Africa vs Cambodia: Pesticides (total) — Use per capita
Pesticides (total) — Use per capita over time
- Africa
- Cambodia
How they compare
Cambodia currently reports 1.32 kg/cap against 0.17 kg/cap in Africa, a difference of 1.15 kg/cap.
That makes Cambodia's figure about 7.8 times Africa's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Africa ahead.
Africa ranks 20th and Cambodia ranks 25th of 25 groups.
Across the 4 decades both report, Africa averaged higher in 2 and Cambodia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Africa | Cambodia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.099 kg/cap | 0.051 kg/cap | 0.048 kg/cap | Africa |
| 2000s | 0.103 kg/cap | 0.041 kg/cap | 0.062 kg/cap | Africa |
| 2010s | 0.137 kg/cap | 0.299 kg/cap | 0.162 kg/cap | Cambodia |
| 2020s | 0.168 kg/cap | 1.12 kg/cap | 0.95 kg/cap | Cambodia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher pesticides (total) — use per capita, Africa or Cambodia?
- Cambodia, at 1.32 kg/cap against 0.17 kg/cap in Africa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in pesticides (total) — use per capita between Africa and Cambodia?
- 1.15 kg/cap, with Cambodia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Africa and Cambodia?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Africa and Cambodia rank globally for pesticides (total) — use per capita?
- Africa ranks 20th and Cambodia ranks 25th of 25 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Pesticides (total) — Use per capita. 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).