Costa Rica vs Honduras: Pesticide use
Costa Rica
9,451 tonnes
in 2023
Honduras
9,684 tonnes
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
47th
Honduras rank
45th
Pesticide use over time
- Costa Rica
- Honduras
How they compare
Honduras currently reports 9,684 tonnes against 9,451 tonnes in Costa Rica, a difference of 233 tonnes.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Honduras ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 47th and Honduras ranks 45th of 211 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 2 and Honduras in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Honduras | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3,461 tonnes | 5,326 tonnes | 1,865 tonnes | Honduras |
| 2000s | 12,198 tonnes | 3,545 tonnes | 8,653 tonnes | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 12,112 tonnes | 7,480 tonnes | 4,632 tonnes | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 9,898 tonnes | 10,512 tonnes | 613.75 tonnes | Honduras |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher pesticide use, Costa Rica or Honduras?
- Honduras, at 9,684 tonnes against 9,451 tonnes in Costa Rica as of 2023.
- What is the difference in pesticide use between Costa Rica and Honduras?
- 233 tonnes, with Honduras ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Honduras?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and Honduras rank globally for pesticide use?
- Costa Rica ranks 47th and Honduras ranks 45th 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 Pesticide use. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total pesticide use measured in tonnes of pesticide consumption per year.