El Salvador vs Spain: Pesticide use per hectare of cropland
El Salvador
3.16 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
Spain
3.19 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
El Salvador rank
81st
Spain rank
80th
Pesticide use per hectare of cropland over time
- El Salvador
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 3.19 kilograms per hectare against 3.16 kilograms per hectare in El Salvador, a difference of 0.03 kilograms per hectare.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 81st and Spain ranks 80th of 198 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 2 and Spain in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.02 kilograms per hectare | 1.74 kilograms per hectare | 2.28 kilograms per hectare | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 2.92 kilograms per hectare | 2.23 kilograms per hectare | 0.692 kilograms per hectare | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 3.75 kilograms per hectare | 4.1 kilograms per hectare | 0.358 kilograms per hectare | Spain |
| 2020s | 3.19 kilograms per hectare | 3.92 kilograms per hectare | 0.7275 kilograms per hectare | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher pesticide use per hectare of cropland, El Salvador or Spain?
- Spain, at 3.19 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 Spain?
- 0.03 kilograms per hectare, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Spain?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do El Salvador and Spain rank globally for pesticide use per hectare of cropland?
- El Salvador ranks 81st and Spain ranks 80th 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.