Benin vs Portugal: Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use

Benin
8,895 t
in 2024
Portugal
8,359 t
in 2024
Benin rank
47th
Portugal rank
50th

Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use over time

  • Benin
  • Portugal
05.0k10.0k15.0k199020072024

How they compare

Benin currently reports 8,895 t against 8,359 t in Portugal, a difference of 536 t.

That makes Benin's figure about 1.1 times Portugal's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Portugal ahead.

Benin ranks 47th and Portugal ranks 50th of 200 countries.

Portugal has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Benin Portugal Difference Ahead
1990s 1,320 t 11,022 t 9,701 t Portugal
2000s 1,122 t 16,220 t 15,098 t Portugal
2010s 2,456 t 10,905 t 8,449 t Portugal
2020s 6,685 t 8,966 t 2,280 t Portugal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher pesticides (total) — agricultural use, Benin or Portugal?
Benin, at 8,895 t against 8,359 t in Portugal as of 2024.
What is the difference in pesticides (total) — agricultural use between Benin and Portugal?
536 t, with Benin ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Portugal?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Benin and Portugal rank globally for pesticides (total) — agricultural use?
Benin ranks 47th and Portugal ranks 50th 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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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).