What is the difference in pesticide use per hectare of cropland between Barbados and Jamaica?

0.18 kilograms per hectare, with Jamaica ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Jamaica?

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.

Barbados vs Jamaica: Pesticide use per hectare of cropland

Barbados

8.55 kilograms per hectare

in 2023

Jamaica

8.73 kilograms per hectare

in 2023

Barbados rank

37th

Jamaica rank

36th

Pesticide use per hectare of cropland over time

Barbados
Jamaica

How they compare

Jamaica currently reports 8.73 kilograms per hectare against 8.55 kilograms per hectare in Barbados, a difference of 0.18 kilograms per hectare.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Barbados ahead.

Barbados ranks 37th and Jamaica ranks 36th of 198 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 3 and Jamaica in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Barbados	Jamaica	Difference	Ahead
1990s	24.62 kilograms per hectare	4.67 kilograms per hectare	19.96 kilograms per hectare	Barbados
2000s	9.39 kilograms per hectare	5.67 kilograms per hectare	3.72 kilograms per hectare	Barbados
2010s	9.89 kilograms per hectare	6.78 kilograms per hectare	3.11 kilograms per hectare	Barbados
2020s	8.68 kilograms per hectare	9.01 kilograms per hectare	0.3325 kilograms per hectare	Jamaica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher pesticide use per hectare of cropland, Barbados or Jamaica?: Jamaica, at 8.73 kilograms per hectare against 8.55 kilograms per hectare in Barbados as of 2023.
What is the difference in pesticide use per hectare of cropland between Barbados and Jamaica?: 0.18 kilograms per hectare, with Jamaica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Jamaica?: 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Barbados and Jamaica rank globally for pesticide use per hectare of cropland?: Barbados ranks 37th and Jamaica ranks 36th 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.