Eritrea vs Iraq: Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland
Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland over time
- Eritrea
- Iraq
How they compare
Iraq currently reports 0.09 kg/ha against 0.04 kg/ha in Eritrea, a difference of 0.05 kg/ha.
That makes Iraq's figure about 2.2 times Eritrea's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Iraq ahead.
Eritrea ranks 178th and Iraq ranks 177th of 187 countries.
Iraq has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eritrea | Iraq | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0286 kg/ha | 0.14 kg/ha | 0.1114 kg/ha | Iraq |
| 2000s | 0.044 kg/ha | 0.187 kg/ha | 0.143 kg/ha | Iraq |
| 2010s | 0.04 kg/ha | 0.082 kg/ha | 0.042 kg/ha | Iraq |
| 2020s | 0.04 kg/ha | 0.088 kg/ha | 0.048 kg/ha | Iraq |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland, Eritrea or Iraq?
- Iraq, at 0.09 kg/ha against 0.04 kg/ha in Eritrea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland between Eritrea and Iraq?
- 0.05 kg/ha, with Iraq ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Iraq?
- 32 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2024.
- How do Eritrea and Iraq rank globally for pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland?
- Eritrea ranks 178th and Iraq ranks 177th 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).