What is the difference in pesticide use per hectare of cropland between Chile and Palau?

1.57 kilograms per hectare, with Palau ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Palau?

33 years are reported by both, from 1991 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.

Chile vs Palau: Pesticide use per hectare of cropland

Chile

9.23 kilograms per hectare

in 2023

Palau

10.8 kilograms per hectare

in 2023

Chile rank

34th

Palau rank

31st

Pesticide use per hectare of cropland over time

Chile
Palau

How they compare

Palau currently reports 10.8 kilograms per hectare against 9.23 kilograms per hectare in Chile, a difference of 1.57 kilograms per hectare.

That makes Palau's figure about 1.2 times Chile's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Palau ahead.

Chile ranks 34th and Palau ranks 31st of 198 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Chile averaged higher in 1 and Palau in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Chile	Palau	Difference	Ahead
1990s	1.64 kilograms per hectare	3.11 kilograms per hectare	1.47 kilograms per hectare	Palau
2000s	3.16 kilograms per hectare	2.88 kilograms per hectare	0.289 kilograms per hectare	Chile
2010s	5.05 kilograms per hectare	7.4 kilograms per hectare	2.35 kilograms per hectare	Palau
2020s	8.62 kilograms per hectare	10.8 kilograms per hectare	2.18 kilograms per hectare	Palau

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher pesticide use per hectare of cropland, Chile or Palau?: Palau, at 10.8 kilograms per hectare against 9.23 kilograms per hectare in Chile as of 2023.
What is the difference in pesticide use per hectare of cropland between Chile and Palau?: 1.57 kilograms per hectare, with Palau ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Palau?: 33 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2023.
How do Chile and Palau rank globally for pesticide use per hectare of cropland?: Chile ranks 34th and Palau ranks 31st 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.