Northern Africa vs Palau: Pesticides (total) — Use per capita
Pesticides (total) — Use per capita over time
- Northern Africa
- Palau
How they compare
Palau currently reports 1.4 kg/cap against 0.16 kg/cap in Northern Africa, a difference of 1.24 kg/cap.
That makes Palau's figure about 8.8 times Northern Africa's.
Across all 34 years both countries report, Palau has been ahead every year.
Northern Africa ranks 21st and Palau ranks 24th of 25 groups.
Palau has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Northern Africa | Palau | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1722 kg/cap | 0.4178 kg/cap | 0.2456 kg/cap | Palau |
| 2000s | 0.172 kg/cap | 0.339 kg/cap | 0.167 kg/cap | Palau |
| 2010s | 0.173 kg/cap | 0.957 kg/cap | 0.784 kg/cap | Palau |
| 2020s | 0.152 kg/cap | 1.4 kg/cap | 1.25 kg/cap | Palau |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher pesticides (total) — use per capita, Northern Africa or Palau?
- Palau, at 1.4 kg/cap against 0.16 kg/cap in Northern Africa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in pesticides (total) — use per capita between Northern Africa and Palau?
- 1.24 kg/cap, with Palau ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Northern Africa and Palau?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2024.
- How do Northern Africa and Palau rank globally for pesticides (total) — use per capita?
- Northern Africa ranks 21st and Palau ranks 24th of 25 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).