Ecuador vs Spain: Pesticides (total) — Use per capita
Pesticides (total) — Use per capita over time
- Ecuador
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 1.25 kg/cap against 1.23 kg/cap in Ecuador, a difference of 0.02 kg/cap.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Spain ahead.
Ecuador ranks 28th and Spain ranks 27th of 186 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Ecuador averaged higher in 3 and Spain in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.499 kg/cap | 0.839 kg/cap | 0.34 kg/cap | Spain |
| 2000s | 1.11 kg/cap | 0.908 kg/cap | 0.207 kg/cap | Ecuador |
| 2010s | 1.8 kg/cap | 1.49 kg/cap | 0.309 kg/cap | Ecuador |
| 2020s | 1.69 kg/cap | 1.34 kg/cap | 0.346 kg/cap | Ecuador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher pesticides (total) — use per capita, Ecuador or Spain?
- Spain, at 1.25 kg/cap against 1.23 kg/cap in Ecuador as of 2024.
- What is the difference in pesticides (total) — use per capita between Ecuador and Spain?
- 0.02 kg/cap, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Spain?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Ecuador and Spain rank globally for pesticides (total) — use per capita?
- Ecuador ranks 28th and Spain ranks 27th of 186 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).