Australia and New Zealand vs Benin: Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland

Australia and New Zealand
2.05 kg/ha
in 2017
Benin
2.06 kg/ha
in 2024
Australia and New Zealand rank
93rd
Benin rank
91st

Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland over time

  • Australia and New Zealand
  • Benin
00.511.52199020072024

How they compare

Benin currently reports 2.06 kg/ha against 2.05 kg/ha in Australia and New Zealand, a difference of 0.01 kg/ha.

Across all 28 years both countries report, Australia and New Zealand has been ahead every year.

Australia and New Zealand ranks 93rd and Benin ranks 91st of 187 countries.

Australia and New Zealand has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia and New Zealand Benin Difference Ahead
1990s 1.54 kg/ha 0.676 kg/ha 0.867 kg/ha Australia and New Zealand
2000s 1.54 kg/ha 0.385 kg/ha 1.16 kg/ha Australia and New Zealand
2010s 1.79 kg/ha 0.5513 kg/ha 1.24 kg/ha Australia and New Zealand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland, Australia and New Zealand or Benin?
Benin, at 2.06 kg/ha against 2.05 kg/ha in Australia and New Zealand as of 2024.
What is the difference in pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland between Australia and New Zealand and Benin?
0.01 kg/ha, with Benin ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and New Zealand and Benin?
28 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2017.
How do Australia and New Zealand and Benin rank globally for pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland?
Australia and New Zealand ranks 93rd and Benin ranks 91st of 187 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland
Unit
kg/ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
229 places, 7,792 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).