Sweden vs Tunisia: Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland
Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland over time
- Sweden
- Tunisia
How they compare
Tunisia currently reports 0.83 kg/ha against 0.81 kg/ha in Sweden, a difference of 0.02 kg/ha.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Sweden ahead.
Sweden ranks 140th and Tunisia ranks 138th of 187 countries.
Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sweden | Tunisia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.592 kg/ha | 0.197 kg/ha | 0.395 kg/ha | Sweden |
| 2000s | 0.772 kg/ha | 0.287 kg/ha | 0.485 kg/ha | Sweden |
| 2010s | 0.832 kg/ha | 0.557 kg/ha | 0.275 kg/ha | Sweden |
| 2020s | 0.836 kg/ha | 0.7 kg/ha | 0.136 kg/ha | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland, Sweden or Tunisia?
- Tunisia, at 0.83 kg/ha against 0.81 kg/ha in Sweden as of 2024.
- What is the difference in pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland between Sweden and Tunisia?
- 0.02 kg/ha, with Tunisia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sweden and Tunisia?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Sweden and Tunisia rank globally for pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland?
- Sweden ranks 140th and Tunisia ranks 138th 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).