Cook Islands vs New Caledonia: Insecticide use
Cook Islands
5 tonnes
in 2023
New Caledonia
6 tonnes
in 2023
Cook Islands rank
181st
New Caledonia rank
180th
Insecticide use over time
- Cook Islands
- New Caledonia
How they compare
New Caledonia currently reports 6 tonnes against 5 tonnes in Cook Islands, a difference of 1 tonnes.
That makes New Caledonia's figure about 1.2 times Cook Islands's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was New Caledonia ahead.
Cook Islands ranks 181st and New Caledonia ranks 180th of 211 countries.
New Caledonia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cook Islands | New Caledonia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2 tonnes | 16.4 tonnes | 14.4 tonnes | New Caledonia |
| 2000s | 5.8 tonnes | 12.9 tonnes | 7.1 tonnes | New Caledonia |
| 2010s | 5 tonnes | 12.5 tonnes | 7.5 tonnes | New Caledonia |
| 2020s | 5 tonnes | 5 tonnes | 0 tonnes | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher insecticide use, Cook Islands or New Caledonia?
- New Caledonia, at 6 tonnes against 5 tonnes in Cook Islands as of 2023.
- What is the difference in insecticide use between Cook Islands and New Caledonia?
- 1 tonnes, with New Caledonia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cook Islands and New Caledonia?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Cook Islands and New Caledonia rank globally for insecticide use?
- Cook Islands ranks 181st and New Caledonia ranks 180th 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.