What is the difference in pesticide use per hectare of cropland between Algeria and Somalia?

0.05 kilograms per hectare, with Algeria ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Somalia?

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.

Algeria vs Somalia: Pesticide use per hectare of cropland

Algeria

0.71 kilograms per hectare

in 2023

Somalia

0.66 kilograms per hectare

in 2023

Algeria rank

148th

Somalia rank

151st

Pesticide use per hectare of cropland over time

Algeria
Somalia

How they compare

Algeria currently reports 0.71 kilograms per hectare against 0.66 kilograms per hectare in Somalia, a difference of 0.05 kilograms per hectare.

That makes Algeria's figure about 1.1 times Somalia's.

Across all 34 years both countries report, Algeria has been ahead every year.

Algeria ranks 148th and Somalia ranks 151st of 198 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Algeria	Somalia	Difference	Ahead
1990s	0.483 kilograms per hectare	0.019 kilograms per hectare	0.464 kilograms per hectare	Algeria
2000s	0.403 kilograms per hectare	0.07 kilograms per hectare	0.333 kilograms per hectare	Algeria
2010s	0.718 kilograms per hectare	0.295 kilograms per hectare	0.423 kilograms per hectare	Algeria
2020s	0.715 kilograms per hectare	0.655 kilograms per hectare	0.06 kilograms per hectare	Algeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher pesticide use per hectare of cropland, Algeria or Somalia?: Algeria, at 0.71 kilograms per hectare against 0.66 kilograms per hectare in Somalia as of 2023.
What is the difference in pesticide use per hectare of cropland between Algeria and Somalia?: 0.05 kilograms per hectare, with Algeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Somalia?: 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Algeria and Somalia rank globally for pesticide use per hectare of cropland?: Algeria ranks 148th and Somalia ranks 151st 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.