Melanesia vs United States of America: Pesticides (total) — Use per capita
Pesticides (total) — Use per capita over time
- Melanesia
- United States of America
How they compare
United States of America currently reports 1.24 kg/cap against 0.14 kg/cap in Melanesia, a difference of 1.1 kg/cap.
That makes United States of America's figure about 8.9 times Melanesia's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, United States of America has been ahead every year.
Melanesia ranks 8th and United States of America ranks 5th of 17 countries.
United States of America has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Melanesia | United States of America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.22 kg/cap | 1.56 kg/cap | 1.34 kg/cap | United States of America |
| 2000s | 0.128 kg/cap | 1.37 kg/cap | 1.24 kg/cap | United States of America |
| 2010s | 0.167 kg/cap | 1.3 kg/cap | 1.14 kg/cap | United States of America |
| 2020s | 0.176 kg/cap | 1.27 kg/cap | 1.09 kg/cap | United States of America |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher pesticides (total) — use per capita, Melanesia or United States of America?
- United States of America, at 1.24 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 United States of America?
- 1.1 kg/cap, with United States of America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Melanesia and United States of America?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Melanesia and United States of America rank globally for pesticides (total) — use per capita?
- Melanesia ranks 8th and United States of America ranks 5th of 17 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).