Latvia vs Rwanda: Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland
Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland over time
- Latvia
- Rwanda
How they compare
Latvia currently reports 1.33 kg/ha against 1.21 kg/ha in Rwanda, a difference of 0.12 kg/ha.
That makes Latvia's figure about 1.1 times Rwanda's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Latvia ahead.
Latvia ranks 114th and Rwanda ranks 116th of 187 countries.
Latvia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Latvia | Rwanda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.3387 kg/ha | 0.1487 kg/ha | 0.19 kg/ha | Latvia |
| 2000s | 0.59 kg/ha | 0.195 kg/ha | 0.395 kg/ha | Latvia |
| 2010s | 1.12 kg/ha | 0.971 kg/ha | 0.152 kg/ha | Latvia |
| 2020s | 1.35 kg/ha | 1.19 kg/ha | 0.16 kg/ha | Latvia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland, Latvia or Rwanda?
- Latvia, at 1.33 kg/ha against 1.21 kg/ha in Rwanda as of 2024.
- What is the difference in pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland between Latvia and Rwanda?
- 0.12 kg/ha, with Latvia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Latvia and Rwanda?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2024.
- How do Latvia and Rwanda rank globally for pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland?
- Latvia ranks 114th and Rwanda ranks 116th 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).