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

0.01 kilograms per hectare, with Guinea-Bissau ahead.

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

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 Laos: Pesticide use per hectare of cropland

Guinea-Bissau

0.13 kilograms per hectare

in 2023

Laos

0.12 kilograms per hectare

in 2023

Guinea-Bissau rank

182nd

Laos rank

183rd

Pesticide use per hectare of cropland over time

Guinea-Bissau
Laos

How they compare

Guinea-Bissau currently reports 0.13 kilograms per hectare against 0.12 kilograms per hectare in Laos, a difference of 0.01 kilograms per hectare.

That makes Guinea-Bissau's figure about 1.1 times Laos's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Guinea-Bissau ahead.

Guinea-Bissau ranks 182nd and Laos ranks 183rd of 198 countries.

Guinea-Bissau has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Guinea-Bissau	Laos	Difference	Ahead
1990s	0.041 kilograms per hectare	0.02 kilograms per hectare	0.021 kilograms per hectare	Guinea-Bissau
2000s	0.145 kilograms per hectare	0.002 kilograms per hectare	0.143 kilograms per hectare	Guinea-Bissau
2010s	0.147 kilograms per hectare	0.055 kilograms per hectare	0.092 kilograms per hectare	Guinea-Bissau
2020s	0.13 kilograms per hectare	0.12 kilograms per hectare	0.01 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 Laos?: Guinea-Bissau, at 0.13 kilograms per hectare against 0.12 kilograms per hectare in Laos as of 2023.
What is the difference in pesticide use per hectare of cropland between Guinea-Bissau and Laos?: 0.01 kilograms per hectare, with Guinea-Bissau ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea-Bissau and Laos?: 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Guinea-Bissau and Laos rank globally for pesticide use per hectare of cropland?: Guinea-Bissau ranks 182nd and Laos ranks 183rd 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.