Benin vs South Africa: Pesticides (total) — Use per capita
Pesticides (total) — Use per capita over time
- Benin
- South Africa
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 0.64 kg/cap against 0.62 kg/cap in Benin, a difference of 0.02 kg/cap.
Across all 35 years both countries report, South Africa has been ahead every year.
Benin ranks 58th and South Africa ranks 57th of 192 countries.
South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.218 kg/cap | 0.435 kg/cap | 0.217 kg/cap | South Africa |
| 2000s | 0.132 kg/cap | 0.584 kg/cap | 0.452 kg/cap | South Africa |
| 2010s | 0.213 kg/cap | 0.658 kg/cap | 0.445 kg/cap | South Africa |
| 2020s | 0.486 kg/cap | 0.674 kg/cap | 0.188 kg/cap | South Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher pesticides (total) — use per capita, Benin or South Africa?
- South Africa, at 0.64 kg/cap against 0.62 kg/cap in Benin as of 2024.
- What is the difference in pesticides (total) — use per capita between Benin and South Africa?
- 0.02 kg/cap, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and South Africa?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Benin and South Africa rank globally for pesticides (total) — use per capita?
- Benin ranks 58th and South Africa ranks 57th 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.
Individual pages
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).