Cambodia vs Southern Asia: Pesticides (total) — Use per capita

Cambodia
1.32 kg/cap
in 2024
Southern Asia
0.05 kg/cap
in 2024
Cambodia rank
25th
Southern Asia rank
23rd

Pesticides (total) — Use per capita over time

  • Cambodia
  • Southern Asia
00.511.5199020072024

How they compare

Cambodia currently reports 1.32 kg/cap against 0.05 kg/cap in Southern Asia, a difference of 1.27 kg/cap.

That makes Cambodia's figure about 26.4 times Southern Asia's.

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

Cambodia ranks 25th and Southern Asia ranks 23rd of 192 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Cambodia averaged higher in 2 and Southern Asia in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cambodia Southern Asia Difference Ahead
1990s 0.051 kg/cap 0.071 kg/cap 0.02 kg/cap Southern Asia
2000s 0.041 kg/cap 0.05 kg/cap 0.009 kg/cap Southern Asia
2010s 0.299 kg/cap 0.05 kg/cap 0.249 kg/cap Cambodia
2020s 1.12 kg/cap 0.05 kg/cap 1.07 kg/cap Cambodia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher pesticides (total) — use per capita, Cambodia or Southern Asia?
Cambodia, at 1.32 kg/cap against 0.05 kg/cap in Southern Asia as of 2024.
What is the difference in pesticides (total) — use per capita between Cambodia and Southern Asia?
1.27 kg/cap, with Cambodia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cambodia and Southern Asia?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Cambodia and Southern Asia rank globally for pesticides (total) — use per capita?
Cambodia ranks 25th and Southern Asia ranks 23rd 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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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).