Saint Lucia vs Western Europe: Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland
Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland over time
- Saint Lucia
- Western Europe
How they compare
Saint Lucia currently reports 27.62 kg/ha against 4.05 kg/ha in Western Europe, a difference of 23.57 kg/ha.
That makes Saint Lucia's figure about 6.8 times Western Europe's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Saint Lucia has been ahead every year.
Saint Lucia ranks 5th and Western Europe ranks 5th of 187 countries.
Saint Lucia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Saint Lucia | Western Europe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 26.53 kg/ha | 4.34 kg/ha | 22.18 kg/ha | Saint Lucia |
| 2000s | 21.63 kg/ha | 3.99 kg/ha | 17.64 kg/ha | Saint Lucia |
| 2010s | 23.69 kg/ha | 3.87 kg/ha | 19.82 kg/ha | Saint Lucia |
| 2020s | 27.02 kg/ha | 4.02 kg/ha | 23 kg/ha | Saint Lucia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland, Saint Lucia or Western Europe?
- Saint Lucia, at 27.62 kg/ha against 4.05 kg/ha in Western Europe as of 2024.
- What is the difference in pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland between Saint Lucia and Western Europe?
- 23.57 kg/ha, with Saint Lucia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Saint Lucia and Western Europe?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Saint Lucia and Western Europe rank globally for pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland?
- Saint Lucia ranks 5th and Western Europe ranks 5th 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).