What is the difference in pesticide use per hectare of cropland between Australia and Belgium?

0.39 kilograms per hectare, with Australia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Belgium?

24 years are reported by both, from 2000 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.

Australia vs Belgium: Pesticide use per hectare of cropland

Australia

5.81 kilograms per hectare

in 2023

Belgium

5.42 kilograms per hectare

in 2023

Australia rank

56th

Belgium rank

57th

Pesticide use per hectare of cropland over time

Australia
Belgium

How they compare

Australia currently reports 5.81 kilograms per hectare against 5.42 kilograms per hectare in Belgium, a difference of 0.39 kilograms per hectare.

That makes Australia's figure about 1.1 times Belgium's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Belgium ahead.

Australia ranks 56th and Belgium ranks 57th of 198 countries.

Belgium has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Australia	Belgium	Difference	Ahead
2000s	1.39 kilograms per hectare	9.5 kilograms per hectare	8.11 kilograms per hectare	Belgium
2010s	1.9 kilograms per hectare	7.33 kilograms per hectare	5.43 kilograms per hectare	Belgium
2020s	4.82 kilograms per hectare	6.06 kilograms per hectare	1.24 kilograms per hectare	Belgium

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher pesticide use per hectare of cropland, Australia or Belgium?: Australia, at 5.81 kilograms per hectare against 5.42 kilograms per hectare in Belgium as of 2023.
What is the difference in pesticide use per hectare of cropland between Australia and Belgium?: 0.39 kilograms per hectare, with Australia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Belgium?: 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
How do Australia and Belgium rank globally for pesticide use per hectare of cropland?: Australia ranks 56th and Belgium ranks 57th 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.