Belgium vs Botswana: Pesticides (total) — Use per capita
Pesticides (total) — Use per capita over time
- Belgium
- Botswana
How they compare
Botswana currently reports 0.5 kg/cap against 0.47 kg/cap in Belgium, a difference of 0.03 kg/cap.
That makes Botswana's figure about 1.1 times Belgium's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Belgium ahead.
Belgium ranks 73rd and Botswana ranks 71st of 186 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 2 and Botswana in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Botswana | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.784 kg/cap | 0.214 kg/cap | 0.57 kg/cap | Belgium |
| 2010s | 0.557 kg/cap | 0.29 kg/cap | 0.267 kg/cap | Belgium |
| 2020s | 0.466 kg/cap | 0.534 kg/cap | 0.068 kg/cap | Botswana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher pesticides (total) — use per capita, Belgium or Botswana?
- Botswana, at 0.5 kg/cap against 0.47 kg/cap in Belgium as of 2024.
- What is the difference in pesticides (total) — use per capita between Belgium and Botswana?
- 0.03 kg/cap, with Botswana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Botswana?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Belgium and Botswana rank globally for pesticides (total) — use per capita?
- Belgium ranks 73rd and Botswana ranks 71st of 186 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).