Nicaragua vs Western Asia: Pesticides (total) — Use per capita
Pesticides (total) — Use per capita over time
- Nicaragua
- Western Asia
How they compare
Nicaragua currently reports 1.92 kg/cap against 0.26 kg/cap in Western Asia, a difference of 1.66 kg/cap.
That makes Nicaragua's figure about 7.4 times Western Asia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 33 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Western Asia ahead.
Nicaragua ranks 18th and Western Asia ranks 15th of 192 countries.
Nicaragua has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nicaragua | Western Asia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.382 kg/cap | 0.282 kg/cap | 0.1 kg/cap | Nicaragua |
| 2000s | 1.3 kg/cap | 0.282 kg/cap | 1.02 kg/cap | Nicaragua |
| 2010s | 1.2 kg/cap | 0.293 kg/cap | 0.91 kg/cap | Nicaragua |
| 2020s | 2.12 kg/cap | 0.2933 kg/cap | 1.83 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 Western Asia?
- Nicaragua, at 1.92 kg/cap against 0.26 kg/cap in Western Asia as of 2022.
- What is the difference in pesticides (total) — use per capita between Nicaragua and Western Asia?
- 1.66 kg/cap, with Nicaragua ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nicaragua and Western Asia?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
- How do Nicaragua and Western Asia rank globally for pesticides (total) — use per capita?
- Nicaragua ranks 18th and Western Asia ranks 15th 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).