Italy vs Western Asia: Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use

Italy
40,094 t
in 2024
Western Asia
77,583 t
in 2024
Italy rank
19th
Western Asia rank
16th

Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use over time

  • Italy
  • Western Asia
025.0k50.0k75.0k100.0k199020072024

How they compare

Western Asia currently reports 77,583 t against 40,094 t in Italy, a difference of 37,489 t.

That makes Western Asia's figure about 1.9 times Italy's.

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

Italy ranks 19th and Western Asia ranks 16th of 200 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 2 and Western Asia in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Italy Western Asia Difference Ahead
1990s 85,751 t 44,841 t 40,910 t Italy
2000s 81,277 t 57,160 t 24,117 t Italy
2010s 60,022 t 74,226 t 14,204 t Western Asia
2020s 46,128 t 81,533 t 35,405 t Western Asia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher pesticides (total) — agricultural use, Italy or Western Asia?
Western Asia, at 77,583 t against 40,094 t in Italy as of 2024.
What is the difference in pesticides (total) — agricultural use between Italy and Western Asia?
37,489 t, with Western Asia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Western Asia?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Italy and Western Asia rank globally for pesticides (total) — agricultural use?
Italy ranks 19th and Western Asia ranks 16th 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).