Papua New Guinea vs Seychelles: Pesticide breakdown by type

Papua New Guinea
71 tonnes
in 2023
Seychelles
62 tonnes
in 2023
Papua New Guinea rank
16th
Seychelles rank
18th

Pesticide breakdown by type over time

  • Papua New Guinea
  • Seychelles
0100200300400199020062023

How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 71 tonnes against 62 tonnes in Seychelles, a difference of 9 tonnes.

That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.1 times Seychelles's.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.

Papua New Guinea ranks 16th and Seychelles ranks 18th of 179 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Papua New Guinea averaged higher in 2 and Seychelles in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Papua New Guinea Seychelles Difference Ahead
1990s 53.8 tonnes 28.9 tonnes 24.9 tonnes Papua New Guinea
2000s 44.6 tonnes 94.8 tonnes 50.2 tonnes Seychelles
2010s 54.8 tonnes 121.1 tonnes 66.3 tonnes Seychelles
2020s 69 tonnes 66.25 tonnes 2.75 tonnes Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher pesticide breakdown by type, Papua New Guinea or Seychelles?
Papua New Guinea, at 71 tonnes against 62 tonnes in Seychelles as of 2023.
What is the difference in pesticide breakdown by type between Papua New Guinea and Seychelles?
9 tonnes, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Seychelles?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Papua New Guinea and Seychelles rank globally for pesticide breakdown by type?
Papua New Guinea ranks 16th and Seychelles ranks 18th 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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About this data

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

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