Biggest changes in the latest figures

Pesticide use per hectare of cropland

Updated 9 November 2026 · FAOSTAT

2023 to 2024, 125 countries with values for both periods. 64 other countries have older figures or a longer interval and are left out.

Largest rises

Paraguay: +417.3% 3.98 kg/ha → 20.59 kg/ha
Lesotho: +240.6% 1.01 kg/ha → 3.44 kg/ha
Sri Lanka: +127.1% 0.70 kg/ha → 1.59 kg/ha

Largest falls

New Caledonia: −92.8% 32.61 kg/ha → 2.36 kg/ha
Bahrain: −79.8% 4.25 kg/ha → 0.86 kg/ha
Central African Republic: −71.4% 0.07 kg/ha → 0.02 kg/ha

Nitrogen fertiliser use per hectare of cropland

Updated 9 November 2026 · FAOSTAT

2023 to 2024, 166 countries with values for both periods. 29 other countries have older figures or a longer interval and are left out.

Largest rises

Haiti: +819.2% 0.3 kg/ha → 2.4 kg/ha
Senegal: +561.4% 2.1 kg/ha → 13.9 kg/ha
Comoros: +186.2% 0.8 kg/ha → 2.3 kg/ha

Largest falls

Tuvalu: −100.0% 0.4 kg/ha → 0.0 kg/ha
Guinea-Bissau: −87.3% 4.1 kg/ha → 0.5 kg/ha
North Korea: −86.6% 8.5 kg/ha → 1.1 kg/ha

Agrifood system greenhouse gas emissions per person

Updated 9 November 2026 · FAOSTAT

2023 to 2024, 193 countries with values for both periods. 1 other country has an older figure or a longer interval and is left out.

Largest rises

Bolivia: +19.9% 11.28 t CO2e per person → 13.52 t CO2e per person
Republic of the Congo: +19.2% 1.26 t CO2e per person → 1.50 t CO2e per person
Bosnia and Herzegovina: +10.2% 1.69 t CO2e per person → 1.86 t CO2e per person

Largest falls

Botswana: −62.0% 6.71 t CO2e per person → 2.55 t CO2e per person
Indonesia: −28.1% 3.07 t CO2e per person → 2.21 t CO2e per person
Australia: −20.6% 10.79 t CO2e per person → 8.56 t CO2e per person

Household consumption per person (constant 2015 US dollars)

Updated 9 November 2026 · World Bank

2024 to 2025, 129 countries with values for both periods. 42 other countries have older figures or a longer interval and are left out.

Largest rises

Bulgaria: +67.5% US$7,073 per person → US$11,851 per person
Kyrgyzstan: +21.7% US$1,639 per person → US$1,995 per person
Armenia: +8.8% US$3,764 per person → US$4,095 per person

Largest falls

Mozambique: −6.3% US$444 per person → US$416 per person
Samoa: −5.7% US$3,689 per person → US$3,480 per person
Botswana: −3.8% US$3,245 per person → US$3,122 per person

Malaria incidence

Updated 9 November 2026 · World Bank

2023 to 2024, 75 countries with values for both periods. 32 other countries have older figures or a longer interval and are left out.

Largest rises

Madagascar: +55.4 200.0 per 1,000 at risk → 255.5 per 1,000 at risk
Eritrea: +39.0 63.4 per 1,000 at risk → 102.4 per 1,000 at risk
Comoros: +38.0 24.8 per 1,000 at risk → 62.8 per 1,000 at risk

Largest falls

Zimbabwe: −38.0 49.4 per 1,000 at risk → 11.4 per 1,000 at risk
Solomon Islands: −16.5 240.8 per 1,000 at risk → 224.3 per 1,000 at risk
Togo: −15.6 264.8 per 1,000 at risk → 249.3 per 1,000 at risk

Tuberculosis incidence

Updated 9 November 2026 · World Bank

2023 to 2024, 182 countries with values for both periods. 26 other countries have older figures or a longer interval and are left out.

Largest rises

Tuvalu: +60 163 per 100,000 people → 223 per 100,000 people
Timor-Leste: +41 455 per 100,000 people → 496 per 100,000 people
Kiribati: +37 908 per 100,000 people → 945 per 100,000 people

Largest falls

Marshall Islands: −517 928 per 100,000 people → 411 per 100,000 people
Micronesia: −133 397 per 100,000 people → 264 per 100,000 people
Palau: −57 85 per 100,000 people → 28 per 100,000 people

HIV incidence, ages 15 to 49

Updated 9 November 2026 · World Bank

2023 to 2024, 73 countries with values for both periods. 73 other countries have older figures or a longer interval and are left out.

Largest rises

Fiji: +0.50 2.00 per 1,000 people aged 15 to 49 → 2.50 per 1,000 people aged 15 to 49
Madagascar: +0.10 0.80 per 1,000 people aged 15 to 49 → 0.90 per 1,000 people aged 15 to 49
Papua New Guinea: +0.10 1.30 per 1,000 people aged 15 to 49 → 1.40 per 1,000 people aged 15 to 49

Largest falls

Mozambique: −0.70 5.60 per 1,000 people aged 15 to 49 → 4.90 per 1,000 people aged 15 to 49
Lesotho: −0.60 3.70 per 1,000 people aged 15 to 49 → 3.10 per 1,000 people aged 15 to 49
Eswatini: −0.60 8.10 per 1,000 people aged 15 to 49 → 7.50 per 1,000 people aged 15 to 49

Updated 9 November 2026 · World Bank

2023 to 2024, 107 countries with values for both periods. 102 other countries have older figures or a longer interval and are left out.

Largest rises

Zimbabwe: +24.1 percentage points 53.0% → 77.1%
Suriname: +14.2 percentage points 38.2% → 52.4%
Guatemala: +9.2 percentage points 34.4% → 43.6%

Largest falls

Tanzania: −20.2 percentage points 73.4% → 53.2%
Panama: −18.4 percentage points 46.2% → 27.9%
Sudan: −8.5 percentage points 24.4% → 15.9%

Updated 9 November 2026 · World Bank

2023 to 2024, 138 countries with values for both periods. 6 other countries have older figures or a longer interval and are left out.

Largest rises

South Sudan: +244.2 percentage points -748.2% → -504.0%
Kuwait: +51.2 percentage points -269.9% → -218.7%
Libya: +41.4 percentage points -227.2% → -185.8%

Largest falls

Mongolia: −51.5 percentage points -446.8% → -498.3%
Niger: −32.7 percentage points 5.8% → -26.9%
Equatorial Guinea: −27.8 percentage points -291.8% → -319.6%

Updated 9 November 2026 · World Bank

2024 to 2025, 182 countries with values for both periods. 5 other countries have older figures or a longer interval and are left out.

Largest rises

Rwanda: +1.2 percentage points 45.4% → 46.5%
Senegal: +0.8 percentage points 47.1% → 47.9%
Ethiopia: +0.8 percentage points 32.6% → 33.4%

Largest falls

Guyana: −0.3 percentage points 57.0% → 56.7%
Eswatini: −0.3 percentage points 59.0% → 58.7%
Djibouti: −0.1 percentage points 92.3% → 92.2%

Updated 9 November 2026 · World Bank

2022 to 2023, 170 countries with values for both periods. 23 other countries have older figures or a longer interval and are left out.

Largest rises

Laos: +16.2 percentage points 28.7% → 44.8%
Sudan: +14.9 percentage points 42.5% → 57.4%
Comoros: +13.1 percentage points 43.5% → 56.6%

Largest falls

Libya: −12.7 percentage points 31.8% → 19.2%
Somalia, Fed. Rep.: −10.0 percentage points 40.7% → 30.8%
Benin: −6.7 percentage points 49.1% → 42.4%

Health spending per person (US dollars)

Updated 9 November 2026 · World Bank

2022 to 2023, 169 countries with values for both periods. 24 other countries have older figures or a longer interval and are left out.

Largest rises

Libya: +65.6% US$284 per person → US$470 per person
South Sudan: +51.5% US$48 per person → US$73 per person
Republic of the Congo: +42.2% US$53 per person → US$76 per person

Largest falls

Syria: −37.4% US$53 per person → US$33 per person
Laos: −33.7% US$41 per person → US$27 per person
Angola: −26.8% US$104 per person → US$76 per person

Neonatal mortality rate

Updated 9 November 2026 · World Bank

2023 to 2024, 163 countries with values for both periods. 33 other countries have older figures or a longer interval and are left out.

Largest rises

Lebanon: +0.3 10.2 per 1,000 live births → 10.5 per 1,000 live births
Dominica: +0.2 30.9 per 1,000 live births → 31.1 per 1,000 live births
Moldova: +0.2 12.1 per 1,000 live births → 12.3 per 1,000 live births

Largest falls

Nicaragua: −1.8 7.1 per 1,000 live births → 5.3 per 1,000 live births
Pakistan: −0.9 37.0 per 1,000 live births → 36.1 per 1,000 live births
Senegal: −0.8 21.7 per 1,000 live births → 20.9 per 1,000 live births

Stunting in children under five

Updated 9 November 2026 · World Bank

2022 to 2023, 7 countries with values for both periods. 143 other countries have older figures or a longer interval and are left out.

Largest rises

Finland: +1.0 percentage points 1.8% → 2.8%
Indonesia: +0.4 percentage points 21.6% → 22.0%
Lithuania: +0.1 percentage points 0.9% → 1.0%

Largest falls

Kuwait: −1.4 percentage points 4.6% → 3.2%
Viet Nam: −0.7 percentage points 18.9% → 18.2%
Peru: −0.2 percentage points 11.7% → 11.5%

Adolescent birth rate

Updated 9 November 2026 · World Bank

2023 to 2024, 216 countries with values for both periods. 1 other country has an older figure or a longer interval and is left out.

Largest rises

Equatorial Guinea: +2.4 150.4 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 → 152.9 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19
Saint Kitts and Nevis: +1.2 35.2 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 → 36.4 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19
American Samoa: +0.6 34.2 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 → 34.7 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19

Largest falls

Niger: −3.8 145.3 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 → 141.6 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19
Mali: −2.7 138.6 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 → 135.9 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19
Dominican Republic: −2.6 52.8 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 → 50.2 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19

Primary school completion rate

Updated 9 November 2026 · World Bank

2023 to 2024, 90 countries with values for both periods. 103 other countries have older figures or a longer interval and are left out.

Largest rises

Philippines: +14.2 percentage points 77.2% → 91.4%
Puerto Rico (US): +12.9 percentage points 70.2% → 83.1%
Albania: +12.2 percentage points 95.1% → 107.3%

Largest falls

British Virgin Islands: −34.4 percentage points 80.8% → 46.4%
Kiribati: −13.0 percentage points 105.8% → 92.8%
Gibraltar: −12.3 percentage points 107.7% → 95.4%

Secondary school enrolment (gross)

Updated 9 November 2026 · World Bank

2023 to 2024, 89 countries with values for both periods. 118 other countries have older figures or a longer interval and are left out.

Largest rises

Albania: +12.2 percentage points 96.1% → 108.4%
Turks and Caicos Islands: +9.9 percentage points 109.8% → 119.7%
Guyana: +6.9 percentage points 84.5% → 91.4%

Largest falls

Curaçao: −33.5 percentage points 123.4% → 89.9%
Puerto Rico (US): −28.9 percentage points 110.4% → 81.5%
Turkmenistan: −7.9 percentage points 102.5% → 94.6%

Methane emissions (EDGAR)

Updated 9 November 2026 · World Bank

2023 to 2024, 195 countries with values for both periods. 8 other countries have older figures or a longer interval and are left out.

Largest rises

Mongolia: +18.6% 54.4 Mt CO2e → 64.5 Mt CO2e
Brunei: +7.2% 1.7 Mt CO2e → 1.8 Mt CO2e
Finland: +7.1% 10.1 Mt CO2e → 10.8 Mt CO2e

Largest falls

Albania: −6.9% 2.0 Mt CO2e → 1.9 Mt CO2e
Nepal: −4.8% 21.6 Mt CO2e → 20.6 Mt CO2e
Turks and Caicos Islands: −4.5% 0.0 Mt CO2e → 0.0 Mt CO2e

Nitrous oxide emissions (EDGAR)

Updated 9 November 2026 · World Bank

2023 to 2024, 193 countries with values for both periods. 10 other countries have older figures or a longer interval and are left out.

Largest rises

Bolivia: +27.7% 6.87 Mt CO2e → 8.77 Mt CO2e
Republic of the Congo: +15.7% 0.69 Mt CO2e → 0.80 Mt CO2e
Central African Republic: +14.1% 3.84 Mt CO2e → 4.38 Mt CO2e

Largest falls

Botswana: −33.5% 2.10 Mt CO2e → 1.39 Mt CO2e
Czechia: −6.1% 6.04 Mt CO2e → 5.68 Mt CO2e
Australia: −5.1% 53.52 Mt CO2e → 50.81 Mt CO2e

Updated 9 November 2026 · World Bank

2024 to 2025, 62 countries with values for both periods. 151 other countries have older figures or a longer interval and are left out.

Largest rises

Aruba: +7.2 percentage points 19.7% → 26.9%
Oman: +6.9 percentage points 22.0% → 28.9%
Benin: +6.4 percentage points 29.7% → 36.1%

Largest falls

Botswana: −1.5 percentage points 29.1% → 27.6%
Iran: −0.8 percentage points 8.6% → 7.8%
Sint Maarten (Dutch part): −0.7 percentage points 0.8% → 0.1%