Russian Federation vs Saudi Arabia: Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland

Russian Federation
0.78 kg/ha
in 2024
Saudi Arabia
0.7 kg/ha
in 2024
Russian Federation rank
141st
Saudi Arabia rank
143rd

Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland over time

  • Russian Federation
  • Saudi Arabia
0123199020072024

How they compare

Russian Federation currently reports 0.78 kg/ha against 0.7 kg/ha in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 0.08 kg/ha.

That makes Russian Federation's figure about 1.1 times Saudi Arabia's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 33 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Saudi Arabia ahead.

Russian Federation ranks 141st and Saudi Arabia ranks 143rd of 187 countries.

Saudi Arabia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Russian Federation Saudi Arabia Difference Ahead
1990s 0.2038 kg/ha 0.4288 kg/ha 0.225 kg/ha Saudi Arabia
2000s 0.294 kg/ha 1.01 kg/ha 0.713 kg/ha Saudi Arabia
2010s 0.477 kg/ha 1.95 kg/ha 1.47 kg/ha Saudi Arabia
2020s 0.774 kg/ha 1.47 kg/ha 0.692 kg/ha Saudi Arabia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland, Russian Federation or Saudi Arabia?
Russian Federation, at 0.78 kg/ha against 0.7 kg/ha in Saudi Arabia as of 2024.
What is the difference in pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland between Russian Federation and Saudi Arabia?
0.08 kg/ha, with Russian Federation ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Russian Federation and Saudi Arabia?
33 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2024.
How do Russian Federation and Saudi Arabia rank globally for pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland?
Russian Federation ranks 141st and Saudi Arabia ranks 143rd 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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Indicator
Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland
Unit
kg/ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
229 places, 7,792 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed

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).