What is the difference in pesticide use per hectare of cropland between Iraq and Vanuatu?

0.01 kilograms per hectare, with Vanuatu ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Vanuatu?

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.

Iraq vs Vanuatu: Pesticide use per hectare of cropland

Iraq

0.1 kilograms per hectare

in 2023

Vanuatu

0.11 kilograms per hectare

in 2023

Iraq rank

185th

Vanuatu rank

184th

Pesticide use per hectare of cropland over time

Iraq
Vanuatu

How they compare

Vanuatu currently reports 0.11 kilograms per hectare against 0.1 kilograms per hectare in Iraq, a difference of 0.01 kilograms per hectare.

That makes Vanuatu's figure about 1.1 times Iraq's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Vanuatu ahead.

Iraq ranks 185th and Vanuatu ranks 184th of 198 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Iraq	Vanuatu	Difference	Ahead
1990s	0.135 kilograms per hectare	0.772 kilograms per hectare	0.637 kilograms per hectare	Vanuatu
2000s	0.187 kilograms per hectare	0.503 kilograms per hectare	0.316 kilograms per hectare	Vanuatu
2010s	0.083 kilograms per hectare	0.137 kilograms per hectare	0.054 kilograms per hectare	Vanuatu
2020s	0.095 kilograms per hectare	0.11 kilograms per hectare	0.015 kilograms per hectare	Vanuatu

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher pesticide use per hectare of cropland, Iraq or Vanuatu?: Vanuatu, at 0.11 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 Iraq and Vanuatu?: 0.01 kilograms per hectare, with Vanuatu ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Vanuatu?: 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Iraq and Vanuatu rank globally for pesticide use per hectare of cropland?: Iraq ranks 185th and Vanuatu ranks 184th 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.