Turks and Caicos Islands vs Western Africa: Pesticides (total) — Use per capita

Turks and Caicos Islands
1.9 kg/cap
in 2024
Western Africa
0.25 kg/cap
in 2024
Turks and Caicos Islands rank
19th
Western Africa rank
16th

Pesticides (total) — Use per capita over time

  • Turks and Caicos Islands
  • Western Africa
0123199020072024

How they compare

Turks and Caicos Islands currently reports 1.9 kg/cap against 0.25 kg/cap in Western Africa, a difference of 1.65 kg/cap.

That makes Turks and Caicos Islands's figure about 7.6 times Western Africa's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Turks and Caicos Islands ahead.

Turks and Caicos Islands ranks 19th and Western Africa ranks 16th of 192 countries.

Turks and Caicos Islands has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Turks and Caicos Islands Western Africa Difference Ahead
1990s 1.76 kg/cap 0.04 kg/cap 1.72 kg/cap Turks and Caicos Islands
2000s 1.44 kg/cap 0.055 kg/cap 1.38 kg/cap Turks and Caicos Islands
2010s 2.43 kg/cap 0.146 kg/cap 2.29 kg/cap Turks and Caicos Islands
2020s 1.94 kg/cap 0.248 kg/cap 1.69 kg/cap Turks and Caicos Islands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher pesticides (total) — use per capita, Turks and Caicos Islands or Western Africa?
Turks and Caicos Islands, at 1.9 kg/cap against 0.25 kg/cap in Western Africa as of 2024.
What is the difference in pesticides (total) — use per capita between Turks and Caicos Islands and Western Africa?
1.65 kg/cap, with Turks and Caicos Islands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Turks and Caicos Islands and Western Africa?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Turks and Caicos Islands and Western Africa rank globally for pesticides (total) — use per capita?
Turks and Caicos Islands ranks 19th and Western Africa ranks 16th 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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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).