What is the difference in pesticide use per hectare of cropland between Cape Verde and Guinea?

0.07 kilograms per hectare, with Cape Verde ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Guinea?

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.

Cape Verde vs Guinea: Pesticide use per hectare of cropland

Cape Verde

0.09 kilograms per hectare

in 2023

Guinea

0.02 kilograms per hectare

in 2023

Cape Verde rank

188th

Guinea rank

191st

Pesticide use per hectare of cropland over time

Cape Verde
Guinea

How they compare

Cape Verde currently reports 0.09 kilograms per hectare against 0.02 kilograms per hectare in Guinea, a difference of 0.07 kilograms per hectare.

That makes Cape Verde's figure about 4.5 times Guinea's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Guinea ahead.

Cape Verde ranks 188th and Guinea ranks 191st of 198 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Cape Verde averaged higher in 3 and Guinea in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cape Verde	Guinea	Difference	Ahead
1990s	0.058 kilograms per hectare	0.036 kilograms per hectare	0.022 kilograms per hectare	Cape Verde
2000s	0.103 kilograms per hectare	0.098 kilograms per hectare	0.005 kilograms per hectare	Cape Verde
2010s	0.09 kilograms per hectare	0.094 kilograms per hectare	0.004 kilograms per hectare	Guinea
2020s	0.09 kilograms per hectare	0.02 kilograms per hectare	0.07 kilograms per hectare	Cape Verde

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher pesticide use per hectare of cropland, Cape Verde or Guinea?: Cape Verde, at 0.09 kilograms per hectare against 0.02 kilograms per hectare in Guinea as of 2023.
What is the difference in pesticide use per hectare of cropland between Cape Verde and Guinea?: 0.07 kilograms per hectare, with Cape Verde ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Guinea?: 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Cape Verde and Guinea rank globally for pesticide use per hectare of cropland?: Cape Verde ranks 188th and Guinea ranks 191st 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.