What is the difference in pesticide use per hectare of cropland between Tuvalu and Zambia?

0.12 kilograms per hectare, with Tuvalu ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Tuvalu and Zambia?

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.

Tuvalu vs Zambia: Pesticide use per hectare of cropland

Tuvalu

1.21 kilograms per hectare

in 2023

Zambia

1.09 kilograms per hectare

in 2023

Tuvalu rank

122nd

Zambia rank

124th

Pesticide use per hectare of cropland over time

Tuvalu
Zambia

How they compare

Tuvalu currently reports 1.21 kilograms per hectare against 1.09 kilograms per hectare in Zambia, a difference of 0.12 kilograms per hectare.

That makes Tuvalu's figure about 1.1 times Zambia's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Tuvalu ahead.

Tuvalu ranks 122nd and Zambia ranks 124th of 198 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Tuvalu	Zambia	Difference	Ahead
1990s	0.895 kilograms per hectare	0.476 kilograms per hectare	0.419 kilograms per hectare	Tuvalu
2000s	1.02 kilograms per hectare	0.933 kilograms per hectare	0.092 kilograms per hectare	Tuvalu
2010s	1.21 kilograms per hectare	1.06 kilograms per hectare	0.151 kilograms per hectare	Tuvalu
2020s	1.21 kilograms per hectare	1.09 kilograms per hectare	0.12 kilograms per hectare	Tuvalu

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher pesticide use per hectare of cropland, Tuvalu or Zambia?: Tuvalu, at 1.21 kilograms per hectare against 1.09 kilograms per hectare in Zambia as of 2023.
What is the difference in pesticide use per hectare of cropland between Tuvalu and Zambia?: 0.12 kilograms per hectare, with Tuvalu ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Tuvalu and Zambia?: 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Tuvalu and Zambia rank globally for pesticide use per hectare of cropland?: Tuvalu ranks 122nd and Zambia ranks 124th 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.