Barbados vs Cook Islands: Insecticide use
Barbados
5 tonnes
in 2023
Cook Islands
5 tonnes
in 2023
Barbados rank
181st
Cook Islands rank
181st
Insecticide use over time
- Barbados
- Cook Islands
How they compare
Barbados currently reports 5 tonnes against 5 tonnes in Cook Islands, a difference of 0 tonnes.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Barbados ahead.
Barbados ranks 181st and Cook Islands ranks 181st of 211 countries.
Barbados has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Cook Islands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 124 tonnes | 2 tonnes | 122 tonnes | Barbados |
| 2000s | 36.3 tonnes | 5.8 tonnes | 30.5 tonnes | Barbados |
| 2010s | 17.5 tonnes | 5 tonnes | 12.5 tonnes | Barbados |
| 2020s | 5.5 tonnes | 5 tonnes | 0.5 tonnes | Barbados |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher insecticide use, Barbados or Cook Islands?
- Barbados, at 5 tonnes against 5 tonnes in Cook Islands as of 2023.
- What is the difference in insecticide use between Barbados and Cook Islands?
- 0 tonnes, with Barbados ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Cook Islands?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Barbados and Cook Islands rank globally for insecticide use?
- Barbados ranks 181st and Cook Islands ranks 181st of 211 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Insecticide use. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual quantity of insecticides used in agriculture, measured as the tonnes of active ingredient per year.