What is the difference in pesticide use per hectare of cropland between Gabon and Turkey?

0.47 kilograms per hectare, with Turkey ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Gabon and Turkey?

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.

Gabon vs Turkey: Pesticide use per hectare of cropland

Gabon

1.93 kilograms per hectare

in 2023

Turkey

2.4 kilograms per hectare

in 2023

Gabon rank

92nd

Turkey rank

89th

Pesticide use per hectare of cropland over time

Gabon
Turkey

How they compare

Turkey currently reports 2.4 kilograms per hectare against 1.93 kilograms per hectare in Gabon, a difference of 0.47 kilograms per hectare.

That makes Turkey's figure about 1.2 times Gabon's.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Turkey ahead.

Gabon ranks 92nd and Turkey ranks 89th of 198 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Gabon averaged higher in 1 and Turkey in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Gabon	Turkey	Difference	Ahead
1990s	0.653 kilograms per hectare	1.06 kilograms per hectare	0.406 kilograms per hectare	Turkey
2000s	0.898 kilograms per hectare	1.33 kilograms per hectare	0.429 kilograms per hectare	Turkey
2010s	2.08 kilograms per hectare	1.92 kilograms per hectare	0.154 kilograms per hectare	Gabon
2020s	2.1 kilograms per hectare	2.32 kilograms per hectare	0.2125 kilograms per hectare	Turkey

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher pesticide use per hectare of cropland, Gabon or Turkey?: Turkey, at 2.4 kilograms per hectare against 1.93 kilograms per hectare in Gabon as of 2023.
What is the difference in pesticide use per hectare of cropland between Gabon and Turkey?: 0.47 kilograms per hectare, with Turkey ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Gabon and Turkey?: 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Gabon and Turkey rank globally for pesticide use per hectare of cropland?: Gabon ranks 92nd and Turkey ranks 89th 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.