Bolivia (Plurinational State of) vs Brazil: Pesticides (total) — Use per capita

Bolivia (Plurinational State of)
1.02 kg/cap
in 2024
Brazil
3.56 kg/cap
in 2024
Bolivia (Plurinational State of) rank
4th
Brazil rank
7th

Pesticides (total) — Use per capita over time

  • Bolivia (Plurinational State of)
  • Brazil
01234199020072024

How they compare

Brazil currently reports 3.56 kg/cap against 1.02 kg/cap in Bolivia (Plurinational State of), a difference of 2.54 kg/cap.

That makes Brazil's figure about 3.5 times Bolivia (Plurinational State of)'s.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Bolivia (Plurinational State of) ahead.

Bolivia (Plurinational State of) ranks 4th and Brazil ranks 7th of 17 groups.

Brazil has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bolivia (Plurinational State of) Brazil Difference Ahead
1990s 0.273 kg/cap 0.552 kg/cap 0.279 kg/cap Brazil
2000s 0.702 kg/cap 1.23 kg/cap 0.525 kg/cap Brazil
2010s 1.53 kg/cap 2.42 kg/cap 0.89 kg/cap Brazil
2020s 1.41 kg/cap 3.53 kg/cap 2.12 kg/cap Brazil

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher pesticides (total) — use per capita, Bolivia (Plurinational State of) or Brazil?
Brazil, at 3.56 kg/cap against 1.02 kg/cap in Bolivia (Plurinational State of) as of 2024.
What is the difference in pesticides (total) — use per capita between Bolivia (Plurinational State of) and Brazil?
2.54 kg/cap, with Brazil ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bolivia (Plurinational State of) and Brazil?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Bolivia (Plurinational State of) and Brazil rank globally for pesticides (total) — use per capita?
Bolivia (Plurinational State of) ranks 4th and Brazil ranks 7th 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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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).