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

0.18 kilograms per hectare, with Honduras ahead.

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

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.

Australia vs Honduras: Pesticide use per hectare of cropland

Australia

5.81 kilograms per hectare

in 2023

Honduras

5.99 kilograms per hectare

in 2023

Australia rank

56th

Honduras rank

54th

Pesticide use per hectare of cropland over time

Australia
Honduras

How they compare

Honduras currently reports 5.99 kilograms per hectare against 5.81 kilograms per hectare in Australia, a difference of 0.18 kilograms per hectare.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Honduras ahead.

Australia ranks 56th and Honduras ranks 54th of 198 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Australia	Honduras	Difference	Ahead
1990s	1.39 kilograms per hectare	2.79 kilograms per hectare	1.4 kilograms per hectare	Honduras
2000s	1.39 kilograms per hectare	2.46 kilograms per hectare	1.07 kilograms per hectare	Honduras
2010s	1.9 kilograms per hectare	4.79 kilograms per hectare	2.89 kilograms per hectare	Honduras
2020s	4.82 kilograms per hectare	6.53 kilograms per hectare	1.7 kilograms per hectare	Honduras

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher pesticide use per hectare of cropland, Australia or Honduras?: Honduras, at 5.99 kilograms per hectare against 5.81 kilograms per hectare in Australia as of 2023.
What is the difference in pesticide use per hectare of cropland between Australia and Honduras?: 0.18 kilograms per hectare, with Honduras ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Honduras?: 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Australia and Honduras rank globally for pesticide use per hectare of cropland?: Australia ranks 56th and Honduras ranks 54th 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.