What is the difference in pesticide use per hectare of cropland between Brunei and Ecuador?

2.07 kilograms per hectare, with Brunei ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Brunei and Ecuador?

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.

Brunei vs Ecuador: Pesticide use per hectare of cropland

Brunei

16.69 kilograms per hectare

in 2023

Ecuador

14.62 kilograms per hectare

in 2023

Brunei rank

20th

Ecuador rank

22nd

Pesticide use per hectare of cropland over time

Brunei
Ecuador

How they compare

Brunei currently reports 16.69 kilograms per hectare against 14.62 kilograms per hectare in Ecuador, a difference of 2.07 kilograms per hectare.

That makes Brunei's figure about 1.1 times Ecuador's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Brunei ahead.

Brunei ranks 20th and Ecuador ranks 22nd of 198 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Brunei	Ecuador	Difference	Ahead
1990s	24.79 kilograms per hectare	2 kilograms per hectare	22.79 kilograms per hectare	Brunei
2000s	23.78 kilograms per hectare	5.97 kilograms per hectare	17.82 kilograms per hectare	Brunei
2010s	16.99 kilograms per hectare	11.92 kilograms per hectare	5.07 kilograms per hectare	Brunei
2020s	24.59 kilograms per hectare	13.26 kilograms per hectare	11.33 kilograms per hectare	Brunei

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher pesticide use per hectare of cropland, Brunei or Ecuador?: Brunei, at 16.69 kilograms per hectare against 14.62 kilograms per hectare in Ecuador as of 2023.
What is the difference in pesticide use per hectare of cropland between Brunei and Ecuador?: 2.07 kilograms per hectare, with Brunei ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brunei and Ecuador?: 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Brunei and Ecuador rank globally for pesticide use per hectare of cropland?: Brunei ranks 20th and Ecuador ranks 22nd 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.