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

0.11 kilograms per hectare, with Botswana ahead.

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

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 Guatemala: Pesticide use per hectare of cropland

Botswana

4.85 kilograms per hectare

in 2023

Guatemala

4.74 kilograms per hectare

in 2023

Botswana rank

59th

Guatemala rank

60th

Pesticide use per hectare of cropland over time

Botswana
Guatemala

How they compare

Botswana currently reports 4.85 kilograms per hectare against 4.74 kilograms per hectare in Guatemala, a difference of 0.11 kilograms per hectare.

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

Botswana ranks 59th and Guatemala ranks 60th of 198 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Botswana	Guatemala	Difference	Ahead
1990s	0.826 kilograms per hectare	6.21 kilograms per hectare	5.38 kilograms per hectare	Guatemala
2000s	1.69 kilograms per hectare	5.77 kilograms per hectare	4.08 kilograms per hectare	Guatemala
2010s	2.32 kilograms per hectare	5.37 kilograms per hectare	3.05 kilograms per hectare	Guatemala
2020s	5.01 kilograms per hectare	4.99 kilograms per hectare	0.025 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 Guatemala?: Botswana, at 4.85 kilograms per hectare against 4.74 kilograms per hectare in Guatemala as of 2023.
What is the difference in pesticide use per hectare of cropland between Botswana and Guatemala?: 0.11 kilograms per hectare, with Botswana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Guatemala?: 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Botswana and Guatemala rank globally for pesticide use per hectare of cropland?: Botswana ranks 59th and Guatemala ranks 60th 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.