What is the difference in pesticide use per hectare of cropland between Belarus and Bulgaria?

0.09 kilograms per hectare, with Bulgaria ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Belarus and Bulgaria?

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.

Belarus vs Bulgaria: Pesticide use per hectare of cropland

Belarus

0.86 kilograms per hectare

in 2023

Bulgaria

0.95 kilograms per hectare

in 2023

Belarus rank

137th

Bulgaria rank

134th

Pesticide use per hectare of cropland over time

Belarus
Bulgaria

How they compare

Bulgaria currently reports 0.95 kilograms per hectare against 0.86 kilograms per hectare in Belarus, a difference of 0.09 kilograms per hectare.

That makes Bulgaria's figure about 1.1 times Belarus's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Bulgaria ahead.

Belarus ranks 137th and Bulgaria ranks 134th of 198 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Belarus	Bulgaria	Difference	Ahead
1990s	0.3225 kilograms per hectare	0.8237 kilograms per hectare	0.5012 kilograms per hectare	Bulgaria
2000s	0.51 kilograms per hectare	0.657 kilograms per hectare	0.147 kilograms per hectare	Bulgaria
2010s	0.371 kilograms per hectare	0.75 kilograms per hectare	0.379 kilograms per hectare	Bulgaria
2020s	0.78 kilograms per hectare	1.14 kilograms per hectare	0.36 kilograms per hectare	Bulgaria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher pesticide use per hectare of cropland, Belarus or Bulgaria?: Bulgaria, at 0.95 kilograms per hectare against 0.86 kilograms per hectare in Belarus as of 2023.
What is the difference in pesticide use per hectare of cropland between Belarus and Bulgaria?: 0.09 kilograms per hectare, with Bulgaria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belarus and Bulgaria?: 32 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2023.
How do Belarus and Bulgaria rank globally for pesticide use per hectare of cropland?: Belarus ranks 137th and Bulgaria ranks 134th 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.