Nigeria vs Romania: Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland
Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland over time
- Nigeria
- Romania
How they compare
Romania currently reports 1.01 kg/ha against 0.98 kg/ha in Nigeria, a difference of 0.03 kg/ha.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Romania ahead.
Nigeria ranks 124th and Romania ranks 122nd of 187 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Nigeria averaged higher in 1 and Romania in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nigeria | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.117 kg/ha | 1.86 kg/ha | 1.74 kg/ha | Romania |
| 2000s | 0.251 kg/ha | 0.768 kg/ha | 0.517 kg/ha | Romania |
| 2010s | 0.843 kg/ha | 1.14 kg/ha | 0.294 kg/ha | Romania |
| 2020s | 1.18 kg/ha | 0.976 kg/ha | 0.202 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 Romania?
- Romania, at 1.01 kg/ha against 0.98 kg/ha in Nigeria as of 2024.
- What is the difference in pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland between Nigeria and Romania?
- 0.03 kg/ha, with Romania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Romania?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Nigeria and Romania rank globally for pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland?
- Nigeria ranks 124th and Romania ranks 122nd 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).