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

0.03 kilograms per hectare, with Cameroon ahead.

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

32 years are reported by both, from 1992 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 Latvia: Pesticide use per hectare of cropland

Cameroon

1.25 kilograms per hectare

in 2023

Latvia

1.22 kilograms per hectare

in 2023

Cameroon rank

119th

Latvia rank

121st

Pesticide use per hectare of cropland over time

Cameroon
Latvia

How they compare

Cameroon currently reports 1.25 kilograms per hectare against 1.22 kilograms per hectare in Latvia, a difference of 0.03 kilograms per hectare.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 32 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Latvia ahead.

Cameroon ranks 119th and Latvia ranks 121st of 198 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cameroon	Latvia	Difference	Ahead
1990s	0.0975 kilograms per hectare	0.3387 kilograms per hectare	0.2412 kilograms per hectare	Latvia
2000s	0.291 kilograms per hectare	0.59 kilograms per hectare	0.299 kilograms per hectare	Latvia
2010s	0.705 kilograms per hectare	1.12 kilograms per hectare	0.418 kilograms per hectare	Latvia
2020s	1.28 kilograms per hectare	1.35 kilograms per hectare	0.0725 kilograms per hectare	Latvia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher pesticide use per hectare of cropland, Cameroon or Latvia?: Cameroon, at 1.25 kilograms per hectare against 1.22 kilograms per hectare in Latvia as of 2023.
What is the difference in pesticide use per hectare of cropland between Cameroon and Latvia?: 0.03 kilograms per hectare, with Cameroon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Latvia?: 32 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2023.
How do Cameroon and Latvia rank globally for pesticide use per hectare of cropland?: Cameroon ranks 119th and Latvia ranks 121st 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.