Jamaica vs Yemen: Pesticide use
Jamaica
1,642 tonnes
in 2023
Yemen
1,504 tonnes
in 2023
Jamaica rank
98th
Yemen rank
101st
Pesticide use over time
- Jamaica
- Yemen
How they compare
Jamaica currently reports 1,642 tonnes against 1,504 tonnes in Yemen, a difference of 138 tonnes.
That makes Jamaica's figure about 1.1 times Yemen's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Jamaica ahead.
Jamaica ranks 98th and Yemen ranks 101st of 211 countries.
Jamaica has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jamaica | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,171 tonnes | 531.6 tonnes | 639.3 tonnes | Jamaica |
| 2000s | 1,348 tonnes | 965.8 tonnes | 382.7 tonnes | Jamaica |
| 2010s | 1,283 tonnes | 1,010 tonnes | 273.6 tonnes | Jamaica |
| 2020s | 1,695 tonnes | 1,504 tonnes | 190.75 tonnes | Jamaica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher pesticide use, Jamaica or Yemen?
- Jamaica, at 1,642 tonnes against 1,504 tonnes in Yemen as of 2023.
- What is the difference in pesticide use between Jamaica and Yemen?
- 138 tonnes, with Jamaica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Yemen?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Jamaica and Yemen rank globally for pesticide use?
- Jamaica ranks 98th and Yemen ranks 101st 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.