What is the difference in pesticide use per hectare of cropland between Gambia and Tuvalu?

0.03 kilograms per hectare, with Gambia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Tuvalu?

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.

Gambia vs Tuvalu: Pesticide use per hectare of cropland

Gambia

1.24 kilograms per hectare

in 2023

Tuvalu

1.21 kilograms per hectare

in 2023

Gambia rank

120th

Tuvalu rank

122nd

Pesticide use per hectare of cropland over time

Gambia
Tuvalu

How they compare

Gambia currently reports 1.24 kilograms per hectare against 1.21 kilograms per hectare in Tuvalu, a difference of 0.03 kilograms per hectare.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Tuvalu ahead.

Gambia ranks 120th and Tuvalu ranks 122nd of 198 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Gambia averaged higher in 1 and Tuvalu in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Gambia	Tuvalu	Difference	Ahead
1990s	0.871 kilograms per hectare	0.895 kilograms per hectare	0.024 kilograms per hectare	Tuvalu
2000s	1.6 kilograms per hectare	1.02 kilograms per hectare	0.578 kilograms per hectare	Gambia
2010s	0.85 kilograms per hectare	1.21 kilograms per hectare	0.36 kilograms per hectare	Tuvalu
2020s	1 kilograms per hectare	1.21 kilograms per hectare	0.205 kilograms per hectare	Tuvalu

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher pesticide use per hectare of cropland, Gambia or Tuvalu?: Gambia, at 1.24 kilograms per hectare against 1.21 kilograms per hectare in Tuvalu as of 2023.
What is the difference in pesticide use per hectare of cropland between Gambia and Tuvalu?: 0.03 kilograms per hectare, with Gambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Tuvalu?: 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Gambia and Tuvalu rank globally for pesticide use per hectare of cropland?: Gambia ranks 120th and Tuvalu ranks 122nd 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.