Argentina vs United States of America: Pesticides (total) — Use per capita
Pesticides (total) — Use per capita over time
- Argentina
- United States of America
How they compare
Argentina currently reports 3.87 kg/cap against 1.24 kg/cap in United States of America, a difference of 2.63 kg/cap.
That makes Argentina's figure about 3.1 times United States of America's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was United States of America ahead.
Argentina ranks 4th and United States of America ranks 5th of 192 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Argentina averaged higher in 3 and United States of America in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Argentina | United States of America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.25 kg/cap | 1.56 kg/cap | 0.312 kg/cap | United States of America |
| 2000s | 3.34 kg/cap | 1.37 kg/cap | 1.97 kg/cap | Argentina |
| 2010s | 4.18 kg/cap | 1.3 kg/cap | 2.88 kg/cap | Argentina |
| 2020s | 3.87 kg/cap | 1.27 kg/cap | 2.6 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 United States of America?
- Argentina, at 3.87 kg/cap against 1.24 kg/cap in United States of America as of 2024.
- What is the difference in pesticides (total) — use per capita between Argentina and United States of America?
- 2.63 kg/cap, with Argentina ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and United States of America?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Argentina and United States of America rank globally for pesticides (total) — use per capita?
- Argentina ranks 4th and United States of America ranks 5th 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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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).