Europe vs Nicaragua: Pesticides (total) — Use per capita
Pesticides (total) — Use per capita over time
- Europe
- Nicaragua
How they compare
Nicaragua currently reports 1.92 kg/cap against 0.63 kg/cap in Europe, a difference of 1.29 kg/cap.
That makes Nicaragua's figure about 3.0 times Europe's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 33 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Europe ahead.
Europe ranks 11th and Nicaragua ranks 18th of 25 groups.
Across the 4 decades both report, Europe averaged higher in 1 and Nicaragua in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Europe | Nicaragua | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.689 kg/cap | 0.382 kg/cap | 0.307 kg/cap | Europe |
| 2000s | 0.616 kg/cap | 1.3 kg/cap | 0.681 kg/cap | Nicaragua |
| 2010s | 0.679 kg/cap | 1.2 kg/cap | 0.524 kg/cap | Nicaragua |
| 2020s | 0.6667 kg/cap | 2.12 kg/cap | 1.46 kg/cap | Nicaragua |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher pesticides (total) — use per capita, Europe or Nicaragua?
- Nicaragua, at 1.92 kg/cap against 0.63 kg/cap in Europe as of 2022.
- What is the difference in pesticides (total) — use per capita between Europe and Nicaragua?
- 1.29 kg/cap, with Nicaragua ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Europe and Nicaragua?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
- How do Europe and Nicaragua rank globally for pesticides (total) — use per capita?
- Europe ranks 11th 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).