What is the difference in pesticide use per hectare of cropland between Maldives and New Caledonia?

2.39 kilograms per hectare, with New Caledonia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and New Caledonia?

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.

Maldives vs New Caledonia: Pesticide use per hectare of cropland

Maldives

23.67 kilograms per hectare

in 2023

New Caledonia

26.06 kilograms per hectare

in 2023

Maldives rank

10th

New Caledonia rank

8th

Pesticide use per hectare of cropland over time

Maldives
New Caledonia

How they compare

New Caledonia currently reports 26.06 kilograms per hectare against 23.67 kilograms per hectare in Maldives, a difference of 2.39 kilograms per hectare.

That makes New Caledonia's figure about 1.1 times Maldives's.

Across all 34 years both countries report, New Caledonia has been ahead every year.

Maldives ranks 10th and New Caledonia ranks 8th of 198 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Maldives	New Caledonia	Difference	Ahead
1990s	8.39 kilograms per hectare	23.27 kilograms per hectare	14.88 kilograms per hectare	New Caledonia
2000s	11.27 kilograms per hectare	22.75 kilograms per hectare	11.48 kilograms per hectare	New Caledonia
2010s	19.89 kilograms per hectare	25.34 kilograms per hectare	5.45 kilograms per hectare	New Caledonia
2020s	23.67 kilograms per hectare	26.06 kilograms per hectare	2.39 kilograms per hectare	New Caledonia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher pesticide use per hectare of cropland, Maldives or New Caledonia?: New Caledonia, at 26.06 kilograms per hectare against 23.67 kilograms per hectare in Maldives as of 2023.
What is the difference in pesticide use per hectare of cropland between Maldives and New Caledonia?: 2.39 kilograms per hectare, with New Caledonia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and New Caledonia?: 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Maldives and New Caledonia rank globally for pesticide use per hectare of cropland?: Maldives ranks 10th and New Caledonia ranks 8th 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.