Cape Verde vs Greenland: Pesticide use

Cape Verde
5 tonnes
in 2023
Greenland
9 tonnes
in 2023
Cape Verde rank
199th
Greenland rank
196th

Pesticide use over time

  • Cape Verde
  • Greenland
051015199020062023

How they compare

Greenland currently reports 9 tonnes against 5 tonnes in Cape Verde, a difference of 4 tonnes.

That makes Greenland's figure about 1.8 times Cape Verde's.

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

Cape Verde ranks 199th and Greenland ranks 196th of 211 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Cape Verde Greenland Difference Ahead
1990s 2.8 tonnes 4.4 tonnes 1.6 tonnes Greenland
2000s 5.2 tonnes 10.1 tonnes 4.9 tonnes Greenland
2010s 5 tonnes 8.5 tonnes 3.5 tonnes Greenland
2020s 5 tonnes 9 tonnes 4 tonnes Greenland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher pesticide use, Cape Verde or Greenland?
Greenland, at 9 tonnes against 5 tonnes in Cape Verde as of 2023.
What is the difference in pesticide use between Cape Verde and Greenland?
4 tonnes, with Greenland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Greenland?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Cape Verde and Greenland rank globally for pesticide use?
Cape Verde ranks 199th and Greenland ranks 196th 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

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

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