What is the difference in pesticide use per hectare of cropland between Costa Rica and Nauru?

0.47 kilograms per hectare, with Costa Rica ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Nauru?

34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.

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 per hectare of cropland. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Costa Rica vs Nauru: Pesticide use per hectare of cropland

Costa Rica

17.36 kilograms per hectare

in 2023

Nauru

16.89 kilograms per hectare

in 2023

Costa Rica rank

17th

Nauru rank

19th

Pesticide use per hectare of cropland over time

Costa Rica
Nauru

How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 17.36 kilograms per hectare against 16.89 kilograms per hectare in Nauru, a difference of 0.47 kilograms per hectare.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Nauru ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 17th and Nauru ranks 19th of 198 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 3 and Nauru in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Costa Rica	Nauru	Difference	Ahead
1990s	6.94 kilograms per hectare	15.45 kilograms per hectare	8.51 kilograms per hectare	Nauru
2000s	24.43 kilograms per hectare	7.37 kilograms per hectare	17.06 kilograms per hectare	Costa Rica
2010s	22.38 kilograms per hectare	6.17 kilograms per hectare	16.21 kilograms per hectare	Costa Rica
2020s	18.19 kilograms per hectare	16.22 kilograms per hectare	1.97 kilograms per hectare	Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher pesticide use per hectare of cropland, Costa Rica or Nauru?: Costa Rica, at 17.36 kilograms per hectare against 16.89 kilograms per hectare in Nauru as of 2023.
What is the difference in pesticide use per hectare of cropland between Costa Rica and Nauru?: 0.47 kilograms per hectare, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Nauru?: 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Costa Rica and Nauru rank globally for pesticide use per hectare of cropland?: Costa Rica ranks 17th and Nauru ranks 19th of 198 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 per hectare of cropland. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Pesticide use per hectare of cropland
Unit: kilograms per hectare
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 198 places, 6,594 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed: 09 October 2026

Average pesticide application per unit of cropland, measured in kilograms per hectare.