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

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

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

0 tonnes, with French Polynesia ahead.

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

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 Switzerland: Pesticide breakdown by type

French Polynesia

0 tonnes

in 2023

Switzerland

0 tonnes

in 2023

French Polynesia rank

80th

Switzerland rank

80th

Pesticide breakdown by type over time

French Polynesia
Switzerland

How they compare

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

The two have swapped places 8 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Switzerland ahead.

French Polynesia ranks 80th and Switzerland ranks 80th of 179 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, French Polynesia averaged higher in 2 and Switzerland in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	French Polynesia	Switzerland	Difference	Ahead
1990s	1 tonnes	0.6 tonnes	0.4 tonnes	French Polynesia
2000s	1.6 tonnes	2.8 tonnes	1.2 tonnes	Switzerland
2010s	1.2 tonnes	0.5 tonnes	0.7 tonnes	French Polynesia
2020s	0 tonnes	0.25 tonnes	0.25 tonnes	Switzerland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher pesticide breakdown by type, French Polynesia or Switzerland?: French Polynesia, at 0 tonnes against 0 tonnes in Switzerland as of 2023.
What is the difference in pesticide breakdown by type between French Polynesia and Switzerland?: 0 tonnes, with French Polynesia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for French Polynesia and Switzerland?: 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do French Polynesia and Switzerland rank globally for pesticide breakdown by type?: French Polynesia ranks 80th and Switzerland 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.