Cabo Verde vs Eastern Africa: Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland
Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland over time
- Cabo Verde
- Eastern Africa
How they compare
Eastern Africa currently reports 0.46 kg/ha against 0.07 kg/ha in Cabo Verde, a difference of 0.39 kg/ha.
That makes Eastern Africa's figure about 6.6 times Cabo Verde's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Eastern Africa has been ahead every year.
Cabo Verde ranks 24th and Eastern Africa ranks 21st of 25 countries.
Eastern Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cabo Verde | Eastern Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.045 kg/ha | 0.179 kg/ha | 0.134 kg/ha | Eastern Africa |
| 2000s | 0.073 kg/ha | 0.212 kg/ha | 0.139 kg/ha | Eastern Africa |
| 2010s | 0.07 kg/ha | 0.344 kg/ha | 0.274 kg/ha | Eastern Africa |
| 2020s | 0.07 kg/ha | 0.404 kg/ha | 0.334 kg/ha | Eastern Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland, Cabo Verde or Eastern Africa?
- Eastern Africa, at 0.46 kg/ha against 0.07 kg/ha in Cabo Verde as of 2024.
- What is the difference in pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland between Cabo Verde and Eastern Africa?
- 0.39 kg/ha, with Eastern Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cabo Verde and Eastern Africa?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Cabo Verde and Eastern Africa rank globally for pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland?
- Cabo Verde ranks 24th and Eastern Africa ranks 21st of 25 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).