What is the difference in pesticide use per hectare of cropland between Liberia and Namibia?

0.03 kilograms per hectare, with Liberia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Liberia and Namibia?

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.

Liberia vs Namibia: Pesticide use per hectare of cropland

Liberia

1.49 kilograms per hectare

in 2023

Namibia

1.46 kilograms per hectare

in 2023

Liberia rank

106th

Namibia rank

107th

Pesticide use per hectare of cropland over time

Liberia
Namibia

How they compare

Liberia currently reports 1.49 kilograms per hectare against 1.46 kilograms per hectare in Namibia, a difference of 0.03 kilograms per hectare.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Namibia ahead.

Liberia ranks 106th and Namibia ranks 107th of 198 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Liberia averaged higher in 2 and Namibia in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Liberia	Namibia	Difference	Ahead
1990s	0.807 kilograms per hectare	0.769 kilograms per hectare	0.038 kilograms per hectare	Liberia
2000s	0.674 kilograms per hectare	0.859 kilograms per hectare	0.185 kilograms per hectare	Namibia
2010s	0.71 kilograms per hectare	0.961 kilograms per hectare	0.251 kilograms per hectare	Namibia
2020s	1.46 kilograms per hectare	1.4 kilograms per hectare	0.0625 kilograms per hectare	Liberia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher pesticide use per hectare of cropland, Liberia or Namibia?: Liberia, at 1.49 kilograms per hectare against 1.46 kilograms per hectare in Namibia as of 2023.
What is the difference in pesticide use per hectare of cropland between Liberia and Namibia?: 0.03 kilograms per hectare, with Liberia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Liberia and Namibia?: 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Liberia and Namibia rank globally for pesticide use per hectare of cropland?: Liberia ranks 106th and Namibia ranks 107th 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.