Australia vs Australia and New Zealand: Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland
Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland over time
- Australia
- Australia and New Zealand
How they compare
Australia and New Zealand currently reports 2.05 kg/ha against 1.92 kg/ha in Australia, a difference of 0.13 kg/ha.
That makes Australia and New Zealand's figure about 1.1 times Australia's.
Across all 28 years both countries report, Australia and New Zealand has been ahead every year.
Australia ranks 96th and Australia and New Zealand ranks 93rd 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 | Australia and New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.39 kg/ha | 1.54 kg/ha | 0.154 kg/ha | Australia and New Zealand |
| 2000s | 1.39 kg/ha | 1.54 kg/ha | 0.153 kg/ha | Australia and New Zealand |
| 2010s | 1.65 kg/ha | 1.79 kg/ha | 0.14 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 or Australia and New Zealand?
- Australia and New Zealand, at 2.05 kg/ha against 1.92 kg/ha in Australia as of 2017.
- What is the difference in pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland between Australia and Australia and New Zealand?
- 0.13 kg/ha, with Australia and New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Australia and New Zealand?
- 28 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2017.
- How do Australia and Australia and New Zealand rank globally for pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland?
- Australia ranks 96th and Australia and New Zealand ranks 93rd 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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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).