El Salvador vs Moldova: Pesticide use per hectare of cropland
El Salvador
3.16 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
Moldova
3.27 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
El Salvador rank
81st
Moldova rank
79th
Pesticide use per hectare of cropland over time
- El Salvador
- Moldova
How they compare
Moldova currently reports 3.27 kilograms per hectare against 3.16 kilograms per hectare in El Salvador, a difference of 0.11 kilograms per hectare.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 32 shared years of data; in 1992 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 81st and Moldova ranks 79th of 198 countries.
El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Moldova | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.01 kilograms per hectare | 1.23 kilograms per hectare | 2.78 kilograms per hectare | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 2.92 kilograms per hectare | 1.25 kilograms per hectare | 1.68 kilograms per hectare | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 3.75 kilograms per hectare | 1.38 kilograms per hectare | 2.36 kilograms per hectare | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 3.19 kilograms per hectare | 2.63 kilograms per hectare | 0.56 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, El Salvador or Moldova?
- Moldova, at 3.27 kilograms per hectare against 3.16 kilograms per hectare in El Salvador as of 2023.
- What is the difference in pesticide use per hectare of cropland between El Salvador and Moldova?
- 0.11 kilograms per hectare, with Moldova ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Moldova?
- 32 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2023.
- How do El Salvador and Moldova rank globally for pesticide use per hectare of cropland?
- El Salvador ranks 81st and Moldova ranks 79th 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.