El Salvador vs Serbia: Pesticide use
El Salvador
2,787 tonnes
in 2023
Serbia
2,249 tonnes
in 2023
El Salvador rank
81st
Serbia rank
84th
Pesticide use over time
- El Salvador
- Serbia
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 2,787 tonnes against 2,249 tonnes in Serbia, a difference of 538 tonnes.
That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.2 times Serbia's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 18 shared years of data; in 2006 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 81st and Serbia ranks 84th of 211 countries.
El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Serbia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2,860 tonnes | 2,214 tonnes | 646 tonnes | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 3,285 tonnes | 2,874 tonnes | 410.9 tonnes | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 2,816 tonnes | 2,331 tonnes | 485.75 tonnes | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher pesticide use, El Salvador or Serbia?
- El Salvador, at 2,787 tonnes against 2,249 tonnes in Serbia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in pesticide use between El Salvador and Serbia?
- 538 tonnes, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Serbia?
- 18 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2023.
- How do El Salvador and Serbia rank globally for pesticide use?
- El Salvador ranks 81st and Serbia ranks 84th 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.