Nigeria vs Papua New Guinea: Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland
Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland over time
- Nigeria
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 0.98 kg/ha against 0.98 kg/ha in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0 kg/ha.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
Nigeria ranks 124th and Papua New Guinea ranks 124th of 187 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Nigeria averaged higher in 2 and Papua New Guinea in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nigeria | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.117 kg/ha | 0.756 kg/ha | 0.639 kg/ha | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 0.251 kg/ha | 0.342 kg/ha | 0.091 kg/ha | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 0.843 kg/ha | 0.737 kg/ha | 0.106 kg/ha | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 1.18 kg/ha | 1.1 kg/ha | 0.08 kg/ha | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland, Nigeria or Papua New Guinea?
- Nigeria, at 0.98 kg/ha against 0.98 kg/ha in Papua New Guinea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland between Nigeria and Papua New Guinea?
- 0 kg/ha, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Papua New Guinea?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Nigeria and Papua New Guinea rank globally for pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland?
- Nigeria ranks 124th and Papua New Guinea ranks 124th 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).