Nigeria vs Western Asia: Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use
Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use over time
- Nigeria
- Western Asia
How they compare
Western Asia currently reports 77,583 t against 44,230 t in Nigeria, a difference of 33,353 t.
That makes Western Asia's figure about 1.8 times Nigeria's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Western Asia has been ahead every year.
Nigeria ranks 16th and Western Asia ranks 16th of 200 countries.
Western Asia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nigeria | Western Asia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4,377 t | 44,841 t | 40,464 t | Western Asia |
| 2000s | 10,636 t | 57,160 t | 46,524 t | Western Asia |
| 2010s | 36,426 t | 74,226 t | 37,800 t | Western Asia |
| 2020s | 51,859 t | 81,533 t | 29,674 t | Western Asia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher pesticides (total) — agricultural use, Nigeria or Western Asia?
- Western Asia, at 77,583 t against 44,230 t in Nigeria as of 2024.
- What is the difference in pesticides (total) — agricultural use between Nigeria and Western Asia?
- 33,353 t, with Western Asia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Western Asia?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Nigeria and Western Asia rank globally for pesticides (total) — agricultural use?
- Nigeria ranks 16th 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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About this data
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).