What is the difference in pesticide use per hectare of cropland between Guinea-Bissau and Iraq?

0.03 kilograms per hectare, with Guinea-Bissau ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea-Bissau and Iraq?

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.

Guinea-Bissau vs Iraq: Pesticide use per hectare of cropland

Guinea-Bissau

0.13 kilograms per hectare

in 2023

Iraq

0.1 kilograms per hectare

in 2023

Guinea-Bissau rank

182nd

Iraq rank

185th

Pesticide use per hectare of cropland over time

Guinea-Bissau
Iraq

How they compare

Guinea-Bissau currently reports 0.13 kilograms per hectare against 0.1 kilograms per hectare in Iraq, a difference of 0.03 kilograms per hectare.

That makes Guinea-Bissau's figure about 1.3 times Iraq's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Iraq ahead.

Guinea-Bissau ranks 182nd and Iraq ranks 185th of 198 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Guinea-Bissau averaged higher in 2 and Iraq in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Guinea-Bissau	Iraq	Difference	Ahead
1990s	0.041 kilograms per hectare	0.135 kilograms per hectare	0.094 kilograms per hectare	Iraq
2000s	0.145 kilograms per hectare	0.187 kilograms per hectare	0.042 kilograms per hectare	Iraq
2010s	0.147 kilograms per hectare	0.083 kilograms per hectare	0.064 kilograms per hectare	Guinea-Bissau
2020s	0.13 kilograms per hectare	0.095 kilograms per hectare	0.035 kilograms per hectare	Guinea-Bissau

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher pesticide use per hectare of cropland, Guinea-Bissau or Iraq?: Guinea-Bissau, at 0.13 kilograms per hectare against 0.1 kilograms per hectare in Iraq as of 2023.
What is the difference in pesticide use per hectare of cropland between Guinea-Bissau and Iraq?: 0.03 kilograms per hectare, with Guinea-Bissau ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea-Bissau and Iraq?: 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Guinea-Bissau and Iraq rank globally for pesticide use per hectare of cropland?: Guinea-Bissau ranks 182nd and Iraq ranks 185th 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.