Bulgaria vs Gambia: Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland
Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland over time
- Bulgaria
- Gambia
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 1 kg/ha against 0.98 kg/ha in Gambia, a difference of 0.02 kg/ha.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Bulgaria ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 123rd and Gambia ranks 124th of 187 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 1 and Gambia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Gambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.847 kg/ha | 0.873 kg/ha | 0.026 kg/ha | Gambia |
| 2000s | 0.657 kg/ha | 1.6 kg/ha | 0.948 kg/ha | Gambia |
| 2010s | 0.75 kg/ha | 0.792 kg/ha | 0.042 kg/ha | Gambia |
| 2020s | 1.11 kg/ha | 0.814 kg/ha | 0.298 kg/ha | Bulgaria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland, Bulgaria or Gambia?
- Bulgaria, at 1 kg/ha against 0.98 kg/ha in Gambia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland between Bulgaria and Gambia?
- 0.02 kg/ha, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Gambia?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Bulgaria and Gambia rank globally for pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland?
- Bulgaria ranks 123rd and Gambia ranks 124th 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).