Bulgaria vs Germany: Pesticides (total) — Use per capita

Bulgaria
0.54 kg/cap
in 2024
Germany
0.53 kg/cap
in 2024
Bulgaria rank
69th
Germany rank
70th

Pesticides (total) — Use per capita over time

  • Bulgaria
  • Germany
0.20.40.60.81199020072024

How they compare

Bulgaria currently reports 0.54 kg/cap against 0.53 kg/cap in Germany, a difference of 0.01 kg/cap.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Bulgaria ahead.

Bulgaria ranks 69th and Germany ranks 70th of 192 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 2 and Germany in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bulgaria Germany Difference Ahead
1990s 0.422 kg/cap 0.37 kg/cap 0.052 kg/cap Bulgaria
2000s 0.296 kg/cap 0.456 kg/cap 0.16 kg/cap Germany
2010s 0.378 kg/cap 0.553 kg/cap 0.175 kg/cap Germany
2020s 0.588 kg/cap 0.546 kg/cap 0.042 kg/cap Bulgaria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher pesticides (total) — use per capita, Bulgaria or Germany?
Bulgaria, at 0.54 kg/cap against 0.53 kg/cap in Germany as of 2024.
What is the difference in pesticides (total) — use per capita between Bulgaria and Germany?
0.01 kg/cap, with Bulgaria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Germany?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Bulgaria and Germany rank globally for pesticides (total) — use per capita?
Bulgaria ranks 69th and Germany ranks 70th 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

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).