Maldives vs Melanesia: Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland
Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland over time
- Maldives
- Melanesia
How they compare
Maldives currently reports 23.67 kg/ha against 1.18 kg/ha in Melanesia, a difference of 22.49 kg/ha.
That makes Maldives's figure about 20.1 times Melanesia's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Maldives has been ahead every year.
Maldives ranks 7th and Melanesia ranks 10th of 187 countries.
Maldives has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Maldives | Melanesia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.39 kg/ha | 1.04 kg/ha | 7.34 kg/ha | Maldives |
| 2000s | 11.27 kg/ha | 0.775 kg/ha | 10.49 kg/ha | Maldives |
| 2010s | 19.89 kg/ha | 1.18 kg/ha | 18.71 kg/ha | Maldives |
| 2020s | 23.67 kg/ha | 1.39 kg/ha | 22.28 kg/ha | Maldives |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland, Maldives or Melanesia?
- Maldives, at 23.67 kg/ha against 1.18 kg/ha in Melanesia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland between Maldives and Melanesia?
- 22.49 kg/ha, with Maldives ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and Melanesia?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Maldives and Melanesia rank globally for pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland?
- Maldives ranks 7th and Melanesia ranks 10th 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).