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

0.02 kilograms per hectare, with Belarus ahead.

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

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 Libya: Pesticide use per hectare of cropland

Belarus

0.86 kilograms per hectare

in 2023

Libya

0.84 kilograms per hectare

in 2023

Belarus rank

137th

Libya rank

140th

Pesticide use per hectare of cropland over time

Belarus
Libya

How they compare

Belarus currently reports 0.86 kilograms per hectare against 0.84 kilograms per hectare in Libya, a difference of 0.02 kilograms per hectare.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Libya ahead.

Belarus ranks 137th and Libya ranks 140th of 198 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Belarus	Libya	Difference	Ahead
1990s	0.3225 kilograms per hectare	0.79 kilograms per hectare	0.4675 kilograms per hectare	Libya
2000s	0.51 kilograms per hectare	0.976 kilograms per hectare	0.466 kilograms per hectare	Libya
2010s	0.371 kilograms per hectare	0.673 kilograms per hectare	0.302 kilograms per hectare	Libya
2020s	0.78 kilograms per hectare	0.84 kilograms per hectare	0.06 kilograms per hectare	Libya

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher pesticide use per hectare of cropland, Belarus or Libya?: Belarus, at 0.86 kilograms per hectare against 0.84 kilograms per hectare in Libya as of 2023.
What is the difference in pesticide use per hectare of cropland between Belarus and Libya?: 0.02 kilograms per hectare, with Belarus ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belarus and Libya?: 32 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2023.
How do Belarus and Libya rank globally for pesticide use per hectare of cropland?: Belarus ranks 137th and Libya ranks 140th 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.