Which has higher pesticide use, Belize or Democratic Republic of Congo?

Democratic Republic of Congo, at 1,626 tonnes against 1,496 tonnes in Belize as of 2023.

What is the difference in pesticide use between Belize and Democratic Republic of Congo?

130 tonnes, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Belize 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 use. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Belize vs Democratic Republic of Congo: Pesticide use

Belize

1,496 tonnes

in 2023

Democratic Republic of Congo

1,626 tonnes

in 2023

Belize rank

102nd

Democratic Republic of Congo rank

99th

Pesticide use over time

Belize
Democratic Republic of Congo

How they compare

Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports 1,626 tonnes against 1,496 tonnes in Belize, a difference of 130 tonnes.

That makes Democratic Republic of Congo's figure about 1.1 times Belize's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.

Belize ranks 102nd and Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 99th of 211 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Belize	Democratic Republic of Congo	Difference	Ahead
1990s	1,109 tonnes	1,106 tonnes	2.6 tonnes	Belize
2000s	1,121 tonnes	1,106 tonnes	15.1 tonnes	Belize
2010s	1,007 tonnes	1,092 tonnes	84.3 tonnes	Democratic Republic of Congo
2020s	1,321 tonnes	1,228 tonnes	93.75 tonnes	Belize

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher pesticide use, Belize or Democratic Republic of Congo?: Democratic Republic of Congo, at 1,626 tonnes against 1,496 tonnes in Belize as of 2023.
What is the difference in pesticide use between Belize and Democratic Republic of Congo?: 130 tonnes, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belize and Democratic Republic of Congo?: 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Belize and Democratic Republic of Congo rank globally for pesticide use?: Belize ranks 102nd and Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 99th 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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Indicator: Pesticide use
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: 211 places, 7,015 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

Total pesticide use measured in tonnes of pesticide consumption per year.