What is the difference in pesticide use per hectare of cropland between Bahamas and Ecuador?

1.57 kilograms per hectare, with Bahamas ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and Ecuador?

34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.

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 per hectare of cropland. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Bahamas vs Ecuador: Pesticide use per hectare of cropland

Bahamas

16.19 kilograms per hectare

in 2023

Ecuador

14.62 kilograms per hectare

in 2023

Bahamas rank

21st

Ecuador rank

22nd

Pesticide use per hectare of cropland over time

Bahamas
Ecuador

How they compare

Bahamas currently reports 16.19 kilograms per hectare against 14.62 kilograms per hectare in Ecuador, a difference of 1.57 kilograms per hectare.

That makes Bahamas's figure about 1.1 times Ecuador's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Bahamas ahead.

Bahamas ranks 21st and Ecuador ranks 22nd of 198 countries.

Bahamas has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bahamas	Ecuador	Difference	Ahead
1990s	31.67 kilograms per hectare	2 kilograms per hectare	29.67 kilograms per hectare	Bahamas
2000s	27.31 kilograms per hectare	5.97 kilograms per hectare	21.34 kilograms per hectare	Bahamas
2010s	13.81 kilograms per hectare	11.92 kilograms per hectare	1.89 kilograms per hectare	Bahamas
2020s	16.19 kilograms per hectare	13.26 kilograms per hectare	2.93 kilograms per hectare	Bahamas

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher pesticide use per hectare of cropland, Bahamas or Ecuador?: Bahamas, at 16.19 kilograms per hectare against 14.62 kilograms per hectare in Ecuador as of 2023.
What is the difference in pesticide use per hectare of cropland between Bahamas and Ecuador?: 1.57 kilograms per hectare, with Bahamas ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and Ecuador?: 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Bahamas and Ecuador rank globally for pesticide use per hectare of cropland?: Bahamas ranks 21st and Ecuador ranks 22nd of 198 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 per hectare of cropland. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Pesticide use per hectare of cropland
Unit: kilograms per hectare
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 198 places, 6,594 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed: 09 October 2026

Average pesticide application per unit of cropland, measured in kilograms per hectare.