Pesticide breakdown by type in Papua New Guinea

Papua New Guinea: Pesticide breakdown by type was 71 in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
71
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
16th
of 179 countries
All-time high
71
in 2022
All-time low
38
in 2001
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Pesticide breakdown by type in Papua New Guinea, 1990–2023

0204060801990200620231990: 581991: 581992: 581993: 571994: 561995: 561996: 541997: 521998: 471999: 422000: 402001: 382002: 422003: 462004: 482005: 462006: 462007: 472008: 472009: 462010: 442011: 512012: 552013: 572014: 552015: 552016: 562017: 572018: 582019: 602020: 652021: 692022: 712023: 71

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2023, pesticide breakdown by type in Papua New Guinea stood at 71. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.

That represents a change of up 24.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, pesticide breakdown by type in Papua New Guinea peaked at 71 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 38, in 2001.

That places Papua New Guinea 16th out of 179 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.

Pesticide breakdown by type in Papua New Guinea, year by year

Annual values for Pesticide breakdown by type in Papua New Guinea, 1990 to 2023.
Year Value Change
1990 58 —
1991 58 +0.0%
1992 58 +0.0%
1993 57 -1.7%
1994 56 -1.8%
1995 56 +0.0%
1996 54 -3.6%
1997 52 -3.7%
1998 47 -9.6%
1999 42 -10.6%
2000 40 -4.8%
2001 38 -5.0%
2002 42 +10.5%
2003 46 +9.5%
2004 48 +4.3%
2005 46 -4.2%
2006 46 +0.0%
2007 47 +2.2%
2008 47 +0.0%
2009 46 -2.1%
2010 44 -4.3%
2011 51 +15.9%
2012 55 +7.8%
2013 57 +3.6%
2014 55 -3.5%
2015 55 +0.0%
2016 56 +1.8%
2017 57 +1.8%
2018 58 +1.8%
2019 60 +3.4%
2020 65 +8.3%
2021 69 +6.2%
2022 71 +2.9%
2023 71 +0.0%

Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries

  • Papua New Guinea's 71 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1, 71.0× the median. (37 countries reporting)
  • Papua New Guinea's 71 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1, 71.0× the median. (28 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 53.8 42 58 10
2000s 44.6 38 48 10
2010s 54.8 44 60 10
2020s 69 65 71 4

Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea

  1. 13 Namibia 170 compare
  2. 14 Gambia 100 compare
  3. 15 Benin 85 compare
  4. 17 Vietnam 68 compare
  5. 18 Seychelles 62 compare
  6. 19 Bolivia 47 compare
  7. 19 Philippines 47 compare

See the full ranking of 179 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is pesticide breakdown by type in Papua New Guinea?
Pesticide breakdown by type in Papua New Guinea was 71 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest pesticide breakdown by type recorded in Papua New Guinea?
The highest recorded value was 71 in 2022.
What is the lowest pesticide breakdown by type recorded in Papua New Guinea?
The lowest recorded value was 38 in 2001.
How does Papua New Guinea rank for pesticide breakdown by type?
Papua New Guinea ranks 16th out of 179 countries with data for 2023.
Is pesticide breakdown by type rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
Over the last ten years it is up 24.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Papua New Guinea data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Pesticide breakdown by type. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Pesticide breakdown by type
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
179 places, 5,942 data points, 1990–2023
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