Kiribati vs Papua New Guinea: Pesticide use per hectare of cropland
Kiribati
0.98 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
Papua New Guinea
1 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
Kiribati rank
133rd
Papua New Guinea rank
131st
Pesticide use per hectare of cropland over time
- Kiribati
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 1 kilograms per hectare against 0.98 kilograms per hectare in Kiribati, a difference of 0.02 kilograms per hectare.
Across all 34 years both countries report, Papua New Guinea has been ahead every year.
Kiribati ranks 133rd and Papua New Guinea ranks 131st of 198 countries.
Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kiribati | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.146 kilograms per hectare | 0.756 kilograms per hectare | 0.61 kilograms per hectare | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 0.197 kilograms per hectare | 0.342 kilograms per hectare | 0.145 kilograms per hectare | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 0.52 kilograms per hectare | 0.737 kilograms per hectare | 0.217 kilograms per hectare | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 0.9575 kilograms per hectare | 0.97 kilograms per hectare | 0.0125 kilograms per hectare | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher pesticide use per hectare of cropland, Kiribati or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 1 kilograms per hectare against 0.98 kilograms per hectare in Kiribati as of 2023.
- What is the difference in pesticide use per hectare of cropland between Kiribati and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.02 kilograms per hectare, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kiribati and Papua New Guinea?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Kiribati and Papua New Guinea rank globally for pesticide use per hectare of cropland?
- Kiribati ranks 133rd and Papua New Guinea ranks 131st of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) β 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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About this data
Average pesticide application per unit of cropland, measured in kilograms per hectare.