.