Timor-Leste vs World: Pesticides (total) — Use per capita

Timor-Leste
0.11 kg/cap
in 2024
World
0.46 kg/cap
in 2024
Timor-Leste rank
10th
World rank
13th

Pesticides (total) — Use per capita over time

  • Timor-Leste
  • World
00.10.20.30.40.5199020072024

How they compare

World currently reports 0.46 kg/cap against 0.11 kg/cap in Timor-Leste, a difference of 0.35 kg/cap.

That makes World's figure about 4.2 times Timor-Leste's.

Across all 35 years both countries report, World has been ahead every year.

Timor-Leste ranks 10th and World ranks 13th of 17 countries.

World has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Timor-Leste World Difference Ahead
1990s 0 kg/cap 0.348 kg/cap 0.348 kg/cap World
2000s 0.004 kg/cap 0.383 kg/cap 0.379 kg/cap World
2010s 0.037 kg/cap 0.447 kg/cap 0.41 kg/cap World
2020s 0.104 kg/cap 0.46 kg/cap 0.356 kg/cap World

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher pesticides (total) — use per capita, Timor-Leste or World?
World, at 0.46 kg/cap against 0.11 kg/cap in Timor-Leste as of 2024.
What is the difference in pesticides (total) — use per capita between Timor-Leste and World?
0.35 kg/cap, with World ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Timor-Leste and World?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Timor-Leste and World rank globally for pesticides (total) — use per capita?
Timor-Leste ranks 10th and World ranks 13th 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

Indicator
Pesticides (total) — Use per capita
Unit
kg/cap
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
234 places, 8,019 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed

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).