Brazil vs Palau: Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland
Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland over time
- Brazil
- Palau
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 11.85 kg/ha against 10.8 kg/ha in Palau, a difference of 1.05 kg/ha.
That makes Brazil's figure about 1.1 times Palau's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Palau ahead.
Brazil ranks 28th and Palau ranks 30th of 187 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 3 and Palau in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Palau | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.78 kg/ha | 3.11 kg/ha | 1.33 kg/ha | Palau |
| 2000s | 3.83 kg/ha | 2.88 kg/ha | 0.952 kg/ha | Brazil |
| 2010s | 7.77 kg/ha | 7.4 kg/ha | 0.367 kg/ha | Brazil |
| 2020s | 11.7 kg/ha | 10.8 kg/ha | 0.904 kg/ha | Brazil |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland, Brazil or Palau?
- Brazil, at 11.85 kg/ha against 10.8 kg/ha in Palau as of 2024.
- What is the difference in pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland between Brazil and Palau?
- 1.05 kg/ha, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Palau?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2024.
- How do Brazil and Palau rank globally for pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland?
- Brazil ranks 28th and Palau ranks 30th 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).