Brazil vs South-Eastern Asia: Pesticides (total) — Use per capita
Pesticides (total) — Use per capita over time
- Brazil
- South-Eastern Asia
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 3.56 kg/cap against 0.81 kg/cap in South-Eastern Asia, a difference of 2.75 kg/cap.
That makes Brazil's figure about 4.4 times South-Eastern Asia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was South-Eastern Asia ahead.
Brazil ranks 7th and South-Eastern Asia ranks 6th of 192 countries.
Brazil has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | South-Eastern Asia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.552 kg/cap | 0.457 kg/cap | 0.095 kg/cap | Brazil |
| 2000s | 1.23 kg/cap | 0.596 kg/cap | 0.631 kg/cap | Brazil |
| 2010s | 2.42 kg/cap | 0.803 kg/cap | 1.62 kg/cap | Brazil |
| 2020s | 3.53 kg/cap | 0.78 kg/cap | 2.75 kg/cap | Brazil |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher pesticides (total) — use per capita, Brazil or South-Eastern Asia?
- Brazil, at 3.56 kg/cap against 0.81 kg/cap in South-Eastern Asia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in pesticides (total) — use per capita between Brazil and South-Eastern Asia?
- 2.75 kg/cap, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and South-Eastern Asia?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Brazil and South-Eastern Asia rank globally for pesticides (total) — use per capita?
- Brazil ranks 7th and South-Eastern Asia ranks 6th 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).