Which has higher pesticide breakdown by type, Cameroon or Democratic Republic of Congo?

Democratic Republic of Congo, at 19 tonnes against 14 tonnes in Cameroon as of 2023.

What is the difference in pesticide breakdown by type between Cameroon and Democratic Republic of Congo?

5 tonnes, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Democratic Republic of Congo?

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 breakdown by type. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Cameroon vs Democratic Republic of Congo: Pesticide breakdown by type

Cameroon

14 tonnes

in 2023

Democratic Republic of Congo

19 tonnes

in 2023

Cameroon rank

35th

Democratic Republic of Congo rank

32nd

Pesticide breakdown by type over time

Cameroon
Democratic Republic of Congo

How they compare

Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports 19 tonnes against 14 tonnes in Cameroon, a difference of 5 tonnes.

That makes Democratic Republic of Congo's figure about 1.4 times Cameroon's.

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

Cameroon ranks 35th and Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 32nd of 179 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 1 and Democratic Republic of Congo in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cameroon	Democratic Republic of Congo	Difference	Ahead
1990s	0.5 tonnes	28.8 tonnes	28.3 tonnes	Democratic Republic of Congo
2000s	2.9 tonnes	23.3 tonnes	20.4 tonnes	Democratic Republic of Congo
2010s	8 tonnes	12.4 tonnes	4.4 tonnes	Democratic Republic of Congo
2020s	14.5 tonnes	14.25 tonnes	0.25 tonnes	Cameroon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher pesticide breakdown by type, Cameroon or Democratic Republic of Congo?: Democratic Republic of Congo, at 19 tonnes against 14 tonnes in Cameroon as of 2023.
What is the difference in pesticide breakdown by type between Cameroon and Democratic Republic of Congo?: 5 tonnes, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Democratic Republic of Congo?: 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Cameroon and Democratic Republic of Congo rank globally for pesticide breakdown by type?: Cameroon ranks 35th and Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 32nd 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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Indicator: Pesticide breakdown by type
Unit: tonnes
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: 179 places, 5,942 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

Pesticide use, broken down by product type, measured in tonnes of active ingredient.