Madagascar vs Sierra Leone: Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland
Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland over time
- Madagascar
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 0.2 kg/ha against 0.19 kg/ha in Madagascar, a difference of 0.01 kg/ha.
That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 1.1 times Madagascar's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Sierra Leone ahead.
Madagascar ranks 169th and Sierra Leone ranks 168th of 187 countries.
Sierra Leone has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Madagascar | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.03 kg/ha | 0.428 kg/ha | 0.398 kg/ha | Sierra Leone |
| 2000s | 0.035 kg/ha | 0.11 kg/ha | 0.075 kg/ha | Sierra Leone |
| 2010s | 0.138 kg/ha | 0.161 kg/ha | 0.023 kg/ha | Sierra Leone |
| 2020s | 0.204 kg/ha | 0.208 kg/ha | 0.004 kg/ha | Sierra Leone |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland, Madagascar or Sierra Leone?
- Sierra Leone, at 0.2 kg/ha against 0.19 kg/ha in Madagascar as of 2024.
- What is the difference in pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland between Madagascar and Sierra Leone?
- 0.01 kg/ha, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Sierra Leone?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Madagascar and Sierra Leone rank globally for pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland?
- Madagascar ranks 169th and Sierra Leone ranks 168th 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).