What is the difference in pesticide use per hectare of cropland between Cameroon and Gambia?

0.01 kilograms per hectare, with Cameroon ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Gambia?

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.

Cameroon vs Gambia: Pesticide use per hectare of cropland

Cameroon

1.25 kilograms per hectare

in 2023

Gambia

1.24 kilograms per hectare

in 2023

Cameroon rank

119th

Gambia rank

120th

Pesticide use per hectare of cropland over time

Cameroon
Gambia

How they compare

Cameroon currently reports 1.25 kilograms per hectare against 1.24 kilograms per hectare in Gambia, a difference of 0.01 kilograms per hectare.

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

Cameroon ranks 119th and Gambia ranks 120th of 198 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 1 and Gambia in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cameroon	Gambia	Difference	Ahead
1990s	0.13 kilograms per hectare	0.871 kilograms per hectare	0.741 kilograms per hectare	Gambia
2000s	0.291 kilograms per hectare	1.6 kilograms per hectare	1.31 kilograms per hectare	Gambia
2010s	0.705 kilograms per hectare	0.85 kilograms per hectare	0.145 kilograms per hectare	Gambia
2020s	1.28 kilograms per hectare	1 kilograms per hectare	0.2775 kilograms per hectare	Cameroon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher pesticide use per hectare of cropland, Cameroon or Gambia?: Cameroon, at 1.25 kilograms per hectare against 1.24 kilograms per hectare in Gambia as of 2023.
What is the difference in pesticide use per hectare of cropland between Cameroon and Gambia?: 0.01 kilograms per hectare, with Cameroon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Gambia?: 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Cameroon and Gambia rank globally for pesticide use per hectare of cropland?: Cameroon ranks 119th and Gambia ranks 120th 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.