Which has higher pesticide use, Dominican Republic or Sri Lanka?

Dominican Republic, at 1,984 tonnes against 1,799 tonnes in Sri Lanka as of 2023.

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

185 tonnes, with Dominican Republic ahead.

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

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 Sri Lanka: Pesticide use

Dominican Republic

1,984 tonnes

in 2023

Sri Lanka

1,799 tonnes

in 2023

Dominican Republic rank

90th

Sri Lanka rank

93rd

Pesticide use over time

Dominican Republic
Sri Lanka

How they compare

Dominican Republic currently reports 1,984 tonnes against 1,799 tonnes in Sri Lanka, a difference of 185 tonnes.

That makes Dominican Republic's figure about 1.1 times Sri Lanka's.

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

Dominican Republic ranks 90th and Sri Lanka ranks 93rd 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	Sri Lanka	Difference	Ahead
1990s	4,475 tonnes	1,705 tonnes	2,770 tonnes	Dominican Republic
2000s	4,556 tonnes	1,583 tonnes	2,973 tonnes	Dominican Republic
2010s	6,262 tonnes	1,554 tonnes	4,708 tonnes	Dominican Republic
2020s	2,654 tonnes	2,322 tonnes	331 tonnes	Dominican Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher pesticide use, Dominican Republic or Sri Lanka?: Dominican Republic, at 1,984 tonnes against 1,799 tonnes in Sri Lanka as of 2023.
What is the difference in pesticide use between Dominican Republic and Sri Lanka?: 185 tonnes, with Dominican Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Sri Lanka?: 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Dominican Republic and Sri Lanka rank globally for pesticide use?: Dominican Republic ranks 90th and Sri Lanka ranks 93rd 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.