Australia and New Zealand vs Polynesia: Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use

Australia and New Zealand
64,921 t
in 2017
Polynesia
701 t
in 2024
Australia and New Zealand rank
11th
Polynesia rank
12th

Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use over time

  • Australia and New Zealand
  • Polynesia
020.0k40.0k60.0k199020072024

How they compare

Australia and New Zealand currently reports 64,921 t against 701 t in Polynesia, a difference of 64,220 t.

That makes Australia and New Zealand's figure about 92.6 times Polynesia's.

Across all 28 years both countries report, Australia and New Zealand has been ahead every year.

Australia and New Zealand ranks 11th and Polynesia ranks 12th of 200 countries.

Australia and New Zealand has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia and New Zealand Polynesia Difference Ahead
1990s 30,025 t 347.3 t 29,678 t Australia and New Zealand
2000s 39,021 t 417.1 t 38,604 t Australia and New Zealand
2010s 56,223 t 486 t 55,737 t Australia and New Zealand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher pesticides (total) — agricultural use, Australia and New Zealand or Polynesia?
Australia and New Zealand, at 64,921 t against 701 t in Polynesia as of 2017.
What is the difference in pesticides (total) — agricultural use between Australia and New Zealand and Polynesia?
64,220 t, with Australia and New Zealand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and New Zealand and Polynesia?
28 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2017.
How do Australia and New Zealand and Polynesia rank globally for pesticides (total) — agricultural use?
Australia and New Zealand ranks 11th and Polynesia ranks 12th of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use
Unit
t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
242 places, 8,226 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed

The FAOSTAT Pesticides Use domain contains statistics on the agricultural use of major pesticide groups and of relevant chemical families. Data are disseminated by country, with global coverage and are updated annually. The FAOSTAT Pesticides Use domain contains information on the use of major pesticide groups:1. Insecticides (Chlorinated hydrocarbons, Organo-phosphates, Carbamates-insecticides, Pyrethroids, Botanical and biological products and Others not elsewhere classified);2. Mineral Oils;3. Herbicides (Phenoxy hormone products, Triazines, Amides, Carbamates-herbicides, Dinitroanilines, Urea derivatives, Sulfonyl urea, Bipiridils, Uracil, Others not elsewhere classified);4. Fungicides and Bactericides (Inorganic, Dithiocarbamates, Benzimidazoles, Triazoles, Diazoles, Diazines, Morpholines, Others not elsewhere classified);5. Plant Growth Regulators;6. Rodenticides (Anti-coagulants, Cyanide Generators, Hypercalcaemics, Narcotics, Others not elsewhere classified);7. Other Pesticides NES (not elsewhere specified).