Nepal vs Saudi Arabia: Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland
Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland over time
- Nepal
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Saudi Arabia currently reports 0.7 kg/ha against 0.6 kg/ha in Nepal, a difference of 0.1 kg/ha.
That makes Saudi Arabia's figure about 1.2 times Nepal's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Saudi Arabia has been ahead every year.
Nepal ranks 146th and Saudi Arabia ranks 143rd of 187 countries.
Saudi Arabia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nepal | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.032 kg/ha | 0.399 kg/ha | 0.367 kg/ha | Saudi Arabia |
| 2000s | 0.075 kg/ha | 1.01 kg/ha | 0.932 kg/ha | Saudi Arabia |
| 2010s | 0.254 kg/ha | 1.95 kg/ha | 1.7 kg/ha | Saudi Arabia |
| 2020s | 0.508 kg/ha | 1.47 kg/ha | 0.958 kg/ha | Saudi Arabia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland, Nepal or Saudi Arabia?
- Saudi Arabia, at 0.7 kg/ha against 0.6 kg/ha in Nepal as of 2024.
- What is the difference in pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland between Nepal and Saudi Arabia?
- 0.1 kg/ha, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nepal and Saudi Arabia?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Nepal and Saudi Arabia rank globally for pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland?
- Nepal ranks 146th and Saudi Arabia ranks 143rd 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).