Australia vs Micronesia (Federated States of): Pesticides (total) — Use per capita

Australia
2.41 kg/cap
in 2017
Micronesia (Federated States of)
0.11 kg/cap
in 2024
Australia rank
12th
Micronesia (Federated States of) rank
10th

Pesticides (total) — Use per capita over time

  • Australia
  • Micronesia (Federated States of)
00.511.522.5199020072024

How they compare

Australia currently reports 2.41 kg/cap against 0.11 kg/cap in Micronesia (Federated States of), a difference of 2.3 kg/cap.

That makes Australia's figure about 21.9 times Micronesia (Federated States of)'s.

Across all 27 years both countries report, Australia has been ahead every year.

Australia ranks 12th and Micronesia (Federated States of) ranks 10th of 192 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Micronesia (Federated States of) Difference Ahead
1990s 1.51 kg/cap 0.1822 kg/cap 1.33 kg/cap Australia
2000s 1.7 kg/cap 0.152 kg/cap 1.55 kg/cap Australia
2010s 2.17 kg/cap 0.1163 kg/cap 2.05 kg/cap Australia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher pesticides (total) — use per capita, Australia or Micronesia (Federated States of)?
Australia, at 2.41 kg/cap against 0.11 kg/cap in Micronesia (Federated States of) as of 2017.
What is the difference in pesticides (total) — use per capita between Australia and Micronesia (Federated States of)?
2.3 kg/cap, with Australia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Micronesia (Federated States of)?
27 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2017.
How do Australia and Micronesia (Federated States of) rank globally for pesticides (total) — use per capita?
Australia ranks 12th and Micronesia (Federated States of) ranks 10th 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).