Which has higher pesticide use, Micronesia, Fed. Sts. or Montserrat?

Montserrat, at 15 tonnes against 12 tonnes in Micronesia, Fed. Sts. as of 2023.

What is the difference in pesticide use between Micronesia, Fed. Sts. and Montserrat?

3 tonnes, with Montserrat ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Micronesia, Fed. Sts. and Montserrat?

33 years are reported by both, from 1991 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.

Micronesia, Fed. Sts. vs Montserrat: Pesticide use

Micronesia, Fed. Sts.

12 tonnes

in 2023

Montserrat

15 tonnes

in 2023

Micronesia, Fed. Sts. rank

194th

Montserrat rank

192nd

Pesticide use over time

Micronesia, Fed. Sts.
Montserrat

How they compare

Montserrat currently reports 15 tonnes against 12 tonnes in Micronesia, Fed. Sts., a difference of 3 tonnes.

That makes Montserrat's figure about 1.2 times Micronesia, Fed. Sts.'s.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 33 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Micronesia, Fed. Sts. ahead.

Micronesia, Fed. Sts. ranks 194th and Montserrat ranks 192nd of 211 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Micronesia, Fed. Sts. averaged higher in 2 and Montserrat in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Micronesia, Fed. Sts.	Montserrat	Difference	Ahead
1990s	20 tonnes	14.89 tonnes	5.11 tonnes	Micronesia, Fed. Sts.
2000s	17 tonnes	16 tonnes	1 tonnes	Micronesia, Fed. Sts.
2010s	12.4 tonnes	17.8 tonnes	5.4 tonnes	Montserrat
2020s	12 tonnes	17 tonnes	5 tonnes	Montserrat

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher pesticide use, Micronesia, Fed. Sts. or Montserrat?: Montserrat, at 15 tonnes against 12 tonnes in Micronesia, Fed. Sts. as of 2023.
What is the difference in pesticide use between Micronesia, Fed. Sts. and Montserrat?: 3 tonnes, with Montserrat ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Micronesia, Fed. Sts. and Montserrat?: 33 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2023.
How do Micronesia, Fed. Sts. and Montserrat rank globally for pesticide use?: Micronesia, Fed. Sts. ranks 194th and Montserrat ranks 192nd 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

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: 07 August 2026

Total pesticide use measured in tonnes of pesticide consumption per year.