Table 1.
Summary Statistics Per Province of Pesticide Application Rates in Ecuador for the Year 2015
| Province | Overall pesticide application rates high estimate (kg/ha per year) mean (min–max) | Overall pesticide application rates low estimate (kg/ha per year) mean (min–max) | Glyphosate application rates high estimate (kg/ha per year) mean (min–max) | Glyphosate application rates low estimate (kg/ha per year) mean (min–max) | Chlorothalonil application rates high estimate (kg/ha per year) mean (min–max) | Chlorothalonil application rates low estimate (kg/ha per year) mean (min–max) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manabi | 56.2 (0–81.4) | 41.0 (0–64.0) | 8.6 (0.0–12.7) | 6.3 (0.0–9.8) | 3.7 (0.0–6.4) | 3.3 (0.0–6.0) |
| Loja | 47.4 (14.3–65.8) | 33.4 (11.4–51.0) | 5.1 (1.0–6.0) | 3.5 (0.7–4.3) | 3.2 (1.6–5.7) | 2.82 (1.3–5.4) |
| El Oro | 47.1 (0.0–70.0) | 33.4 (0.0–53.8) | 4.6 (0.0–5.7) | 3.1 (0.0–4.0) | 3.3 (0.0–6.2) | 3.0 (0.0–5.7) |
| Carchi | 44.8 (15.1–58.7) | 31.2 (11.9–43.8) | 4.9 (3.1–5.7) | 3.3 (2.1–4.0) | 2.7 (0–4.8) | 2.4 (0–4.4) |
| Santa Elena | 43.0 (0.0–71.2) | 33.5 (0.0–55.9) | 3.9 (0–6.1) | 2.8 (0.0–4.5) | 4.4 (0.0–7.2) | 4.2 (0.0–6.8) |
| Esmeraldas | 42.5 (0–73.2) | 32.5 (0–58.8) | 4.2 (0–10.4) | 3.04 (0–7.8) | 4.1 (0–7.2) | 3.8 (0–6.8) |
| Cañar | 42.2 (30.0–47.3) | 25.1 (20.2–29.8) | 8.0 (5.8–8.9) | 5.7 (3.9–6.6) | 1.2 (0.7–2.0) | 0.8 (0.4–1.5) |
| Los Ríos | 42.0 (38.8–45.9) | 26.2 (23.2–30.0) | 7.5 (6.8–7.9) | 5.2 (4.7–5.7) | 2.0 (1.4–2.6) | 1.6 (1.1–2.2) |
| Bolívar | 42.0 (17.1–45.6) | 25.7 (10.1–28.1) | 7.3 (2.3–8.5) | 5.1 (1.7–6.2) | 1.6 (1.2–2.1) | 1.2 (0.9–1.6) |
| Imbabura | 40.8 (19.0–51.8) | 27.2 (11.8–36.8) | 4.7 (2.1–5.8) | 3.2 (1.6–4.2) | 2.4 (1.7–3.7) | 2.1 (1.3–3.2) |
| Cotopaxi | 40.2 (16.7–44.3) | 24.3 (10.1–28.0) | 5.3 (2.2–7.8) | 3.6 (1.7–5.6) | 1.6 (1.3–2.1) | 1.2 (0.9–1.6) |
| Chimborazo | 37.6 (15.3–44.0) | 22.0 (8.4–28.2) | 5.4 (2.4–8.7) | 3.6 (1.8–6.4) | 1.3 (0.9–2.1) | 0.9 (0.5–1.6) |
| Azuay | 37.1 (0.1–48.0) | 22.7 (0.1–31.0) | 5.3 (0.0–8.7) | 3.6 (0.0–6.4) | 1.5 (0.0–2.8) | 1.1 (0.0–2.4) |
| Tungurahua | 36.9 (17.6–45.4) | 22.6 (10.4–29.3) | 4.3 (1.8–5.6) | 2.9 (1.4–3.9) | 1.7 (1.2–2.2) | 1.3 (0.9–1.8) |
| Napo | 35.3 (5.4–44.9) | 22.8 (4.5–32.9) | 4.0 (1.8–5.6) | 2.9 (1.5–3.9) | 2.1 (0.0–3.9) | 1.8 (0.0–3.5) |
| Santo Domingo de los Tsachilas | 35.1 (16.9–53.4) | 22.6 (11.1–37.0) | 5.4 (2.1–10.2) | 3.9 (1.6–7.6) | 2.1 (1.6–2.8) | 1.7 (1.2–2.4) |
| Guayas | 34.1 (0.0–58.7) | 23.0 (0.0–44.6) | 5.2 (0.0–10.0) | 3.7 (0.0–7.2) | 2.3 (0.0–6.1) | 2.0 (0.0–5.7) |
| Pichincha | 31.6 (14.6–46.7) | 20.3 (8.9–32.4) | 3.8 (0.6–5.8) | 2.7 (0.3–4.2) | 2.0 (1.3–3.3) | 1.6 (1.0–2.9) |
| Zamora Chinchipe | 31.5 (0.0–50.1) | 20.4 (0.0–34.6) | 4.00 (0.0–5.7) | 2.7 (0.0–4.0) | 1.6 (0–3.1) | 1.3 (0–2.6) |
| Morona Santiago | 29.7 (0.0–56.9) | 19.9 (0.0–42.8) | 3.7 (0.0–6.4) | 2.7 (0.0–5.0) | 2.0 (0.0–5.1) | 1.7 (0.0–4.7) |
| Orellana | 17.6 (0.0–49.8) | 12.9 (0.0–37.7) | 2.0 (0.0–4.8) | 1.6 (0.0–3.8) | 1.5 (0.0–5.4) | 1.3 (0.0–5.2) |
| Pastaza | 9.2 (0.0–46.6) | 6.8 (0.0–34.7) | 1.1 (0–4.8) | 0.9 (0.0–3.8) | 0.9 (0.0–4.7) | 0.8 (0.0–4.4) |
| Sucumbios | 6.3 (0.0–48.3) | 4.6 (0.0–36.4) | 0.8 (0.0–4.8) | 0.6 (0.0–3.7) | 0.6 (0.0–4.4) | 0.5 (0.0–4.2) |
| Galapagos | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| National | 6.4 (0.0–81.4) | 4.4 (0.0–64.0) | 0.8 (0.0–12.7) | 0.6 (0.0–9.8) | 0.4 (0.0–7.2) | 0.4 (0.0–6.8) |