Botswana vs Fiji: Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland
Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland over time
- Botswana
- Fiji
How they compare
Botswana currently reports 4.78 kg/ha against 4.42 kg/ha in Fiji, a difference of 0.36 kg/ha.
That makes Botswana's figure about 1.1 times Fiji's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Botswana ahead.
Botswana ranks 62nd and Fiji ranks 65th of 187 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 1 and Fiji in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Fiji | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.708 kg/ha | 0.988 kg/ha | 0.28 kg/ha | Fiji |
| 2000s | 1.72 kg/ha | 2.02 kg/ha | 0.294 kg/ha | Fiji |
| 2010s | 2.33 kg/ha | 3.96 kg/ha | 1.64 kg/ha | Fiji |
| 2020s | 4.97 kg/ha | 4.42 kg/ha | 0.546 kg/ha | Botswana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland, Botswana or Fiji?
- Botswana, at 4.78 kg/ha against 4.42 kg/ha in Fiji as of 2024.
- What is the difference in pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland between Botswana and Fiji?
- 0.36 kg/ha, with Botswana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Fiji?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Botswana and Fiji rank globally for pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland?
- Botswana ranks 62nd and Fiji ranks 65th 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).