Which has higher pesticide breakdown by type, French Polynesia or Saudi Arabia?

French Polynesia, at 0 tonnes against 0 tonnes in Saudi Arabia as of 2023.

What is the difference in pesticide breakdown by type between French Polynesia and Saudi Arabia?

0 tonnes, with French Polynesia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for French Polynesia and Saudi Arabia?

34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.

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 Pesticide breakdown by type. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

French Polynesia vs Saudi Arabia: Pesticide breakdown by type

French Polynesia

0 tonnes

in 2023

Saudi Arabia

0 tonnes

in 2023

French Polynesia rank

80th

Saudi Arabia rank

80th

Pesticide breakdown by type over time

French Polynesia
Saudi Arabia

How they compare

French Polynesia currently reports 0 tonnes against 0 tonnes in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 0 tonnes.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was French Polynesia ahead.

French Polynesia ranks 80th and Saudi Arabia ranks 80th of 179 countries.

Saudi Arabia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	French Polynesia	Saudi Arabia	Difference	Ahead
1990s	1 tonnes	1.1 tonnes	0.1 tonnes	Saudi Arabia
2000s	1.6 tonnes	23.6 tonnes	22 tonnes	Saudi Arabia
2010s	1.2 tonnes	805.9 tonnes	804.7 tonnes	Saudi Arabia
2020s	0 tonnes	1,034 tonnes	1,034 tonnes	Saudi Arabia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher pesticide breakdown by type, French Polynesia or Saudi Arabia?: French Polynesia, at 0 tonnes against 0 tonnes in Saudi Arabia as of 2023.
What is the difference in pesticide breakdown by type between French Polynesia and Saudi Arabia?: 0 tonnes, with French Polynesia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for French Polynesia and Saudi Arabia?: 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do French Polynesia and Saudi Arabia rank globally for pesticide breakdown by type?: French Polynesia ranks 80th and Saudi Arabia ranks 80th of 179 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 Pesticide breakdown by type. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Pesticide breakdown by type
Unit: tonnes
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 179 places, 5,942 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

Pesticide use, broken down by product type, measured in tonnes of active ingredient.