France vs Polynesia: Pesticides (total) — Use per capita
Pesticides (total) — Use per capita over time
- France
- Polynesia
How they compare
Polynesia currently reports 1.09 kg/cap against 1.05 kg/cap in France, a difference of 0.04 kg/cap.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was France ahead.
France ranks 35th and Polynesia ranks 33rd of 208 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, France averaged higher in 3 and Polynesia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Polynesia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.69 kg/cap | 0.634 kg/cap | 1.06 kg/cap | France |
| 2000s | 1.31 kg/cap | 0.699 kg/cap | 0.608 kg/cap | France |
| 2010s | 1.05 kg/cap | 0.819 kg/cap | 0.228 kg/cap | France |
| 2020s | 1.02 kg/cap | 1.31 kg/cap | 0.294 kg/cap | Polynesia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher pesticides (total) — use per capita, France or Polynesia?
- Polynesia, at 1.09 kg/cap against 1.05 kg/cap in France as of 2024.
- What is the difference in pesticides (total) — use per capita between France and Polynesia?
- 0.04 kg/cap, with Polynesia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and Polynesia?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do France and Polynesia rank globally for pesticides (total) — use per capita?
- France ranks 35th and Polynesia ranks 33rd of 208 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).