New Caledonia vs Palau: Insecticide use
New Caledonia
6 tonnes
in 2023
Palau
5 tonnes
in 2023
New Caledonia rank
180th
Palau rank
181st
Insecticide use over time
- New Caledonia
- Palau
How they compare
New Caledonia currently reports 6 tonnes against 5 tonnes in Palau, a difference of 1 tonnes.
That makes New Caledonia's figure about 1.2 times Palau's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1991 it was New Caledonia ahead.
New Caledonia ranks 180th and Palau ranks 181st of 211 countries.
New Caledonia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | New Caledonia | Palau | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 16.33 tonnes | 1.22 tonnes | 15.11 tonnes | New Caledonia |
| 2000s | 12.9 tonnes | 1.6 tonnes | 11.3 tonnes | New Caledonia |
| 2010s | 12.5 tonnes | 3.5 tonnes | 9 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, New Caledonia or Palau?
- New Caledonia, at 6 tonnes against 5 tonnes in Palau as of 2023.
- What is the difference in insecticide use between New Caledonia and Palau?
- 1 tonnes, with New Caledonia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for New Caledonia and Palau?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2023.
- How do New Caledonia and Palau rank globally for insecticide use?
- New Caledonia ranks 180th and Palau 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.