What is the difference in pesticide use per hectare of cropland between Ecuador and Nauru?

2.27 kilograms per hectare, with Nauru ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Nauru?

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.

Ecuador vs Nauru: Pesticide use per hectare of cropland

Ecuador

14.62 kilograms per hectare

in 2023

Nauru

16.89 kilograms per hectare

in 2023

Ecuador rank

22nd

Nauru rank

19th

Pesticide use per hectare of cropland over time

Ecuador
Nauru

How they compare

Nauru currently reports 16.89 kilograms per hectare against 14.62 kilograms per hectare in Ecuador, a difference of 2.27 kilograms per hectare.

That makes Nauru's figure about 1.2 times Ecuador's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Nauru ahead.

Ecuador ranks 22nd and Nauru ranks 19th of 198 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Ecuador averaged higher in 1 and Nauru in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Ecuador	Nauru	Difference	Ahead
1990s	2 kilograms per hectare	15.45 kilograms per hectare	13.45 kilograms per hectare	Nauru
2000s	5.97 kilograms per hectare	7.37 kilograms per hectare	1.4 kilograms per hectare	Nauru
2010s	11.92 kilograms per hectare	6.17 kilograms per hectare	5.75 kilograms per hectare	Ecuador
2020s	13.26 kilograms per hectare	16.22 kilograms per hectare	2.96 kilograms per hectare	Nauru

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher pesticide use per hectare of cropland, Ecuador or Nauru?: Nauru, at 16.89 kilograms per hectare against 14.62 kilograms per hectare in Ecuador as of 2023.
What is the difference in pesticide use per hectare of cropland between Ecuador and Nauru?: 2.27 kilograms per hectare, with Nauru ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Nauru?: 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Ecuador and Nauru rank globally for pesticide use per hectare of cropland?: Ecuador ranks 22nd and Nauru ranks 19th 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.