Timor-Leste vs Western Asia: Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland
Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland over time
- Timor-Leste
- Western Asia
How they compare
Western Asia currently reports 1.67 kg/ha against 0.83 kg/ha in Timor-Leste, a difference of 0.84 kg/ha.
That makes Western Asia's figure about 2.0 times Timor-Leste's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Western Asia has been ahead every year.
Timor-Leste ranks 11th and Western Asia ranks 14th of 17 countries.
Western Asia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Timor-Leste | Western Asia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.02 kg/ha | 0.926 kg/ha | 0.906 kg/ha | Western Asia |
| 2000s | 0.033 kg/ha | 1.21 kg/ha | 1.18 kg/ha | Western Asia |
| 2010s | 0.234 kg/ha | 1.63 kg/ha | 1.4 kg/ha | Western Asia |
| 2020s | 0.754 kg/ha | 1.79 kg/ha | 1.03 kg/ha | Western Asia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland, Timor-Leste or Western Asia?
- Western Asia, at 1.67 kg/ha against 0.83 kg/ha in Timor-Leste as of 2024.
- What is the difference in pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland between Timor-Leste and Western Asia?
- 0.84 kg/ha, with Western Asia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Timor-Leste and Western Asia?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Timor-Leste and Western Asia rank globally for pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland?
- Timor-Leste ranks 11th and Western Asia ranks 14th 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).