Central America vs Nicaragua: Pesticides (total) — Use per capita
Pesticides (total) — Use per capita over time
- Central America
- Nicaragua
How they compare
Nicaragua currently reports 1.92 kg/cap against 0.73 kg/cap in Central America, a difference of 1.19 kg/cap.
That makes Nicaragua's figure about 2.6 times Central America's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 33 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Central America ahead.
Central America ranks 8th and Nicaragua ranks 18th of 25 groups.
Across the 4 decades both report, Central America averaged higher in 1 and Nicaragua in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Central America | Nicaragua | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.462 kg/cap | 0.382 kg/cap | 0.08 kg/cap | Central America |
| 2000s | 0.513 kg/cap | 1.3 kg/cap | 0.784 kg/cap | Nicaragua |
| 2010s | 0.574 kg/cap | 1.2 kg/cap | 0.629 kg/cap | Nicaragua |
| 2020s | 0.5867 kg/cap | 2.12 kg/cap | 1.54 kg/cap | Nicaragua |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher pesticides (total) — use per capita, Central America or Nicaragua?
- Nicaragua, at 1.92 kg/cap against 0.73 kg/cap in Central America as of 2022.
- What is the difference in pesticides (total) — use per capita between Central America and Nicaragua?
- 1.19 kg/cap, with Nicaragua ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Central America and Nicaragua?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
- How do Central America and Nicaragua rank globally for pesticides (total) — use per capita?
- Central America ranks 8th and Nicaragua ranks 18th of 25 groups.
- 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).