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

1.08 kilograms per hectare, with Ecuador ahead.

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

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 Taiwan: Pesticide use per hectare of cropland

Ecuador

14.62 kilograms per hectare

in 2023

Taiwan

13.54 kilograms per hectare

in 2023

Ecuador rank

22nd

Taiwan rank

25th

Pesticide use per hectare of cropland over time

Ecuador
Taiwan

How they compare

Ecuador currently reports 14.62 kilograms per hectare against 13.54 kilograms per hectare in Taiwan, a difference of 1.08 kilograms per hectare.

That makes Ecuador's figure about 1.1 times Taiwan's.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Taiwan ahead.

Ecuador ranks 22nd and Taiwan ranks 25th of 198 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Ecuador	Taiwan	Difference	Ahead
1990s	2 kilograms per hectare	11.4 kilograms per hectare	9.41 kilograms per hectare	Taiwan
2000s	5.97 kilograms per hectare	11.13 kilograms per hectare	5.16 kilograms per hectare	Taiwan
2010s	11.92 kilograms per hectare	11.8 kilograms per hectare	0.116 kilograms per hectare	Ecuador
2020s	13.26 kilograms per hectare	13.45 kilograms per hectare	0.19 kilograms per hectare	Taiwan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher pesticide use per hectare of cropland, Ecuador or Taiwan?: Ecuador, at 14.62 kilograms per hectare against 13.54 kilograms per hectare in Taiwan as of 2023.
What is the difference in pesticide use per hectare of cropland between Ecuador and Taiwan?: 1.08 kilograms per hectare, with Ecuador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Taiwan?: 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Ecuador and Taiwan rank globally for pesticide use per hectare of cropland?: Ecuador ranks 22nd and Taiwan ranks 25th 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.