Nigeria vs Oceania: Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use

Nigeria
44,230 t
in 2024
Oceania
67,486 t
in 2017
Nigeria rank
16th
Oceania rank
17th

Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use over time

  • Nigeria
  • Oceania
020.0k40.0k60.0k80.0k199020072024

How they compare

Oceania currently reports 67,486 t against 44,230 t in Nigeria, a difference of 23,256 t.

That makes Oceania's figure about 1.5 times Nigeria's.

Across all 28 years both countries report, Oceania has been ahead every year.

Nigeria ranks 16th and Oceania ranks 17th of 200 countries.

Oceania has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Nigeria Oceania Difference Ahead
1990s 4,377 t 31,750 t 27,374 t Oceania
2000s 10,636 t 40,560 t 29,924 t Oceania
2010s 32,898 t 58,550 t 25,652 t Oceania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher pesticides (total) — agricultural use, Nigeria or Oceania?
Oceania, at 67,486 t against 44,230 t in Nigeria as of 2017.
What is the difference in pesticides (total) — agricultural use between Nigeria and Oceania?
23,256 t, with Oceania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Oceania?
28 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2017.
How do Nigeria and Oceania rank globally for pesticides (total) — agricultural use?
Nigeria ranks 16th and Oceania ranks 17th 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).