What is the difference in pesticide use per hectare of cropland between Austria and France?

0.14 kilograms per hectare, with Austria ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and France?

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.

Austria vs France: Pesticide use per hectare of cropland

Austria

3.79 kilograms per hectare

in 2023

France

3.65 kilograms per hectare

in 2023

Austria rank

70th

France rank

71st

Pesticide use per hectare of cropland over time

Austria
France

How they compare

Austria currently reports 3.79 kilograms per hectare against 3.65 kilograms per hectare in France, a difference of 0.14 kilograms per hectare.

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

Austria ranks 70th and France ranks 71st of 198 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Austria averaged higher in 1 and France in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Austria	France	Difference	Ahead
1990s	2.52 kilograms per hectare	5.09 kilograms per hectare	2.58 kilograms per hectare	France
2000s	2.39 kilograms per hectare	4.12 kilograms per hectare	1.73 kilograms per hectare	France
2010s	2.85 kilograms per hectare	3.5 kilograms per hectare	0.656 kilograms per hectare	France
2020s	4.08 kilograms per hectare	3.73 kilograms per hectare	0.3525 kilograms per hectare	Austria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher pesticide use per hectare of cropland, Austria or France?: Austria, at 3.79 kilograms per hectare against 3.65 kilograms per hectare in France as of 2023.
What is the difference in pesticide use per hectare of cropland between Austria and France?: 0.14 kilograms per hectare, with Austria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and France?: 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Austria and France rank globally for pesticide use per hectare of cropland?: Austria ranks 70th and France ranks 71st 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.