What is the difference in pesticide use per hectare of cropland between Bangladesh and China?

0.05 kilograms per hectare, with Bangladesh ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and China?

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.

Bangladesh vs China: Pesticide use per hectare of cropland

Bangladesh

1.76 kilograms per hectare

in 2023

China

1.71 kilograms per hectare

in 2023

Bangladesh rank

95th

China rank

98th

Pesticide use per hectare of cropland over time

Bangladesh
China

How they compare

Bangladesh currently reports 1.76 kilograms per hectare against 1.71 kilograms per hectare in China, a difference of 0.05 kilograms per hectare.

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

Bangladesh ranks 95th and China ranks 98th of 198 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bangladesh	China	Difference	Ahead
1990s	0.192 kilograms per hectare	1.47 kilograms per hectare	1.28 kilograms per hectare	China
2000s	0.894 kilograms per hectare	2.07 kilograms per hectare	1.18 kilograms per hectare	China
2010s	1.7 kilograms per hectare	2.45 kilograms per hectare	0.748 kilograms per hectare	China
2020s	1.76 kilograms per hectare	1.81 kilograms per hectare	0.05 kilograms per hectare	China

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher pesticide use per hectare of cropland, Bangladesh or China?: Bangladesh, at 1.76 kilograms per hectare against 1.71 kilograms per hectare in China as of 2023.
What is the difference in pesticide use per hectare of cropland between Bangladesh and China?: 0.05 kilograms per hectare, with Bangladesh ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and China?: 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Bangladesh and China rank globally for pesticide use per hectare of cropland?: Bangladesh ranks 95th and China ranks 98th 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.