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

0.01 kilograms per hectare, with Iraq ahead.

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

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 Iraq: Pesticide use per hectare of cropland

Cape Verde

0.09 kilograms per hectare

in 2023

Iraq

0.1 kilograms per hectare

in 2023

Cape Verde rank

188th

Iraq rank

185th

Pesticide use per hectare of cropland over time

Cape Verde
Iraq

How they compare

Iraq currently reports 0.1 kilograms per hectare against 0.09 kilograms per hectare in Cape Verde, a difference of 0.01 kilograms per hectare.

That makes Iraq's figure about 1.1 times Cape Verde's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Iraq ahead.

Cape Verde ranks 188th and Iraq ranks 185th of 198 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cape Verde	Iraq	Difference	Ahead
1990s	0.058 kilograms per hectare	0.135 kilograms per hectare	0.077 kilograms per hectare	Iraq
2000s	0.103 kilograms per hectare	0.187 kilograms per hectare	0.084 kilograms per hectare	Iraq
2010s	0.09 kilograms per hectare	0.083 kilograms per hectare	0.007 kilograms per hectare	Cape Verde
2020s	0.09 kilograms per hectare	0.095 kilograms per hectare	0.005 kilograms per hectare	Iraq

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher pesticide use per hectare of cropland, Cape Verde or Iraq?: Iraq, at 0.1 kilograms per hectare against 0.09 kilograms per hectare in Cape Verde as of 2023.
What is the difference in pesticide use per hectare of cropland between Cape Verde and Iraq?: 0.01 kilograms per hectare, with Iraq ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Iraq?: 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Cape Verde and Iraq rank globally for pesticide use per hectare of cropland?: Cape Verde ranks 188th and Iraq ranks 185th 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.