Egypt vs El Salvador: Pesticide use per hectare of cropland
Egypt
2.87 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
El Salvador
3.16 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
Egypt rank
83rd
El Salvador rank
81st
Pesticide use per hectare of cropland over time
- Egypt
- El Salvador
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 3.16 kilograms per hectare against 2.87 kilograms per hectare in Egypt, a difference of 0.29 kilograms per hectare.
That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.1 times Egypt's.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Egypt ahead.
Egypt ranks 83rd and El Salvador ranks 81st of 198 countries.
El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | El Salvador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2 kilograms per hectare | 4.02 kilograms per hectare | 2.02 kilograms per hectare | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 1.96 kilograms per hectare | 2.92 kilograms per hectare | 0.963 kilograms per hectare | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 3.08 kilograms per hectare | 3.75 kilograms per hectare | 0.669 kilograms per hectare | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 2.7 kilograms per hectare | 3.19 kilograms per hectare | 0.5 kilograms per hectare | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher pesticide use per hectare of cropland, Egypt or El Salvador?
- El Salvador, at 3.16 kilograms per hectare against 2.87 kilograms per hectare in Egypt as of 2023.
- What is the difference in pesticide use per hectare of cropland between Egypt and El Salvador?
- 0.29 kilograms per hectare, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and El Salvador?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Egypt and El Salvador rank globally for pesticide use per hectare of cropland?
- Egypt ranks 83rd and El Salvador ranks 81st 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.