Nepal vs Tonga: Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland
Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland over time
- Nepal
- Tonga
How they compare
Tonga currently reports 0.65 kg/ha against 0.6 kg/ha in Nepal, a difference of 0.05 kg/ha.
That makes Tonga's figure about 1.1 times Nepal's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Tonga has been ahead every year.
Nepal ranks 146th and Tonga ranks 145th of 187 countries.
Tonga has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nepal | Tonga | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.032 kg/ha | 0.404 kg/ha | 0.372 kg/ha | Tonga |
| 2000s | 0.075 kg/ha | 0.411 kg/ha | 0.336 kg/ha | Tonga |
| 2010s | 0.254 kg/ha | 0.491 kg/ha | 0.237 kg/ha | Tonga |
| 2020s | 0.508 kg/ha | 0.666 kg/ha | 0.158 kg/ha | Tonga |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland, Nepal or Tonga?
- Tonga, at 0.65 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 Tonga?
- 0.05 kg/ha, with Tonga ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nepal and Tonga?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Nepal and Tonga rank globally for pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland?
- Nepal ranks 146th and Tonga ranks 145th 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).