Caribbean vs World: Pesticides (total) — Use per capita
Pesticides (total) — Use per capita over time
- Caribbean
- World
How they compare
World currently reports 0.46 kg/cap against 0.25 kg/cap in Caribbean, a difference of 0.21 kg/cap.
That makes World's figure about 1.8 times Caribbean's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Caribbean ahead.
Caribbean ranks 16th and World ranks 13th of 25 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Caribbean averaged higher in 1 and World in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Caribbean | World | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.434 kg/cap | 0.348 kg/cap | 0.086 kg/cap | Caribbean |
| 2000s | 0.362 kg/cap | 0.383 kg/cap | 0.021 kg/cap | World |
| 2010s | 0.392 kg/cap | 0.447 kg/cap | 0.055 kg/cap | World |
| 2020s | 0.254 kg/cap | 0.46 kg/cap | 0.206 kg/cap | World |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher pesticides (total) — use per capita, Caribbean or World?
- World, at 0.46 kg/cap against 0.25 kg/cap in Caribbean as of 2024.
- What is the difference in pesticides (total) — use per capita between Caribbean and World?
- 0.21 kg/cap, with World ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Caribbean and World?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Caribbean and World rank globally for pesticides (total) — use per capita?
- Caribbean ranks 16th and World ranks 13th of 25 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).