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

0.19 kilograms per hectare, with Barbados ahead.

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

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 Nicaragua: Pesticide use per hectare of cropland

Barbados

8.55 kilograms per hectare

in 2023

Nicaragua

8.36 kilograms per hectare

in 2023

Barbados rank

37th

Nicaragua rank

39th

Pesticide use per hectare of cropland over time

Barbados
Nicaragua

How they compare

Barbados currently reports 8.55 kilograms per hectare against 8.36 kilograms per hectare in Nicaragua, a difference of 0.19 kilograms per hectare.

Across all 34 years both countries report, Barbados has been ahead every year.

Barbados ranks 37th and Nicaragua ranks 39th of 198 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Barbados	Nicaragua	Difference	Ahead
1990s	24.62 kilograms per hectare	0.958 kilograms per hectare	23.67 kilograms per hectare	Barbados
2000s	9.39 kilograms per hectare	3.31 kilograms per hectare	6.08 kilograms per hectare	Barbados
2010s	9.89 kilograms per hectare	4.06 kilograms per hectare	5.83 kilograms per hectare	Barbados
2020s	8.68 kilograms per hectare	7.96 kilograms per hectare	0.7175 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 Nicaragua?: Barbados, at 8.55 kilograms per hectare against 8.36 kilograms per hectare in Nicaragua as of 2023.
What is the difference in pesticide use per hectare of cropland between Barbados and Nicaragua?: 0.19 kilograms per hectare, with Barbados ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Nicaragua?: 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Barbados and Nicaragua rank globally for pesticide use per hectare of cropland?: Barbados ranks 37th and Nicaragua ranks 39th 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.