Kiribati vs Saudi Arabia: Pesticide use per hectare of cropland
Kiribati
0.98 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
Saudi Arabia
0.88 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
Kiribati rank
133rd
Saudi Arabia rank
136th
Pesticide use per hectare of cropland over time
- Kiribati
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Kiribati currently reports 0.98 kilograms per hectare against 0.88 kilograms per hectare in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 0.1 kilograms per hectare.
That makes Kiribati's figure about 1.1 times Saudi Arabia's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Saudi Arabia ahead.
Kiribati ranks 133rd and Saudi Arabia ranks 136th of 198 countries.
Saudi Arabia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kiribati | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.146 kilograms per hectare | 0.399 kilograms per hectare | 0.253 kilograms per hectare | Saudi Arabia |
| 2000s | 0.197 kilograms per hectare | 1.01 kilograms per hectare | 0.81 kilograms per hectare | Saudi Arabia |
| 2010s | 0.52 kilograms per hectare | 1.95 kilograms per hectare | 1.43 kilograms per hectare | Saudi Arabia |
| 2020s | 0.9575 kilograms per hectare | 1.69 kilograms per hectare | 0.7325 kilograms per hectare | Saudi Arabia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher pesticide use per hectare of cropland, Kiribati or Saudi Arabia?
- Kiribati, at 0.98 kilograms per hectare against 0.88 kilograms per hectare in Saudi Arabia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in pesticide use per hectare of cropland between Kiribati and Saudi Arabia?
- 0.1 kilograms per hectare, with Kiribati ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kiribati and Saudi Arabia?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Kiribati and Saudi Arabia rank globally for pesticide use per hectare of cropland?
- Kiribati ranks 133rd and Saudi Arabia ranks 136th 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.