Which has higher pesticide use, Equatorial Guinea or Hong Kong?

Equatorial Guinea, at 78 tonnes against 55 tonnes in Hong Kong as of 2023.

What is the difference in pesticide use between Equatorial Guinea and Hong Kong?

23 tonnes, with Equatorial Guinea ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Equatorial Guinea and Hong Kong?

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.

Equatorial Guinea vs Hong Kong: Pesticide use

Equatorial Guinea

78 tonnes

in 2023

Hong Kong

55 tonnes

in 2023

Equatorial Guinea rank

169th

Hong Kong rank

172nd

Pesticide use over time

Equatorial Guinea
Hong Kong

How they compare

Equatorial Guinea currently reports 78 tonnes against 55 tonnes in Hong Kong, a difference of 23 tonnes.

That makes Equatorial Guinea's figure about 1.4 times Hong Kong's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Hong Kong ahead.

Equatorial Guinea ranks 169th and Hong Kong ranks 172nd of 211 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Equatorial Guinea averaged higher in 3 and Hong Kong in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Equatorial Guinea	Hong Kong	Difference	Ahead
1990s	26.1 tonnes	66.8 tonnes	40.7 tonnes	Hong Kong
2000s	76.7 tonnes	56.4 tonnes	20.3 tonnes	Equatorial Guinea
2010s	131 tonnes	57.2 tonnes	73.8 tonnes	Equatorial Guinea
2020s	78.25 tonnes	51.25 tonnes	27 tonnes	Equatorial Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher pesticide use, Equatorial Guinea or Hong Kong?: Equatorial Guinea, at 78 tonnes against 55 tonnes in Hong Kong as of 2023.
What is the difference in pesticide use between Equatorial Guinea and Hong Kong?: 23 tonnes, with Equatorial Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Equatorial Guinea and Hong Kong?: 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Equatorial Guinea and Hong Kong rank globally for pesticide use?: Equatorial Guinea ranks 169th and Hong Kong ranks 172nd 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.