Kuwait vs Papua New Guinea: Pesticide use
Kuwait
1,181 tonnes
in 2023
Papua New Guinea
1,211 tonnes
in 2023
Kuwait rank
110th
Papua New Guinea rank
107th
Pesticide use over time
- Kuwait
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 1,211 tonnes against 1,181 tonnes in Kuwait, a difference of 30 tonnes.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
Kuwait ranks 110th and Papua New Guinea ranks 107th of 211 countries.
Kuwait has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 720.4 tonnes | 622.7 tonnes | 97.7 tonnes | Kuwait |
| 2000s | 1,130 tonnes | 332 tonnes | 797.6 tonnes | Kuwait |
| 2010s | 1,634 tonnes | 843.4 tonnes | 790.8 tonnes | Kuwait |
| 2020s | 1,346 tonnes | 1,175 tonnes | 170.5 tonnes | Kuwait |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher pesticide use, Kuwait or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 1,211 tonnes against 1,181 tonnes in Kuwait as of 2023.
- What is the difference in pesticide use between Kuwait and Papua New Guinea?
- 30 tonnes, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Papua New Guinea?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Kuwait and Papua New Guinea rank globally for pesticide use?
- Kuwait ranks 110th and Papua New Guinea ranks 107th 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 Pesticide use. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total pesticide use measured in tonnes of pesticide consumption per year.