Melanesia vs Suriname: Pesticides (total) — Use per capita
Pesticides (total) — Use per capita over time
- Melanesia
- Suriname
How they compare
Suriname currently reports 1.26 kg/cap against 0.14 kg/cap in Melanesia, a difference of 1.12 kg/cap.
That makes Suriname's figure about 9.0 times Melanesia's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Suriname has been ahead every year.
Melanesia ranks 8th and Suriname ranks 27th of 17 groups.
Suriname has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Melanesia | Suriname | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.22 kg/cap | 0.407 kg/cap | 0.187 kg/cap | Suriname |
| 2000s | 0.128 kg/cap | 0.752 kg/cap | 0.624 kg/cap | Suriname |
| 2010s | 0.167 kg/cap | 1.15 kg/cap | 0.98 kg/cap | Suriname |
| 2020s | 0.176 kg/cap | 1.85 kg/cap | 1.67 kg/cap | Suriname |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher pesticides (total) — use per capita, Melanesia or Suriname?
- Suriname, at 1.26 kg/cap against 0.14 kg/cap in Melanesia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in pesticides (total) — use per capita between Melanesia and Suriname?
- 1.12 kg/cap, with Suriname ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Melanesia and Suriname?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Melanesia and Suriname rank globally for pesticides (total) — use per capita?
- Melanesia ranks 8th and Suriname ranks 27th of 17 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).