Cook Islands vs Uruguay: Pesticide use per hectare of cropland
Cook Islands
7.86 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
Uruguay
7.35 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
Cook Islands rank
40th
Uruguay rank
42nd
Pesticide use per hectare of cropland over time
- Cook Islands
- Uruguay
How they compare
Cook Islands currently reports 7.86 kilograms per hectare against 7.35 kilograms per hectare in Uruguay, a difference of 0.51 kilograms per hectare.
That makes Cook Islands's figure about 1.1 times Uruguay's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Cook Islands ahead.
Cook Islands ranks 40th and Uruguay ranks 42nd of 198 countries.
Cook Islands has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cook Islands | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.35 kilograms per hectare | 1.99 kilograms per hectare | 0.365 kilograms per hectare | Cook Islands |
| 2000s | 7.07 kilograms per hectare | 5.6 kilograms per hectare | 1.46 kilograms per hectare | Cook Islands |
| 2010s | 7.82 kilograms per hectare | 7.6 kilograms per hectare | 0.218 kilograms per hectare | Cook Islands |
| 2020s | 7.86 kilograms per hectare | 7.72 kilograms per hectare | 0.1375 kilograms per hectare | Cook Islands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher pesticide use per hectare of cropland, Cook Islands or Uruguay?
- Cook Islands, at 7.86 kilograms per hectare against 7.35 kilograms per hectare in Uruguay as of 2023.
- What is the difference in pesticide use per hectare of cropland between Cook Islands and Uruguay?
- 0.51 kilograms per hectare, with Cook Islands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cook Islands and Uruguay?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Cook Islands and Uruguay rank globally for pesticide use per hectare of cropland?
- Cook Islands ranks 40th and Uruguay ranks 42nd 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.