Botswana vs Romania: Pesticides (total) — Use per capita

Botswana
0.5 kg/cap
in 2024
Romania
0.47 kg/cap
in 2024
Botswana rank
71st
Romania rank
73rd

Pesticides (total) — Use per capita over time

  • Botswana
  • Romania
0.20.40.60.811.2199020072024

How they compare

Botswana currently reports 0.5 kg/cap against 0.47 kg/cap in Romania, a difference of 0.03 kg/cap.

That makes Botswana's figure about 1.1 times Romania's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Romania ahead.

Botswana ranks 71st and Romania ranks 73rd of 186 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 1 and Romania in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Botswana Romania Difference Ahead
1990s 0.172 kg/cap 0.813 kg/cap 0.641 kg/cap Romania
2000s 0.214 kg/cap 0.344 kg/cap 0.13 kg/cap Romania
2010s 0.29 kg/cap 0.526 kg/cap 0.236 kg/cap Romania
2020s 0.534 kg/cap 0.45 kg/cap 0.084 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 Romania?
Botswana, at 0.5 kg/cap against 0.47 kg/cap in Romania as of 2024.
What is the difference in pesticides (total) — use per capita between Botswana and Romania?
0.03 kg/cap, with Botswana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Romania?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Botswana and Romania rank globally for pesticides (total) — use per capita?
Botswana ranks 71st and Romania ranks 73rd 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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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).