Africa vs Ecuador: Pesticides (total) — Use per capita
Pesticides (total) — Use per capita over time
- Africa
- Ecuador
How they compare
Ecuador currently reports 1.23 kg/cap against 0.17 kg/cap in Africa, a difference of 1.06 kg/cap.
That makes Ecuador's figure about 7.2 times Africa's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Ecuador has been ahead every year.
Africa ranks 20th and Ecuador ranks 30th of 25 groups.
Ecuador has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Africa | Ecuador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.099 kg/cap | 0.499 kg/cap | 0.4 kg/cap | Ecuador |
| 2000s | 0.103 kg/cap | 1.11 kg/cap | 1.01 kg/cap | Ecuador |
| 2010s | 0.137 kg/cap | 1.8 kg/cap | 1.67 kg/cap | Ecuador |
| 2020s | 0.168 kg/cap | 1.69 kg/cap | 1.52 kg/cap | Ecuador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher pesticides (total) — use per capita, Africa or Ecuador?
- Ecuador, at 1.23 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 Ecuador?
- 1.06 kg/cap, with Ecuador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Africa and Ecuador?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Africa and Ecuador rank globally for pesticides (total) — use per capita?
- Africa ranks 20th and Ecuador ranks 30th 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).