Kenya vs Papua New Guinea: Pesticides (total) — Use per capita
Pesticides (total) — Use per capita over time
- Kenya
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 0.12 kg/cap against 0.11 kg/cap in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.01 kg/cap.
That makes Kenya's figure about 1.1 times Papua New Guinea's.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
Kenya ranks 143rd and Papua New Guinea ranks 145th of 192 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 1 and Papua New Guinea in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.08 kg/cap | 0.141 kg/cap | 0.061 kg/cap | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 0.055 kg/cap | 0.052 kg/cap | 0.003 kg/cap | Kenya |
| 2010s | 0.099 kg/cap | 0.099 kg/cap | 0 kg/cap | — |
| 2020s | 0.108 kg/cap | 0.128 kg/cap | 0.02 kg/cap | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher pesticides (total) — use per capita, Kenya or Papua New Guinea?
- Kenya, at 0.12 kg/cap against 0.11 kg/cap in Papua New Guinea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in pesticides (total) — use per capita between Kenya and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.01 kg/cap, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Papua New Guinea?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Kenya and Papua New Guinea rank globally for pesticides (total) — use per capita?
- Kenya ranks 143rd and Papua New Guinea ranks 145th 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).