Brunei vs Sierra Leone: Pesticide breakdown by type
Brunei
3 tonnes
in 2023
Sierra Leone
4 tonnes
in 2023
Brunei rank
59th
Sierra Leone rank
56th
Pesticide breakdown by type over time
- Brunei
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 4 tonnes against 3 tonnes in Brunei, a difference of 1 tonnes.
That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 1.3 times Brunei's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Sierra Leone ahead.
Brunei ranks 59th and Sierra Leone ranks 56th of 179 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Brunei averaged higher in 1 and Sierra Leone in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brunei | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 tonnes | 6.7 tonnes | 6.7 tonnes | Sierra Leone |
| 2000s | 0.5 tonnes | 2.5 tonnes | 2 tonnes | Sierra Leone |
| 2010s | 2.4 tonnes | 2.9 tonnes | 0.5 tonnes | Sierra Leone |
| 2020s | 4.5 tonnes | 4 tonnes | 0.5 tonnes | Brunei |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher pesticide breakdown by type, Brunei or Sierra Leone?
- Sierra Leone, at 4 tonnes against 3 tonnes in Brunei as of 2023.
- What is the difference in pesticide breakdown by type between Brunei and Sierra Leone?
- 1 tonnes, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brunei and Sierra Leone?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Brunei and Sierra Leone rank globally for pesticide breakdown by type?
- Brunei ranks 59th and Sierra Leone ranks 56th of 179 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 breakdown by type. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Pesticide use, broken down by product type, measured in tonnes of active ingredient.