Africa vs Lithuania: Pesticides (total) — Use per capita

Africa
0.17 kg/cap
in 2024
Lithuania
1.28 kg/cap
in 2024
Africa rank
20th
Lithuania rank
26th

Pesticides (total) — Use per capita over time

  • Africa
  • Lithuania
00.250.50.7511.2199020072024

How they compare

Lithuania currently reports 1.28 kg/cap against 0.17 kg/cap in Africa, a difference of 1.11 kg/cap.

That makes Lithuania's figure about 7.5 times Africa's.

Across all 33 years both countries report, Lithuania has been ahead every year.

Africa ranks 20th and Lithuania ranks 26th of 25 groups.

Lithuania has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Africa Lithuania Difference Ahead
1990s 0.0925 kg/cap 0.2475 kg/cap 0.155 kg/cap Lithuania
2000s 0.103 kg/cap 0.444 kg/cap 0.341 kg/cap Lithuania
2010s 0.137 kg/cap 0.9 kg/cap 0.763 kg/cap Lithuania
2020s 0.168 kg/cap 1.1 kg/cap 0.93 kg/cap Lithuania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher pesticides (total) — use per capita, Africa or Lithuania?
Lithuania, at 1.28 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 Lithuania?
1.11 kg/cap, with Lithuania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Africa and Lithuania?
33 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2024.
How do Africa and Lithuania rank globally for pesticides (total) — use per capita?
Africa ranks 20th and Lithuania ranks 26th 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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Indicator
Pesticides (total) — Use per capita
Unit
kg/cap
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
234 places, 8,019 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed

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).