Northern America vs Uruguay: Pesticides (total) — Use per capita
Pesticides (total) — Use per capita over time
- Northern America
- Uruguay
How they compare
Uruguay currently reports 4.39 kg/cap against 1.38 kg/cap in Northern America, a difference of 3.01 kg/cap.
That makes Uruguay's figure about 3.2 times Northern America's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Northern America ahead.
Northern America ranks 4th and Uruguay ranks 2nd of 25 groups.
Across the 4 decades both report, Northern America averaged higher in 1 and Uruguay in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Northern America | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.52 kg/cap | 0.842 kg/cap | 0.678 kg/cap | Northern America |
| 2000s | 1.36 kg/cap | 2.69 kg/cap | 1.33 kg/cap | Uruguay |
| 2010s | 1.39 kg/cap | 4.3 kg/cap | 2.91 kg/cap | Uruguay |
| 2020s | 1.39 kg/cap | 4.39 kg/cap | 3 kg/cap | Uruguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher pesticides (total) — use per capita, Northern America or Uruguay?
- Uruguay, at 4.39 kg/cap against 1.38 kg/cap in Northern America as of 2024.
- What is the difference in pesticides (total) — use per capita between Northern America and Uruguay?
- 3.01 kg/cap, with Uruguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Northern America and Uruguay?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Northern America and Uruguay rank globally for pesticides (total) — use per capita?
- Northern America ranks 4th and Uruguay ranks 2nd 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).