What is the difference in pesticide use per hectare of cropland between Azerbaijan and Sierra Leone?

0.02 kilograms per hectare, with Azerbaijan ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Azerbaijan and Sierra Leone?

32 years are reported by both, from 1992 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.

Azerbaijan vs Sierra Leone: Pesticide use per hectare of cropland

Azerbaijan

0.23 kilograms per hectare

in 2023

Sierra Leone

0.21 kilograms per hectare

in 2023

Azerbaijan rank

173rd

Sierra Leone rank

176th

Pesticide use per hectare of cropland over time

Azerbaijan
Sierra Leone

How they compare

Azerbaijan currently reports 0.23 kilograms per hectare against 0.21 kilograms per hectare in Sierra Leone, a difference of 0.02 kilograms per hectare.

That makes Azerbaijan's figure about 1.1 times Sierra Leone's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Sierra Leone ahead.

Azerbaijan ranks 173rd and Sierra Leone ranks 176th of 198 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Azerbaijan averaged higher in 2 and Sierra Leone in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Azerbaijan	Sierra Leone	Difference	Ahead
1990s	0.07 kilograms per hectare	0.43 kilograms per hectare	0.36 kilograms per hectare	Sierra Leone
2000s	0.084 kilograms per hectare	0.11 kilograms per hectare	0.026 kilograms per hectare	Sierra Leone
2010s	0.227 kilograms per hectare	0.161 kilograms per hectare	0.066 kilograms per hectare	Azerbaijan
2020s	0.23 kilograms per hectare	0.21 kilograms per hectare	0.02 kilograms per hectare	Azerbaijan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher pesticide use per hectare of cropland, Azerbaijan or Sierra Leone?: Azerbaijan, at 0.23 kilograms per hectare against 0.21 kilograms per hectare in Sierra Leone as of 2023.
What is the difference in pesticide use per hectare of cropland between Azerbaijan and Sierra Leone?: 0.02 kilograms per hectare, with Azerbaijan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Azerbaijan and Sierra Leone?: 32 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2023.
How do Azerbaijan and Sierra Leone rank globally for pesticide use per hectare of cropland?: Azerbaijan ranks 173rd and Sierra Leone ranks 176th 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.