What is the difference in pesticide use per hectare of cropland between Palau and Palestine?

1.11 kilograms per hectare, with Palestine ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Palau and Palestine?

33 years are reported by both, from 1991 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.

Palau vs Palestine: Pesticide use per hectare of cropland

Palau

10.8 kilograms per hectare

in 2023

Palestine

11.91 kilograms per hectare

in 2023

Palau rank

31st

Palestine rank

29th

Pesticide use per hectare of cropland over time

Palau
Palestine

How they compare

Palestine currently reports 11.91 kilograms per hectare against 10.8 kilograms per hectare in Palau, a difference of 1.11 kilograms per hectare.

That makes Palestine's figure about 1.1 times Palau's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Palestine ahead.

Palau ranks 31st and Palestine ranks 29th of 198 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Palau	Palestine	Difference	Ahead
1990s	3.11 kilograms per hectare	6.37 kilograms per hectare	3.26 kilograms per hectare	Palestine
2000s	2.88 kilograms per hectare	6.89 kilograms per hectare	4.01 kilograms per hectare	Palestine
2010s	7.4 kilograms per hectare	10.03 kilograms per hectare	2.63 kilograms per hectare	Palestine
2020s	10.8 kilograms per hectare	11.51 kilograms per hectare	0.7075 kilograms per hectare	Palestine

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher pesticide use per hectare of cropland, Palau or Palestine?: Palestine, at 11.91 kilograms per hectare against 10.8 kilograms per hectare in Palau as of 2023.
What is the difference in pesticide use per hectare of cropland between Palau and Palestine?: 1.11 kilograms per hectare, with Palestine ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Palau and Palestine?: 33 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2023.
How do Palau and Palestine rank globally for pesticide use per hectare of cropland?: Palau ranks 31st and Palestine ranks 29th 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.