Democratic Republic of the Congo vs Lao People's Democratic Republic: Pesticides (total) — Use per capita

Democratic Republic of the Congo
0.02 kg/cap
in 2024
Lao People's Democratic Republic
0.02 kg/cap
in 2024
Democratic Republic of the Congo rank
15th
Lao People's Democratic Republic rank
15th

Pesticides (total) — Use per capita over time

  • Democratic Republic of the Congo
  • Lao People's Democratic Republic
00.010.020.03199020072024

How they compare

Democratic Republic of the Congo currently reports 0.02 kg/cap against 0.02 kg/cap in Lao People's Democratic Republic, a difference of 0 kg/cap.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Democratic Republic of the Congo ahead.

Democratic Republic of the Congo ranks 15th and Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 15th of 17 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Democratic Republic of the Congo averaged higher in 2 and Lao People's Democratic Republic in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Democratic Republic of the Congo Lao People's Democratic Republic Difference Ahead
1990s 0.025 kg/cap 0.003 kg/cap 0.022 kg/cap Democratic Republic of the Congo
2000s 0.02 kg/cap 0 kg/cap 0.02 kg/cap Democratic Republic of the Congo
2010s 0.013 kg/cap 0.014 kg/cap 0.001 kg/cap Lao People's Democratic Republic
2020s 0.014 kg/cap 0.024 kg/cap 0.01 kg/cap Lao People's Democratic Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher pesticides (total) — use per capita, Democratic Republic of the Congo or Lao People's Democratic Republic?
Democratic Republic of the Congo, at 0.02 kg/cap against 0.02 kg/cap in Lao People's Democratic Republic as of 2024.
What is the difference in pesticides (total) — use per capita between Democratic Republic of the Congo and Lao People's Democratic Republic?
0 kg/cap, with Democratic Republic of the Congo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of the Congo and Lao People's Democratic Republic?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Democratic Republic of the Congo and Lao People's Democratic Republic rank globally for pesticides (total) — use per capita?
Democratic Republic of the Congo ranks 15th and Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 15th of 17 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).