Argentina vs Oceania: Pesticides (total) — Use per capita

Argentina
3.87 kg/cap
in 2024
Oceania
1.61 kg/cap
in 2017
Argentina rank
4th
Oceania rank
3rd

Pesticides (total) — Use per capita over time

  • Argentina
  • Oceania
12345199020072024

How they compare

Argentina currently reports 3.87 kg/cap against 1.61 kg/cap in Oceania, a difference of 2.26 kg/cap.

That makes Argentina's figure about 2.4 times Oceania's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 28 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Oceania ahead.

Argentina ranks 4th and Oceania ranks 3rd of 192 countries.

Argentina has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Argentina Oceania Difference Ahead
1990s 1.25 kg/cap 1.1 kg/cap 0.152 kg/cap Argentina
2000s 3.34 kg/cap 1.2 kg/cap 2.13 kg/cap Argentina
2010s 4.26 kg/cap 1.48 kg/cap 2.78 kg/cap Argentina

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher pesticides (total) — use per capita, Argentina or Oceania?
Argentina, at 3.87 kg/cap against 1.61 kg/cap in Oceania as of 2024.
What is the difference in pesticides (total) — use per capita between Argentina and Oceania?
2.26 kg/cap, with Argentina ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Oceania?
28 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2017.
How do Argentina and Oceania rank globally for pesticides (total) — use per capita?
Argentina ranks 4th and Oceania ranks 3rd of 192 countries.
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).