What is the difference in pesticide use per hectare of cropland between Bangladesh and Gabon?

0.17 kilograms per hectare, with Gabon ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Gabon?

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.

Bangladesh vs Gabon: Pesticide use per hectare of cropland

Bangladesh

1.76 kilograms per hectare

in 2023

Gabon

1.93 kilograms per hectare

in 2023

Bangladesh rank

95th

Gabon rank

92nd

Pesticide use per hectare of cropland over time

Bangladesh
Gabon

How they compare

Gabon currently reports 1.93 kilograms per hectare against 1.76 kilograms per hectare in Bangladesh, a difference of 0.17 kilograms per hectare.

That makes Gabon's figure about 1.1 times Bangladesh's.

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

Bangladesh ranks 95th and Gabon ranks 92nd of 198 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bangladesh	Gabon	Difference	Ahead
1990s	0.192 kilograms per hectare	0.653 kilograms per hectare	0.461 kilograms per hectare	Gabon
2000s	0.894 kilograms per hectare	0.898 kilograms per hectare	0.004 kilograms per hectare	Gabon
2010s	1.7 kilograms per hectare	2.08 kilograms per hectare	0.375 kilograms per hectare	Gabon
2020s	1.76 kilograms per hectare	2.1 kilograms per hectare	0.345 kilograms per hectare	Gabon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher pesticide use per hectare of cropland, Bangladesh or Gabon?: Gabon, at 1.93 kilograms per hectare against 1.76 kilograms per hectare in Bangladesh as of 2023.
What is the difference in pesticide use per hectare of cropland between Bangladesh and Gabon?: 0.17 kilograms per hectare, with Gabon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Gabon?: 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Bangladesh and Gabon rank globally for pesticide use per hectare of cropland?: Bangladesh ranks 95th and Gabon ranks 92nd 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.