Oceania vs Paraguay: Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland
Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland over time
- Oceania
- Paraguay
How they compare
Paraguay currently reports 20.59 kg/ha against 2.02 kg/ha in Oceania, a difference of 18.57 kg/ha.
That makes Paraguay's figure about 10.2 times Oceania's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 28 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Paraguay ahead.
Oceania ranks 12th and Paraguay ranks 12th of 25 groups.
Paraguay has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Oceania | Paraguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.52 kg/ha | 3.03 kg/ha | 1.51 kg/ha | Paraguay |
| 2000s | 1.51 kg/ha | 3.92 kg/ha | 2.41 kg/ha | Paraguay |
| 2010s | 1.77 kg/ha | 5.03 kg/ha | 3.26 kg/ha | Paraguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland, Oceania or Paraguay?
- Paraguay, at 20.59 kg/ha against 2.02 kg/ha in Oceania as of 2024.
- What is the difference in pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland between Oceania and Paraguay?
- 18.57 kg/ha, with Paraguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Oceania and Paraguay?
- 28 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2017.
- How do Oceania and Paraguay rank globally for pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland?
- Oceania ranks 12th and Paraguay ranks 12th of 25 groups.
- 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).