Bolivia (Plurinational State of) vs Melanesia: Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland

Bolivia (Plurinational State of)
2.01 kg/ha
in 2024
Melanesia
1.18 kg/ha
in 2024
Bolivia (Plurinational State of) rank
7th
Melanesia rank
10th

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

  • Bolivia (Plurinational State of)
  • Melanesia
01234199020072024

How they compare

Bolivia (Plurinational State of) currently reports 2.01 kg/ha against 1.18 kg/ha in Melanesia, a difference of 0.83 kg/ha.

That makes Bolivia (Plurinational State of)'s figure about 1.7 times Melanesia's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Melanesia ahead.

Bolivia (Plurinational State of) ranks 7th and Melanesia ranks 10th of 17 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Bolivia (Plurinational State of) averaged higher in 3 and Melanesia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bolivia (Plurinational State of) Melanesia Difference Ahead
1990s 0.702 kg/ha 1.04 kg/ha 0.342 kg/ha Melanesia
2000s 1.64 kg/ha 0.775 kg/ha 0.864 kg/ha Bolivia (Plurinational State of)
2010s 3.32 kg/ha 1.18 kg/ha 2.13 kg/ha Bolivia (Plurinational State of)
2020s 2.91 kg/ha 1.39 kg/ha 1.51 kg/ha Bolivia (Plurinational State of)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland, Bolivia (Plurinational State of) or Melanesia?
Bolivia (Plurinational State of), at 2.01 kg/ha against 1.18 kg/ha in Melanesia as of 2024.
What is the difference in pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland between Bolivia (Plurinational State of) and Melanesia?
0.83 kg/ha, with Bolivia (Plurinational State of) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bolivia (Plurinational State of) and Melanesia?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Bolivia (Plurinational State of) and Melanesia rank globally for pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland?
Bolivia (Plurinational State of) ranks 7th and Melanesia ranks 10th of 17 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).