Mongolia vs Portugal: Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland
Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland over time
- Mongolia
- Portugal
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 4.82 kg/ha against 4.53 kg/ha in Mongolia, a difference of 0.29 kg/ha.
That makes Portugal's figure about 1.1 times Mongolia's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Portugal has been ahead every year.
Mongolia ranks 64th and Portugal ranks 61st of 187 countries.
Portugal has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mongolia | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.088 kg/ha | 3.99 kg/ha | 3.9 kg/ha | Portugal |
| 2000s | 0.099 kg/ha | 7.56 kg/ha | 7.46 kg/ha | Portugal |
| 2010s | 1.5 kg/ha | 5.94 kg/ha | 4.44 kg/ha | Portugal |
| 2020s | 4.42 kg/ha | 5.01 kg/ha | 0.588 kg/ha | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland, Mongolia or Portugal?
- Portugal, at 4.82 kg/ha against 4.53 kg/ha in Mongolia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland between Mongolia and Portugal?
- 0.29 kg/ha, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mongolia and Portugal?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Mongolia and Portugal rank globally for pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland?
- Mongolia ranks 64th and Portugal ranks 61st 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).