Oceania vs South Africa: Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use
Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use over time
- Oceania
- South Africa
How they compare
Oceania currently reports 67,486 t against 40,752 t in South Africa, a difference of 26,734 t.
That makes Oceania's figure about 1.7 times South Africa's.
Across all 28 years both countries report, Oceania has been ahead every year.
Oceania ranks 17th and South Africa ranks 18th of 25 groups.
Oceania has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Oceania | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 31,750 t | 19,244 t | 12,506 t | Oceania |
| 2000s | 40,560 t | 28,883 t | 11,677 t | Oceania |
| 2010s | 58,550 t | 36,142 t | 22,408 t | Oceania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher pesticides (total) — agricultural use, Oceania or South Africa?
- Oceania, at 67,486 t against 40,752 t in South Africa as of 2017.
- What is the difference in pesticides (total) — agricultural use between Oceania and South Africa?
- 26,734 t, with Oceania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Oceania and South Africa?
- 28 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2017.
- How do Oceania and South Africa rank globally for pesticides (total) — agricultural use?
- Oceania ranks 17th and South Africa ranks 18th of 25 groups.
- 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).