Nicaragua vs Northern Africa: Pesticides (total) — Use per capita
Pesticides (total) — Use per capita over time
- Nicaragua
- Northern Africa
How they compare
Nicaragua currently reports 1.92 kg/cap against 0.16 kg/cap in Northern Africa, a difference of 1.76 kg/cap.
That makes Nicaragua's figure about 12.0 times Northern Africa's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Northern Africa ahead.
Nicaragua ranks 18th and Northern Africa ranks 21st of 192 countries.
Nicaragua has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nicaragua | Northern Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.382 kg/cap | 0.181 kg/cap | 0.201 kg/cap | Nicaragua |
| 2000s | 1.3 kg/cap | 0.172 kg/cap | 1.13 kg/cap | Nicaragua |
| 2010s | 1.2 kg/cap | 0.173 kg/cap | 1.03 kg/cap | Nicaragua |
| 2020s | 2.12 kg/cap | 0.15 kg/cap | 1.97 kg/cap | Nicaragua |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher pesticides (total) — use per capita, Nicaragua or Northern Africa?
- Nicaragua, at 1.92 kg/cap against 0.16 kg/cap in Northern Africa as of 2022.
- What is the difference in pesticides (total) — use per capita between Nicaragua and Northern Africa?
- 1.76 kg/cap, with Nicaragua ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nicaragua and Northern Africa?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
- How do Nicaragua and Northern Africa rank globally for pesticides (total) — use per capita?
- Nicaragua ranks 18th and Northern Africa ranks 21st 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).