Democratic Republic of the Congo vs Melanesia: Pesticides (total) — Use per value of agricultural production
Pesticides (total) — Use per value of agricultural production over time
- Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Melanesia
How they compare
Melanesia currently reports 0.4 g/Int$ against 0.17 g/Int$ in Democratic Republic of the Congo, a difference of 0.23 g/Int$.
That makes Melanesia's figure about 2.4 times Democratic Republic of the Congo's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Melanesia has been ahead every year.
Democratic Republic of the Congo ranks 13th and Melanesia ranks 10th of 16 countries.
Melanesia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Democratic Republic of the Congo | Melanesia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.179 g/Int$ | 0.451 g/Int$ | 0.272 g/Int$ | Melanesia |
| 2000s | 0.206 g/Int$ | 0.297 g/Int$ | 0.091 g/Int$ | Melanesia |
| 2010s | 0.105 g/Int$ | 0.427 g/Int$ | 0.322 g/Int$ | Melanesia |
| 2020s | 0.116 g/Int$ | 0.484 g/Int$ | 0.368 g/Int$ | Melanesia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher pesticides (total) — use per value of agricultural production, Democratic Republic of the Congo or Melanesia?
- Melanesia, at 0.4 g/Int$ against 0.17 g/Int$ in Democratic Republic of the Congo as of 2024.
- What is the difference in pesticides (total) — use per value of agricultural production between Democratic Republic of the Congo and Melanesia?
- 0.23 g/Int$, with Melanesia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of the Congo and Melanesia?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Democratic Republic of the Congo and Melanesia rank globally for pesticides (total) — use per value of agricultural production?
- Democratic Republic of the Congo ranks 13th and Melanesia ranks 10th of 16 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Pesticides (total) — Use per value of agricultural production. 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).