Which has higher pesticide use, Dominican Republic or Lebanon?

Dominican Republic, at 1,984 tonnes against 1,816 tonnes in Lebanon as of 2023.

What is the difference in pesticide use between Dominican Republic and Lebanon?

168 tonnes, with Dominican Republic ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Lebanon?

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.

Dominican Republic vs Lebanon: Pesticide use

Dominican Republic

1,984 tonnes

in 2023

Lebanon

1,816 tonnes

in 2023

Dominican Republic rank

90th

Lebanon rank

92nd

Pesticide use over time

Dominican Republic
Lebanon

How they compare

Dominican Republic currently reports 1,984 tonnes against 1,816 tonnes in Lebanon, a difference of 168 tonnes.

That makes Dominican Republic's figure about 1.1 times Lebanon's.

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

Dominican Republic ranks 90th and Lebanon ranks 92nd of 211 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Dominican Republic	Lebanon	Difference	Ahead
1990s	4,475 tonnes	1,400 tonnes	3,075 tonnes	Dominican Republic
2000s	4,556 tonnes	1,816 tonnes	2,740 tonnes	Dominican Republic
2010s	6,262 tonnes	1,816 tonnes	4,446 tonnes	Dominican Republic
2020s	2,654 tonnes	1,816 tonnes	837.5 tonnes	Dominican Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher pesticide use, Dominican Republic or Lebanon?: Dominican Republic, at 1,984 tonnes against 1,816 tonnes in Lebanon as of 2023.
What is the difference in pesticide use between Dominican Republic and Lebanon?: 168 tonnes, with Dominican Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Lebanon?: 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Dominican Republic and Lebanon rank globally for pesticide use?: Dominican Republic ranks 90th and Lebanon ranks 92nd 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: 30 October 2026

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