Polynesia vs Uruguay: Pesticides (total) — Use per capita
Pesticides (total) — Use per capita over time
- Polynesia
- Uruguay
How they compare
Uruguay currently reports 4.39 kg/cap against 1.09 kg/cap in Polynesia, a difference of 3.3 kg/cap.
That makes Uruguay's figure about 4.0 times Polynesia's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Polynesia ahead.
Polynesia ranks 3rd and Uruguay ranks 2nd of 17 countries.
Uruguay has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Polynesia | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.634 kg/cap | 0.842 kg/cap | 0.208 kg/cap | Uruguay |
| 2000s | 0.699 kg/cap | 2.69 kg/cap | 1.99 kg/cap | Uruguay |
| 2010s | 0.819 kg/cap | 4.3 kg/cap | 3.48 kg/cap | Uruguay |
| 2020s | 1.31 kg/cap | 4.39 kg/cap | 3.08 kg/cap | Uruguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher pesticides (total) — use per capita, Polynesia or Uruguay?
- Uruguay, at 4.39 kg/cap against 1.09 kg/cap in Polynesia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in pesticides (total) — use per capita between Polynesia and Uruguay?
- 3.3 kg/cap, with Uruguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Polynesia and Uruguay?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Polynesia and Uruguay rank globally for pesticides (total) — use per capita?
- Polynesia ranks 3rd and Uruguay ranks 2nd of 17 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).