Insecticide use in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Insecticide use was 1,729 tonnes in 2023. ▲ Rising
Insecticide use in Costa Rica, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
In 2023, insecticide use in Costa Rica stood at 1,729 tonnes.
That represents a change of down 8.4% on the previous year and down 9.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, insecticide use in Costa Rica peaked at 2,427 tonnes in 2000 and was at its lowest, 254 tonnes, in 1995.
Costa Rica ranks 40th of 211 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 879.1 tonnes | 254 tonnes | 1,949 tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,877 tonnes | 1,468 tonnes | 2,427 tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,742 tonnes | 1,150 tonnes | 2,149 tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,835 tonnes | 1,714 tonnes | 2,009 tonnes | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is insecticide use in Costa Rica?
- Insecticide use in Costa Rica was 1,729 tonnes in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest insecticide use recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 2,427 tonnes in 2000.
- What is the lowest insecticide use recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 254 tonnes in 1995.
- How does Costa Rica rank for insecticide use?
- Costa Rica ranks 40th out of 211 countries with data for 2023.
- Is insecticide use rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.0%. 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 (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Insecticide use. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Annual quantity of insecticides used in agriculture, measured as the tonnes of active ingredient per year.