El Salvador vs Lithuania: Pesticide use
El Salvador
2,787 tonnes
in 2023
Lithuania
3,013 tonnes
in 2023
El Salvador rank
81st
Lithuania rank
78th
Pesticide use over time
- El Salvador
- Lithuania
How they compare
Lithuania currently reports 3,013 tonnes against 2,787 tonnes in El Salvador, a difference of 226 tonnes.
That makes Lithuania's figure about 1.1 times El Salvador's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1992 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 81st and Lithuania ranks 78th of 211 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 3 and Lithuania in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Lithuania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3,398 tonnes | 897.5 tonnes | 2,500 tonnes | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 2,530 tonnes | 1,452 tonnes | 1,079 tonnes | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 3,285 tonnes | 2,625 tonnes | 660.1 tonnes | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 2,816 tonnes | 2,957 tonnes | 140.25 tonnes | Lithuania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher pesticide use, El Salvador or Lithuania?
- Lithuania, at 3,013 tonnes against 2,787 tonnes in El Salvador as of 2023.
- What is the difference in pesticide use between El Salvador and Lithuania?
- 226 tonnes, with Lithuania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Lithuania?
- 32 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2023.
- How do El Salvador and Lithuania rank globally for pesticide use?
- El Salvador ranks 81st and Lithuania ranks 78th 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.