Poland vs South Africa: Pesticides (total) — Use per capita
Pesticides (total) — Use per capita over time
- Poland
- South Africa
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 0.64 kg/cap against 0.62 kg/cap in Poland, a difference of 0.02 kg/cap.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was South Africa ahead.
Poland ranks 58th and South Africa ranks 57th of 192 countries.
South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Poland | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.209 kg/cap | 0.435 kg/cap | 0.226 kg/cap | South Africa |
| 2000s | 0.354 kg/cap | 0.584 kg/cap | 0.23 kg/cap | South Africa |
| 2010s | 0.602 kg/cap | 0.658 kg/cap | 0.056 kg/cap | South Africa |
| 2020s | 0.614 kg/cap | 0.674 kg/cap | 0.06 kg/cap | South Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher pesticides (total) — use per capita, Poland or South Africa?
- South Africa, at 0.64 kg/cap against 0.62 kg/cap in Poland as of 2024.
- What is the difference in pesticides (total) — use per capita between Poland and South Africa?
- 0.02 kg/cap, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Poland and South Africa?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Poland and South Africa rank globally for pesticides (total) — use per capita?
- Poland ranks 58th and South Africa ranks 57th 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).