Barbados vs Equatorial Guinea: Pesticide use
Barbados
68 tonnes
in 2023
Equatorial Guinea
78 tonnes
in 2023
Barbados rank
170th
Equatorial Guinea rank
169th
Pesticide use over time
- Barbados
- Equatorial Guinea
How they compare
Equatorial Guinea currently reports 78 tonnes against 68 tonnes in Barbados, a difference of 10 tonnes.
That makes Equatorial Guinea's figure about 1.1 times Barbados's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Barbados ahead.
Barbados ranks 170th and Equatorial Guinea ranks 169th of 211 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 2 and Equatorial Guinea in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Equatorial Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 434.5 tonnes | 26.1 tonnes | 408.4 tonnes | Barbados |
| 2000s | 137.2 tonnes | 76.7 tonnes | 60.5 tonnes | Barbados |
| 2010s | 95.5 tonnes | 131 tonnes | 35.5 tonnes | Equatorial Guinea |
| 2020s | 69.25 tonnes | 78.25 tonnes | 9 tonnes | Equatorial Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher pesticide use, Barbados or Equatorial Guinea?
- Equatorial Guinea, at 78 tonnes against 68 tonnes in Barbados as of 2023.
- What is the difference in pesticide use between Barbados and Equatorial Guinea?
- 10 tonnes, with Equatorial Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Equatorial Guinea?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Barbados and Equatorial Guinea rank globally for pesticide use?
- Barbados ranks 170th and Equatorial Guinea ranks 169th of 211 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. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total pesticide use measured in tonnes of pesticide consumption per year.