South America vs Uruguay: Pesticides (total) — Use per capita
Pesticides (total) — Use per capita over time
- South America
- Uruguay
How they compare
Uruguay currently reports 4.39 kg/cap against 2.45 kg/cap in South America, a difference of 1.94 kg/cap.
That makes Uruguay's figure about 1.8 times South America's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Uruguay has been ahead every year.
South America ranks 1st and Uruguay ranks 2nd of 25 groups.
Uruguay has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South America | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.579 kg/cap | 0.842 kg/cap | 0.263 kg/cap | Uruguay |
| 2000s | 1.35 kg/cap | 2.69 kg/cap | 1.34 kg/cap | Uruguay |
| 2010s | 2 kg/cap | 4.3 kg/cap | 2.3 kg/cap | Uruguay |
| 2020s | 2.51 kg/cap | 4.39 kg/cap | 1.88 kg/cap | Uruguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher pesticides (total) — use per capita, South America or Uruguay?
- Uruguay, at 4.39 kg/cap against 2.45 kg/cap in South America as of 2024.
- What is the difference in pesticides (total) — use per capita between South America and Uruguay?
- 1.94 kg/cap, with Uruguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South America and Uruguay?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do South America and Uruguay rank globally for pesticides (total) — use per capita?
- South America ranks 1st 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).