Asia vs Melanesia: Pesticides (total) — Use per capita
Pesticides (total) — Use per capita over time
- Asia
- Melanesia
How they compare
Asia currently reports 0.23 kg/cap against 0.14 kg/cap in Melanesia, a difference of 0.09 kg/cap.
That makes Asia's figure about 1.6 times Melanesia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Melanesia ahead.
Asia ranks 7th and Melanesia ranks 8th of 17 groups.
Across the 4 decades both report, Asia averaged higher in 3 and Melanesia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Asia | Melanesia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.199 kg/cap | 0.22 kg/cap | 0.021 kg/cap | Melanesia |
| 2000s | 0.22 kg/cap | 0.128 kg/cap | 0.092 kg/cap | Asia |
| 2010s | 0.25 kg/cap | 0.167 kg/cap | 0.083 kg/cap | Asia |
| 2020s | 0.224 kg/cap | 0.176 kg/cap | 0.048 kg/cap | Asia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher pesticides (total) — use per capita, Asia or Melanesia?
- Asia, at 0.23 kg/cap against 0.14 kg/cap in Melanesia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in pesticides (total) — use per capita between Asia and Melanesia?
- 0.09 kg/cap, with Asia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Asia and Melanesia?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Asia and Melanesia rank globally for pesticides (total) — use per capita?
- Asia ranks 7th and Melanesia ranks 8th of 17 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).