Paraguay vs Southern Africa: Pesticides (total) — Use per capita
Pesticides (total) — Use per capita over time
- Paraguay
- Southern Africa
How they compare
Paraguay currently reports 2.7 kg/cap against 0.64 kg/cap in Southern Africa, a difference of 2.06 kg/cap.
That makes Paraguay's figure about 4.2 times Southern Africa's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Paraguay has been ahead every year.
Paraguay ranks 8th and Southern Africa ranks 10th of 192 countries.
Paraguay has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Paraguay | Southern Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.75 kg/cap | 0.415 kg/cap | 1.33 kg/cap | Paraguay |
| 2000s | 2.58 kg/cap | 0.546 kg/cap | 2.04 kg/cap | Paraguay |
| 2010s | 3.28 kg/cap | 0.611 kg/cap | 2.67 kg/cap | Paraguay |
| 2020s | 2.58 kg/cap | 0.65 kg/cap | 1.93 kg/cap | Paraguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher pesticides (total) — use per capita, Paraguay or Southern Africa?
- Paraguay, at 2.7 kg/cap against 0.64 kg/cap in Southern Africa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in pesticides (total) — use per capita between Paraguay and Southern Africa?
- 2.06 kg/cap, with Paraguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Paraguay and Southern Africa?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Paraguay and Southern Africa rank globally for pesticides (total) — use per capita?
- Paraguay ranks 8th and Southern Africa ranks 10th 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).