Nicaragua vs Uruguay: Pesticide use
Nicaragua
15,040 tonnes
in 2023
Uruguay
16,446 tonnes
in 2023
Nicaragua rank
35th
Uruguay rank
32nd
Pesticide use over time
- Nicaragua
- Uruguay
How they compare
Uruguay currently reports 16,446 tonnes against 15,040 tonnes in Nicaragua, a difference of 1,406 tonnes.
That makes Uruguay's figure about 1.1 times Nicaragua's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Uruguay ahead.
Nicaragua ranks 35th and Uruguay ranks 32nd of 211 countries.
Uruguay has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nicaragua | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,810 tonnes | 2,688 tonnes | 878.9 tonnes | Uruguay |
| 2000s | 6,985 tonnes | 8,864 tonnes | 1,879 tonnes | Uruguay |
| 2010s | 7,335 tonnes | 17,285 tonnes | 9,949 tonnes | Uruguay |
| 2020s | 14,329 tonnes | 16,446 tonnes | 2,117 tonnes | Uruguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher pesticide use, Nicaragua or Uruguay?
- Uruguay, at 16,446 tonnes against 15,040 tonnes in Nicaragua as of 2023.
- What is the difference in pesticide use between Nicaragua and Uruguay?
- 1,406 tonnes, with Uruguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nicaragua and Uruguay?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Nicaragua and Uruguay rank globally for pesticide use?
- Nicaragua ranks 35th and Uruguay ranks 32nd 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.