Barbados vs Cook Islands: Pesticide use per hectare of cropland
Barbados
8.55 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
Cook Islands
7.86 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
Barbados rank
37th
Cook Islands rank
40th
Pesticide use per hectare of cropland over time
- Barbados
- Cook Islands
How they compare
Barbados currently reports 8.55 kilograms per hectare against 7.86 kilograms per hectare in Cook Islands, a difference of 0.69 kilograms per hectare.
That makes Barbados's figure about 1.1 times Cook Islands's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Barbados ahead.
Barbados ranks 37th and Cook Islands ranks 40th of 198 countries.
Barbados has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Cook Islands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 24.62 kilograms per hectare | 2.35 kilograms per hectare | 22.27 kilograms per hectare | Barbados |
| 2000s | 9.39 kilograms per hectare | 7.07 kilograms per hectare | 2.32 kilograms per hectare | Barbados |
| 2010s | 9.89 kilograms per hectare | 7.82 kilograms per hectare | 2.07 kilograms per hectare | Barbados |
| 2020s | 8.68 kilograms per hectare | 7.86 kilograms per hectare | 0.82 kilograms per hectare | Barbados |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher pesticide use per hectare of cropland, Barbados or Cook Islands?
- Barbados, at 8.55 kilograms per hectare against 7.86 kilograms per hectare in Cook Islands as of 2023.
- What is the difference in pesticide use per hectare of cropland between Barbados and Cook Islands?
- 0.69 kilograms per hectare, with Barbados ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Cook Islands?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Barbados and Cook Islands rank globally for pesticide use per hectare of cropland?
- Barbados ranks 37th and Cook Islands ranks 40th of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) β 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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About this data
Average pesticide application per unit of cropland, measured in kilograms per hectare.