Finland vs South Africa: Pesticides (total) — Use per capita
Pesticides (total) — Use per capita over time
- Finland
- South Africa
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 0.64 kg/cap against 0.61 kg/cap in Finland, a difference of 0.03 kg/cap.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Finland ahead.
Finland ranks 60th and South Africa ranks 57th of 192 countries.
Finland has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Finland | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.714 kg/cap | 0.435 kg/cap | 0.279 kg/cap | Finland |
| 2000s | 0.855 kg/cap | 0.584 kg/cap | 0.271 kg/cap | Finland |
| 2010s | 0.707 kg/cap | 0.658 kg/cap | 0.049 kg/cap | Finland |
| 2020s | 0.684 kg/cap | 0.674 kg/cap | 0.01 kg/cap | Finland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher pesticides (total) — use per capita, Finland or South Africa?
- South Africa, at 0.64 kg/cap against 0.61 kg/cap in Finland as of 2024.
- What is the difference in pesticides (total) — use per capita between Finland and South Africa?
- 0.03 kg/cap, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and South Africa?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Finland and South Africa rank globally for pesticides (total) — use per capita?
- Finland ranks 60th and South Africa ranks 57th of 192 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).