Ireland vs Republic of Korea: Pesticides (total) — Use per capita

Ireland
0.41 kg/cap
in 2024
Republic of Korea
0.38 kg/cap
in 2024
Ireland rank
89th
Republic of Korea rank
91st

Pesticides (total) — Use per capita over time

  • Ireland
  • Republic of Korea
00.20.40.60.8199020072024

How they compare

Ireland currently reports 0.41 kg/cap against 0.38 kg/cap in Republic of Korea, a difference of 0.03 kg/cap.

That makes Ireland's figure about 1.1 times Republic of Korea's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Republic of Korea ahead.

Ireland ranks 89th and Republic of Korea ranks 91st of 192 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Ireland averaged higher in 3 and Republic of Korea in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ireland Republic of Korea Difference Ahead
1990s 0.558 kg/cap 0.563 kg/cap 0.005 kg/cap Republic of Korea
2000s 0.629 kg/cap 0.525 kg/cap 0.104 kg/cap Ireland
2010s 0.646 kg/cap 0.376 kg/cap 0.27 kg/cap Ireland
2020s 0.514 kg/cap 0.37 kg/cap 0.144 kg/cap Ireland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher pesticides (total) — use per capita, Ireland or Republic of Korea?
Ireland, at 0.41 kg/cap against 0.38 kg/cap in Republic of Korea as of 2024.
What is the difference in pesticides (total) — use per capita between Ireland and Republic of Korea?
0.03 kg/cap, with Ireland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Republic of Korea?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Ireland and Republic of Korea rank globally for pesticides (total) — use per capita?
Ireland ranks 89th and Republic of Korea ranks 91st 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

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).