Polynesia vs Turks and Caicos Islands: Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland
Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland over time
- Polynesia
- Turks and Caicos Islands
How they compare
Turks and Caicos Islands currently reports 28.04 kg/ha against 6.1 kg/ha in Polynesia, a difference of 21.94 kg/ha.
That makes Turks and Caicos Islands's figure about 4.6 times Polynesia's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Turks and Caicos Islands ahead.
Polynesia ranks 2nd and Turks and Caicos Islands ranks 4th of 17 countries.
Turks and Caicos Islands has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Polynesia | Turks and Caicos Islands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.92 kg/ha | 25.32 kg/ha | 22.4 kg/ha | Turks and Caicos Islands |
| 2000s | 3.96 kg/ha | 17.72 kg/ha | 13.76 kg/ha | Turks and Caicos Islands |
| 2010s | 4.31 kg/ha | 28.04 kg/ha | 23.73 kg/ha | Turks and Caicos Islands |
| 2020s | 7.36 kg/ha | 28.04 kg/ha | 20.68 kg/ha | Turks and Caicos Islands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland, Polynesia or Turks and Caicos Islands?
- Turks and Caicos Islands, at 28.04 kg/ha against 6.1 kg/ha in Polynesia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland between Polynesia and Turks and Caicos Islands?
- 21.94 kg/ha, with Turks and Caicos Islands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Polynesia and Turks and Caicos Islands?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Polynesia and Turks and Caicos Islands rank globally for pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland?
- Polynesia ranks 2nd and Turks and Caicos Islands ranks 4th of 17 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).