Democratic Republic of the Congo vs Oceania: Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland

Democratic Republic of the Congo
0.12 kg/ha
in 2024
Oceania
2.02 kg/ha
in 2017
Democratic Republic of the Congo rank
15th
Oceania rank
12th

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

  • Democratic Republic of the Congo
  • Oceania
00.511.52199020072024

How they compare

Oceania currently reports 2.02 kg/ha against 0.12 kg/ha in Democratic Republic of the Congo, a difference of 1.9 kg/ha.

That makes Oceania's figure about 16.8 times Democratic Republic of the Congo's.

Across all 28 years both countries report, Oceania has been ahead every year.

Democratic Republic of the Congo ranks 15th and Oceania ranks 12th of 17 countries.

Oceania has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Democratic Republic of the Congo Oceania Difference Ahead
1990s 0.14 kg/ha 1.52 kg/ha 1.38 kg/ha Oceania
2000s 0.14 kg/ha 1.51 kg/ha 1.37 kg/ha Oceania
2010s 0.0762 kg/ha 1.77 kg/ha 1.7 kg/ha Oceania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland, Democratic Republic of the Congo or Oceania?
Oceania, at 2.02 kg/ha against 0.12 kg/ha in Democratic Republic of the Congo as of 2017.
What is the difference in pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland between Democratic Republic of the Congo and Oceania?
1.9 kg/ha, with Oceania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of the Congo and Oceania?
28 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2017.
How do Democratic Republic of the Congo and Oceania rank globally for pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland?
Democratic Republic of the Congo ranks 15th and Oceania ranks 12th 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).