What is the difference in pesticide use per hectare of cropland between Botswana and Fiji?

0.43 kilograms per hectare, with Botswana ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Fiji?

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.

Botswana vs Fiji: Pesticide use per hectare of cropland

Botswana

4.85 kilograms per hectare

in 2023

Fiji

4.42 kilograms per hectare

in 2023

Botswana rank

59th

Fiji rank

62nd

Pesticide use per hectare of cropland over time

Botswana
Fiji

How they compare

Botswana currently reports 4.85 kilograms per hectare against 4.42 kilograms per hectare in Fiji, a difference of 0.43 kilograms per hectare.

That makes Botswana's figure about 1.1 times Fiji's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Botswana ahead.

Botswana ranks 59th and Fiji ranks 62nd of 198 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 1 and Fiji in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Botswana	Fiji	Difference	Ahead
1990s	0.826 kilograms per hectare	1.02 kilograms per hectare	0.189 kilograms per hectare	Fiji
2000s	1.69 kilograms per hectare	2.35 kilograms per hectare	0.656 kilograms per hectare	Fiji
2010s	2.32 kilograms per hectare	4.41 kilograms per hectare	2.09 kilograms per hectare	Fiji
2020s	5.01 kilograms per hectare	4.42 kilograms per hectare	0.5925 kilograms per hectare	Botswana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher pesticide use per hectare of cropland, Botswana or Fiji?: Botswana, at 4.85 kilograms per hectare against 4.42 kilograms per hectare in Fiji as of 2023.
What is the difference in pesticide use per hectare of cropland between Botswana and Fiji?: 0.43 kilograms per hectare, with Botswana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Fiji?: 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Botswana and Fiji rank globally for pesticide use per hectare of cropland?: Botswana ranks 59th and Fiji ranks 62nd 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.