Panama vs Western Asia: Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland
Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland over time
- Panama
- Western Asia
How they compare
Panama currently reports 19.97 kg/ha against 1.67 kg/ha in Western Asia, a difference of 18.3 kg/ha.
That makes Panama's figure about 12.0 times Western Asia's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Panama ahead.
Panama ranks 13th and Western Asia ranks 14th of 187 countries.
Panama has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Panama | Western Asia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.54 kg/ha | 0.926 kg/ha | 3.62 kg/ha | Panama |
| 2000s | 3.15 kg/ha | 1.21 kg/ha | 1.94 kg/ha | Panama |
| 2010s | 2.77 kg/ha | 1.63 kg/ha | 1.14 kg/ha | Panama |
| 2020s | 17.8 kg/ha | 1.79 kg/ha | 16.01 kg/ha | Panama |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland, Panama or Western Asia?
- Panama, at 19.97 kg/ha against 1.67 kg/ha in Western Asia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland between Panama and Western Asia?
- 18.3 kg/ha, with Panama ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Panama and Western Asia?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Panama and Western Asia rank globally for pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland?
- Panama ranks 13th and Western Asia ranks 14th 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).