Nicaragua vs Türkiye: Pesticides (total) — Use per capita

Nicaragua
1.92 kg/cap
in 2022
Türkiye
0.61 kg/cap
in 2024
Nicaragua rank
18th
Türkiye rank
6th

Pesticides (total) — Use per capita over time

  • Nicaragua
  • Türkiye
00.511.522.5199020072024

How they compare

Nicaragua currently reports 1.92 kg/cap against 0.61 kg/cap in Türkiye, a difference of 1.31 kg/cap.

That makes Nicaragua's figure about 3.1 times Türkiye's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 33 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Türkiye ahead.

Nicaragua ranks 18th and Türkiye ranks 6th of 192 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Nicaragua averaged higher in 3 and Türkiye in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Nicaragua Türkiye Difference Ahead
1990s 0.382 kg/cap 0.478 kg/cap 0.096 kg/cap Türkiye
2000s 1.3 kg/cap 0.494 kg/cap 0.803 kg/cap Nicaragua
2010s 1.2 kg/cap 0.572 kg/cap 0.631 kg/cap Nicaragua
2020s 2.12 kg/cap 0.62 kg/cap 1.5 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 Türkiye?
Nicaragua, at 1.92 kg/cap against 0.61 kg/cap in Türkiye as of 2022.
What is the difference in pesticides (total) — use per capita between Nicaragua and Türkiye?
1.31 kg/cap, with Nicaragua ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nicaragua and Türkiye?
33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
How do Nicaragua and Türkiye rank globally for pesticides (total) — use per capita?
Nicaragua ranks 18th and Türkiye ranks 6th 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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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).