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

0.05 kilograms per hectare, with Gambia ahead.

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

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 Venezuela: Pesticide use per hectare of cropland

Gambia

1.24 kilograms per hectare

in 2023

Venezuela

1.19 kilograms per hectare

in 2023

Gambia rank

120th

Venezuela rank

123rd

Pesticide use per hectare of cropland over time

Gambia
Venezuela

How they compare

Gambia currently reports 1.24 kilograms per hectare against 1.19 kilograms per hectare in Venezuela, a difference of 0.05 kilograms per hectare.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Gambia ahead.

Gambia ranks 120th and Venezuela ranks 123rd of 198 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Gambia	Venezuela	Difference	Ahead
1990s	0.871 kilograms per hectare	1.05 kilograms per hectare	0.177 kilograms per hectare	Venezuela
2000s	1.6 kilograms per hectare	1.17 kilograms per hectare	0.433 kilograms per hectare	Gambia
2010s	0.85 kilograms per hectare	1.19 kilograms per hectare	0.34 kilograms per hectare	Venezuela
2020s	1 kilograms per hectare	1.19 kilograms per hectare	0.185 kilograms per hectare	Venezuela

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher pesticide use per hectare of cropland, Gambia or Venezuela?: Gambia, at 1.24 kilograms per hectare against 1.19 kilograms per hectare in Venezuela as of 2023.
What is the difference in pesticide use per hectare of cropland between Gambia and Venezuela?: 0.05 kilograms per hectare, with Gambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Venezuela?: 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Gambia and Venezuela rank globally for pesticide use per hectare of cropland?: Gambia ranks 120th and Venezuela ranks 123rd 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.