Cook Islands vs Nicaragua: Pesticide use per hectare of cropland
Cook Islands
7.86 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
Nicaragua
8.36 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
Cook Islands rank
40th
Nicaragua rank
39th
Pesticide use per hectare of cropland over time
- Cook Islands
- Nicaragua
How they compare
Nicaragua currently reports 8.36 kilograms per hectare against 7.86 kilograms per hectare in Cook Islands, a difference of 0.5 kilograms per hectare.
That makes Nicaragua's figure about 1.1 times Cook Islands's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Cook Islands ahead.
Cook Islands ranks 40th and Nicaragua ranks 39th of 198 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Cook Islands averaged higher in 3 and Nicaragua in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cook Islands | Nicaragua | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.35 kilograms per hectare | 0.958 kilograms per hectare | 1.39 kilograms per hectare | Cook Islands |
| 2000s | 7.07 kilograms per hectare | 3.31 kilograms per hectare | 3.76 kilograms per hectare | Cook Islands |
| 2010s | 7.82 kilograms per hectare | 4.06 kilograms per hectare | 3.76 kilograms per hectare | Cook Islands |
| 2020s | 7.86 kilograms per hectare | 7.96 kilograms per hectare | 0.1025 kilograms per hectare | Nicaragua |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher pesticide use per hectare of cropland, Cook Islands or Nicaragua?
- Nicaragua, at 8.36 kilograms per hectare against 7.86 kilograms per hectare in Cook Islands as of 2023.
- What is the difference in pesticide use per hectare of cropland between Cook Islands and Nicaragua?
- 0.5 kilograms per hectare, with Nicaragua ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cook Islands and Nicaragua?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Cook Islands and Nicaragua rank globally for pesticide use per hectare of cropland?
- Cook Islands ranks 40th and Nicaragua ranks 39th of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) β 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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About this data
Average pesticide application per unit of cropland, measured in kilograms per hectare.