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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
    Pakistan    		 100 None
    1
    Tanzania    		 100 None
    3
    Mali    		 100 None
    4
    Mongolia    		 99 None
    5
    Congo    		 99 None
    6
    Chad    		 97 None
    7
    Botswana    		 97 None
    8
    Namibia    		 97 None
    9
    Angola    		 95 None
    10
    Laos    		 93 None
    11
    Mauritania    		 92 None
    12
    Niger    		 89 None
    13
    Central Af. Rep.    		 85 None
    14
    Australia    		 85 None
    15
    Bhutan    		 83 None
    16
    Eritrea    		 83 None
    17
    Sweden    		 83 None
    18
    Oman    		 82 None
    19
    Ivory Coast    		 81 None
    20
    Djibouti    		 80 None
    21
    Algeria    		 80 None
    22
    East Timor    		 78 None
    23
    Madagascar    		 78 None
    24
    Sudan    		 77 None
    25
    Denmark    		 76 None
    26
    Uganda    		 74 None
    27
    Kazakhstan    		 72 None
    28
    Mozambique    		 71 None
    29
    Austria    		 70 None
    29
    Finland    		 70 None
    31
    Jordan    		 70 None
    32
    Croatia    		 69 None
    33
    New Zealand    		 69 None
    34
    Estonia    		 68 None
    35
    Uruguay    		 66 None
    36
    Argentina    		 66 None
    36
    Zambia    		 66 None
    38
    Luxembourg    		 66 None
    39
    Ghana    		 65 None
    39
    Lesotho    		 65 None
    41
    South Africa    		 64 None
    42
    Lithuania    		 63 None
    42
    Slovakia    		 63 None
    44
    Burundi    		 62 None
    44
    Guinea-Bissau    		 62 None
    46
    Latvia    		 62 None
    47
    Iraq    		 61 None
    47
    Kuwait    		 61 None
    48
    Haiti    		 61 None
    49
    Qatar    		 61 None
    51
    Guyana    		 61 None
    52
    Guinea    		 60 None
    52
    Venezuela    		 60 None
    54
    Turkmenistan    		 59 None
    55
    Tunisia    		 59 None
    56
    Bolivia    		 59 None
    56
    Indonesia    		 59 None
    58
    Slovenia    		 58 None
    59
    Mexico    		 58 None
    60
    Zimbabwe    		 57 None
    61
    Iran    		 57 None
    61
    Senegal    		 57 None
    63
    Ethiopia    		 57 None
    64
    Paraguay    		 56 None
    65
    Kenya    		 56 None
    66
    Germany    		 55 None
    67
    Morocco    		 54 None
    68
    Burkina Faso    		 51 None
    69
    Nepal    		 50 None
    70
    Chile    		 49 None
    70
    Tajikistan    		 49 None
    72
    Saudi Arabia    		 49 None
    73
    Papua New Guinea    		 48 None
    74
    United States    		 45 None
    75
    Montenegro    		 44 None
    76
    Ireland    		 44 None
    77
    Brazil    		 42 None
    77
    Bulgaria    		 42 None
    77
    Cameroon    		 42 None
    80
    Uzbekistan    		 40 None
    81
    Kyrgyztan    		 39 None
    82
    Eswatini    		 39 None
    82
    India    		 39 None
    84
    North Macedonia    		 36 None
    85
    Romania    		 35 None
    86
    Panama    		 34 None
    87
    Colombia    		 33 None
    88
    Nicaragua    		 32 None
    89
    Togo    		 31 None
    90
    Azerbaijan    		 31 None
    91
    Afghanistan    		 30 None
    91
    Russia    		 30 None
    93
    Gambia    		 29 None
    94
    United Kingdom    		 28 None
    95
    China    		 27 None
    96
    Switzerland    		 27 None
    97
    Malawi    		 26 None
    98
    Armenia    		 25 None
    99
    Bangladesh    		 25 None
    99
    Cambodia    		 25 None
    99
    Hungary    		 25 None
    99
    Thailand    		 25 None
    103
    Myanmar    		 24 None
    104
    Gabon    		 23 None
    105
    France    		 22 None
    106
    Sri Lanka    		 21 None
    107
    Brunei    		 21 None
    108
    Vietnam    		 20 None
    109
    Jamaica    		 19 None
    110
    Poland    		 19 None
    111
    Benin    		 19 None
    112
    Spain    		 18 None
    113
    Georgia    		 18 None
    114
    Belarus    		 18 None
    115
    Greece    		 16 None
    116
    Suriname    		 16 None
    117
    Portugal    		 15 None
    118
    Costa Rica    		 15 None
    118
    Egypt    		 15 None
    118
    Peru    		 15 None
    118
    Singapore    		 15 None
    122
    Cuba    		 15 None
    123
    Sierra Leone    		 14 None
    124
    Rwanda    		 14 None
    125
    Belize    		 14 None
    126
    Equatorial Guinea    		 13 None
    127
    Dominican Republic    		 13 None
    128
    DR Congo    		 11 None
    128
    Moldova    		 11 None
    128
    United Arab Emirates    		 11 None
    131
    Honduras    		 11 None
    131
    Turkey    		 11 None
    133 Italy 11 None
    133
    Serbia    		 11 None
    135
    Albania    		 10 None
    136
    Israel    		 10 None
    137
    Belgium    		 9 None
    138
    Guatemala    		 9 None
    138
    Liberia    		 9 None
    138
    Netherlands    		 9 None
    141
    Nigeria    		 8 None
    142
    Bosnia and Herz.    		 7 None
    142
    Malaysia    		 7 None
    144
    El Salvador    		 7 None
    145
    Ecuador    		 7 None
    146
    Canada    		 7 None
    147
    Czech republic    		 6 None
    148
    Philippines    		 5 None
    149
    South Korea    		 4 None
    149
    Taiwan    		 4 None
    150
    Cyprus    		 0 None
    151
    Japan    		 0 None
    152
    Lebanon    		 0 None
    153
    Norway    		 0 None
    154
    Trinidad and Tobago    		 0 None
    155
    Ukraine    		 0 None

    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.