What is the difference in pesticide use per hectare of cropland between Albania and Malawi?

0.04 kilograms per hectare, with Malawi ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Albania and Malawi?

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 per hectare of cropland. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Albania vs Malawi: Pesticide use per hectare of cropland

Albania

0.44 kilograms per hectare

in 2023

Malawi

0.48 kilograms per hectare

in 2023

Albania rank

162nd

Malawi rank

160th

Pesticide use per hectare of cropland over time

Albania
Malawi

How they compare

Malawi currently reports 0.48 kilograms per hectare against 0.44 kilograms per hectare in Albania, a difference of 0.04 kilograms per hectare.

That makes Malawi's figure about 1.1 times Albania's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Albania ahead.

Albania ranks 162nd and Malawi ranks 160th of 198 countries.

Albania has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Albania	Malawi	Difference	Ahead
1990s	0.292 kilograms per hectare	0.066 kilograms per hectare	0.226 kilograms per hectare	Albania
2000s	0.517 kilograms per hectare	0.089 kilograms per hectare	0.428 kilograms per hectare	Albania
2010s	0.771 kilograms per hectare	0.401 kilograms per hectare	0.37 kilograms per hectare	Albania
2020s	0.52 kilograms per hectare	0.4175 kilograms per hectare	0.1025 kilograms per hectare	Albania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher pesticide use per hectare of cropland, Albania or Malawi?: Malawi, at 0.48 kilograms per hectare against 0.44 kilograms per hectare in Albania as of 2023.
What is the difference in pesticide use per hectare of cropland between Albania and Malawi?: 0.04 kilograms per hectare, with Malawi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Albania and Malawi?: 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Albania and Malawi rank globally for pesticide use per hectare of cropland?: Albania ranks 162nd and Malawi ranks 160th of 198 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 per hectare of cropland. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Pesticide use per hectare of cropland
Unit: kilograms per hectare
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: 198 places, 6,594 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed: 09 October 2026

Average pesticide application per unit of cropland, measured in kilograms per hectare.