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

0.02 kilograms per hectare, with Senegal ahead.

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

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 Senegal: Pesticide use per hectare of cropland

Guinea-Bissau

0.13 kilograms per hectare

in 2023

Senegal

0.15 kilograms per hectare

in 2023

Guinea-Bissau rank

182nd

Senegal rank

180th

Pesticide use per hectare of cropland over time

Guinea-Bissau
Senegal

How they compare

Senegal currently reports 0.15 kilograms per hectare against 0.13 kilograms per hectare in Guinea-Bissau, a difference of 0.02 kilograms per hectare.

That makes Senegal's figure about 1.2 times Guinea-Bissau's.

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

Guinea-Bissau ranks 182nd and Senegal ranks 180th of 198 countries.

Senegal has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Guinea-Bissau	Senegal	Difference	Ahead
1990s	0.041 kilograms per hectare	0.137 kilograms per hectare	0.096 kilograms per hectare	Senegal
2000s	0.145 kilograms per hectare	0.148 kilograms per hectare	0.003 kilograms per hectare	Senegal
2010s	0.147 kilograms per hectare	0.169 kilograms per hectare	0.022 kilograms per hectare	Senegal
2020s	0.13 kilograms per hectare	0.15 kilograms per hectare	0.02 kilograms per hectare	Senegal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher pesticide use per hectare of cropland, Guinea-Bissau or Senegal?: Senegal, at 0.15 kilograms per hectare against 0.13 kilograms per hectare in Guinea-Bissau as of 2023.
What is the difference in pesticide use per hectare of cropland between Guinea-Bissau and Senegal?: 0.02 kilograms per hectare, with Senegal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea-Bissau and Senegal?: 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Guinea-Bissau and Senegal rank globally for pesticide use per hectare of cropland?: Guinea-Bissau ranks 182nd and Senegal ranks 180th 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.