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    Sustainable Pesticide Use

    Sustainable pesticide use involves the judicious and minimized use of pesticides to control agricultural pests while reducing the potential negative impacts on the environment, human health, and non-target species. This approach emphasizes the importance of selecting pesticides that are effective against targeted pests but pose minimal risks to other organisms and ecosystems. Sustainable practices include integrated pest management strategies, such as biological control, crop rotation, and the use of resistant crop varieties, alongside chemical treatments. The goal is to maintain agricultural productivity and protect crop health while significantly cutting down on the volume and toxicity of pesticides used.

    Implementing sustainable pesticide practices requires continuous education and collaboration among farmers, agronomists, and researchers to develop and apply methods that are both ecologically and economically viable. By promoting the use of safer, less environmentally damaging pesticides and encouraging non-chemical pest management techniques, this integrated approach helps preserve biodiversity and reduces the incidence of pesticide resistance.

    The higher the score, the better the country ranks for this parameter.

    The table is sorted from the highest score to the lowest:

    Rank Country Score Change
    1
    Mali    		 100 N/A
    1
    Pakistan    		 100 N/A
    3
    Tanzania    		 100 N/A
    4
    Congo    		 99 N/A
    5
    Mongolia    		 99 N/A
    6
    Chad    		 97 N/A
    8
    Namibia    		 97 N/A
    9
    Angola    		 95 N/A
    10
    Laos    		 93 N/A
    11
    Mauritania    		 92 N/A
    12
    Niger    		 89 N/A
    13
    Australia    		 85 N/A
    14
    Central Af. Rep.    		 85 N/A
    15
    Bhutan    		 83 N/A
    16
    Eritrea    		 83 N/A
    16
    Sweden    		 83 N/A
    18
    Oman    		 82 N/A
    19
    Ivory Coast    		 81 N/A
    20
    Algeria    		 80 N/A
    21
    Djibouti    		 80 N/A
    22
    East Timor    		 78 N/A
    23
    Madagascar    		 78 N/A
    24
    Sudan    		 77 N/A
    25
    Denmark    		 76 N/A
    26
    Uganda    		 74 N/A
    27
    Kazakhstan    		 72 N/A
    28
    Mozambique    		 71 N/A
    29
    Austria    		 70 N/A
    29
    Finland    		 70 N/A
    31
    Jordan    		 70 N/A
    32
    Croatia    		 69 N/A
    33
    New Zealand    		 69 N/A
    34
    Estonia    		 68 N/A
    35
    Argentina    		 66 N/A
    36
    Luxembourg    		 66 N/A
    37
    Uruguay    		 66 N/A
    38
    Zambia    		 66 N/A
    39
    Ghana    		 65 N/A
    39
    Lesotho    		 65 N/A
    41
    South Africa    		 64 N/A
    42
    Lithuania    		 63 N/A
    42
    Slovakia    		 63 N/A
    44
    Burundi    		 62 N/A
    44
    Guinea-Bissau    		 62 N/A
    46
    Latvia    		 62 N/A
    47
    Guyana    		 61 N/A
    47
    Haiti    		 61 N/A
    49
    Iraq    		 61 N/A
    49
    Kuwait    		 61 N/A
    51
    Qatar    		 61 N/A
    52
    Guinea    		 60 N/A
    52
    Venezuela    		 60 N/A
    54
    Bolivia    		 59 N/A
    55
    Indonesia    		 59 N/A
    56
    Tunisia    		 59 N/A
    56
    Turkmenistan    		 59 N/A
    58
    Slovenia    		 58 N/A
    60
    Ethiopia    		 57 N/A
    61
    Iran    		 57 N/A
    61
    Senegal    		 57 N/A
    63
    Zimbabwe    		 57 N/A
    64
    Kenya    		 56 N/A
    65
    Paraguay    		 56 N/A
    66
    Germany    		 55 N/A
    67
    Morocco    		 54 N/A
    68
    Burkina Faso    		 51 N/A
    69
    Nepal    		 50 N/A
    70
    Chile    		 49 N/A
    71
    Tajikistan    		 49 N/A
    72
    Saudi Arabia    		 49 N/A
    73
    Papua New Guinea    		 48 N/A
    74
    United States    		 45 N/A
    75
    Ireland    		 44 N/A
    76
    Montenegro    		 44 N/A
    77
    Brazil    		 42 N/A
    77
    Bulgaria    		 42 N/A
    77
    Cameroon    		 42 N/A
    80
    Uzbekistan    		 40 N/A
    81
    Eswatini    		 39 N/A
    82
    India    		 39 N/A
    82
    Kyrgyztan    		 39 N/A
    84
    North Macedonia    		 36 N/A
    85
    Romania    		 35 N/A
    86
    Panama    		 34 N/A
    87
    Colombia    		 33 N/A
    88
    Nicaragua    		 32 N/A
    89
    Togo    		 31 N/A
    90
    Azerbaijan    		 31 N/A
    91
    Afghanistan    		 30 N/A
    91
    Russia    		 30 N/A
    93
    Gambia    		 29 N/A
    94
    United Kingdom    		 28 N/A
    95
    China    		 27 N/A
    96
    Switzerland    		 27 N/A
    97
    Malawi    		 26 N/A
    98
    Armenia    		 25 N/A
    99
    Bangladesh    		 25 N/A
    99
    Cambodia    		 25 N/A
    99
    Hungary    		 25 N/A
    99
    Thailand    		 25 N/A
    103
    Myanmar    		 24 N/A
    104
    Gabon    		 23 N/A
    105
    France    		 22 N/A
    106
    Sri Lanka    		 21 N/A
    107
    Brunei    		 21 N/A
    108
    Vietnam    		 20 N/A
    109
    Benin    		 19 N/A
    110
    Jamaica    		 19 N/A
    111
    Poland    		 19 N/A
    112
    Belarus    		 18 N/A
    113
    Georgia    		 18 N/A
    114
    Spain    		 18 N/A
    115
    Greece    		 16 N/A
    116
    Suriname    		 16 N/A
    117
    Costa Rica    		 15 N/A
    118
    Egypt    		 15 N/A
    119
    Peru    		 15 N/A
    120
    Portugal    		 15 N/A
    121
    Singapore    		 15 N/A
    122
    Cuba    		 15 N/A
    123
    Belize    		 14 N/A
    124
    Rwanda    		 14 N/A
    125
    Sierra Leone    		 14 N/A
    126
    Dominican Republic    		 13 N/A
    128
    Equatorial Guinea    		 13 N/A
    128
    DR Congo    		 11 N/A
    128
    Honduras    		 11 N/A
    131 Italy 11 N/A
    132
    Moldova    		 11 N/A
    133
    Turkey    		 11 N/A
    133
    United Arab Emirates    		 11 N/A
    133
    Serbia    		 11 N/A
    135
    Albania    		 10 N/A
    136
    Israel    		 10 N/A
    137
    Belgium    		 9 N/A
    138
    Guatemala    		 9 N/A
    138
    Liberia    		 9 N/A
    138
    Netherlands    		 9 N/A
    141
    Nigeria    		 8 N/A
    142
    Bosnia and Herz.    		 7 N/A
    143
    Canada    		 7 N/A
    144
    Ecuador    		 7 N/A
    145
    El Salvador    		 7 N/A
    146
    Malaysia    		 7 N/A
    147
    Czech republic    		 6 N/A
    148
    Philippines    		 5 N/A
    149
    South Korea    		 4 N/A
    149
    Taiwan    		 4 N/A
    150
    Cyprus    		 0 N/A
    151
    Japan    		 0 N/A
    152
    Lebanon    		 0 N/A
    153
    Norway    		 0 N/A
    154
    Trinidad and Tobago    		 0 N/A
    155
    Ukraine    		 0 N/A

    Source and Calculation

    Country-specific values of pesticide use risk score are sourced from Tang et al. 2021. A maximum score is awarded to a country that has a risk score of 0, representing negligible risk of pesticide pollution.

    *Different sources offer varying data, as datasets may be subject to changes due to recent updates and revisions.