Guam vs Sri Lanka: Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland
Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland over time
- Guam
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Guam currently reports 1.61 kg/ha against 1.59 kg/ha in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.02 kg/ha.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Guam ahead.
Guam ranks 102nd and Sri Lanka ranks 103rd of 187 countries.
Guam has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guam | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.67 kg/ha | 0.902 kg/ha | 0.768 kg/ha | Guam |
| 2000s | 1.23 kg/ha | 0.804 kg/ha | 0.424 kg/ha | Guam |
| 2010s | 3.29 kg/ha | 0.673 kg/ha | 2.62 kg/ha | Guam |
| 2020s | 5.27 kg/ha | 1.09 kg/ha | 4.19 kg/ha | Guam |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland, Guam or Sri Lanka?
- Guam, at 1.61 kg/ha against 1.59 kg/ha in Sri Lanka as of 2024.
- What is the difference in pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland between Guam and Sri Lanka?
- 0.02 kg/ha, with Guam ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guam and Sri Lanka?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Guam and Sri Lanka rank globally for pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland?
- Guam ranks 102nd and Sri Lanka ranks 103rd 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).