Melanesia vs Paraguay: Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland
Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland over time
- Melanesia
- Paraguay
How they compare
Paraguay currently reports 20.59 kg/ha against 1.18 kg/ha in Melanesia, a difference of 19.41 kg/ha.
That makes Paraguay's figure about 17.4 times Melanesia's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Paraguay ahead.
Melanesia ranks 10th and Paraguay ranks 12th of 17 countries.
Paraguay has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Melanesia | Paraguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.04 kg/ha | 3.03 kg/ha | 1.98 kg/ha | Paraguay |
| 2000s | 0.775 kg/ha | 3.92 kg/ha | 3.14 kg/ha | Paraguay |
| 2010s | 1.18 kg/ha | 4.76 kg/ha | 3.58 kg/ha | Paraguay |
| 2020s | 1.39 kg/ha | 7.11 kg/ha | 5.71 kg/ha | Paraguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland, Melanesia or Paraguay?
- Paraguay, at 20.59 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 Melanesia and Paraguay?
- 19.41 kg/ha, with Paraguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Melanesia and Paraguay?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Melanesia and Paraguay rank globally for pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland?
- Melanesia ranks 10th and Paraguay ranks 12th of 17 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).