El Salvador vs Philippines: Pesticide use per hectare of cropland
El Salvador
3.16 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
Philippines
3.36 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
El Salvador rank
81st
Philippines rank
78th
Pesticide use per hectare of cropland over time
- El Salvador
- Philippines
How they compare
Philippines currently reports 3.36 kilograms per hectare against 3.16 kilograms per hectare in El Salvador, a difference of 0.2 kilograms per hectare.
That makes Philippines's figure about 1.1 times El Salvador's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 81st and Philippines ranks 78th of 198 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 3 and Philippines in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Philippines | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.02 kilograms per hectare | 1.66 kilograms per hectare | 2.36 kilograms per hectare | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 2.92 kilograms per hectare | 1.86 kilograms per hectare | 1.07 kilograms per hectare | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 3.75 kilograms per hectare | 2.02 kilograms per hectare | 1.73 kilograms per hectare | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 3.19 kilograms per hectare | 3.3 kilograms per hectare | 0.11 kilograms per hectare | Philippines |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher pesticide use per hectare of cropland, El Salvador or Philippines?
- Philippines, at 3.36 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 Philippines?
- 0.2 kilograms per hectare, with Philippines ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Philippines?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do El Salvador and Philippines rank globally for pesticide use per hectare of cropland?
- El Salvador ranks 81st and Philippines ranks 78th 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.