Botswana vs El Salvador: Pesticides (total) — Use per capita
Pesticides (total) — Use per capita over time
- Botswana
- El Salvador
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 0.52 kg/cap against 0.5 kg/cap in Botswana, a difference of 0.02 kg/cap.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was El Salvador ahead.
Botswana ranks 74th and El Salvador ranks 72nd of 192 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 1 and El Salvador in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | El Salvador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.172 kg/cap | 0.594 kg/cap | 0.422 kg/cap | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 0.214 kg/cap | 0.422 kg/cap | 0.208 kg/cap | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 0.29 kg/cap | 0.533 kg/cap | 0.243 kg/cap | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 0.534 kg/cap | 0.464 kg/cap | 0.07 kg/cap | Botswana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher pesticides (total) — use per capita, Botswana or El Salvador?
- El Salvador, at 0.52 kg/cap against 0.5 kg/cap in Botswana as of 2024.
- What is the difference in pesticides (total) — use per capita between Botswana and El Salvador?
- 0.02 kg/cap, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and El Salvador?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Botswana and El Salvador rank globally for pesticides (total) — use per capita?
- Botswana ranks 74th and El Salvador ranks 72nd 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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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).