United States of America vs Uruguay: Pesticides (total) — Use per capita
Pesticides (total) — Use per capita over time
- United States of America
- Uruguay
How they compare
Uruguay currently reports 4.39 kg/cap against 1.24 kg/cap in United States of America, a difference of 3.15 kg/cap.
That makes Uruguay's figure about 3.5 times United States of America's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was United States of America ahead.
United States of America ranks 5th and Uruguay ranks 2nd of 25 groups.
Across the 4 decades both report, United States of America averaged higher in 1 and Uruguay in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | United States of America | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.56 kg/cap | 0.842 kg/cap | 0.72 kg/cap | United States of America |
| 2000s | 1.37 kg/cap | 2.69 kg/cap | 1.33 kg/cap | Uruguay |
| 2010s | 1.3 kg/cap | 4.3 kg/cap | 3 kg/cap | Uruguay |
| 2020s | 1.27 kg/cap | 4.39 kg/cap | 3.12 kg/cap | Uruguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher pesticides (total) — use per capita, United States of America or Uruguay?
- Uruguay, at 4.39 kg/cap against 1.24 kg/cap in United States of America as of 2024.
- What is the difference in pesticides (total) — use per capita between United States of America and Uruguay?
- 3.15 kg/cap, with Uruguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for United States of America and Uruguay?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do United States of America and Uruguay rank globally for pesticides (total) — use per capita?
- United States of America ranks 5th 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).