Indonesia vs Nicaragua: Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland
Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland over time
- Indonesia
- Nicaragua
How they compare
Nicaragua currently reports 7.17 kg/ha against 6.74 kg/ha in Indonesia, a difference of 0.43 kg/ha.
That makes Nicaragua's figure about 1.1 times Indonesia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 33 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Indonesia ahead.
Indonesia ranks 48th and Nicaragua ranks 47th of 187 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Indonesia averaged higher in 3 and Nicaragua in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Indonesia | Nicaragua | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.16 kg/ha | 0.958 kg/ha | 3.2 kg/ha | Indonesia |
| 2000s | 5.18 kg/ha | 3.31 kg/ha | 1.87 kg/ha | Indonesia |
| 2010s | 6.92 kg/ha | 4.06 kg/ha | 2.86 kg/ha | Indonesia |
| 2020s | 6.03 kg/ha | 7.83 kg/ha | 1.8 kg/ha | Nicaragua |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland, Indonesia or Nicaragua?
- Nicaragua, at 7.17 kg/ha against 6.74 kg/ha in Indonesia as of 2022.
- What is the difference in pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland between Indonesia and Nicaragua?
- 0.43 kg/ha, with Nicaragua ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Indonesia and Nicaragua?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
- How do Indonesia and Nicaragua rank globally for pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland?
- Indonesia ranks 48th and Nicaragua ranks 47th 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).